Help on Accessing Adobe Acrobat Documents
Portable Document Format (PDF)
The Migrante Melbourne Web site features a number
of documents in Portable Document Format (PDF). A PDF
file is a file that will look the same on the screen
and in print, regardless of what kind of computer or
printer someone is using, and regardless of what software
package was originally used to create it.
Although PDFs contain the complete formatting of the
original document, including fonts and images, PDF files
are highly compressed, allowing complex information to
be downloaded efficiently. Migrante uses the flexibility
of PDF to make forms, newsletters, bulletins, and other "print" documents
readily available online.
Accessing
An Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed in order to download and read PDF documents.
The Acrobat Reader is commonly bundled with popular graphics and publishing
software, and is also available as a free download (viewer only) via Adobe
Web site. You may to access the Adobe Acrobat Reader download Web page, http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.shtmll.
The Migrante web site uses Acrobat version
4.0 to create and distribute PDF documents.
For assistance with downloading and/or installing this
software, see Adobe Acrobat Reader Troubleshooting Guide
at Adobe's
Web Site.
Adobe also has information about PDF and the visually
challenged.
Once the Acrobat Reader software is properly installed,
just click on a link to a PDF file and it will be loaded
for viewing on your computer. Note that the file is sent
to your computer as a temporary file that will be deleted
when you exit your browser.
How to print
When printing Adobe Acrobat PDF files from within your web browser, do NOT
use the web browser print facility. Instead, use the print button at the left
end of the special Adobe Acrobat tool bar, which appears immediately above
the viewing window (see illustration).
How to save
To save the file for later use once you have loaded it for viewing, on most
browsers you just select "File" then "Save As..." from
the menu bar. To just save without viewing, place the cursor over the link
to the PDF file, hold down the shift key and click the mouse. This will bring
up the "Save As" window.
Troubleshooting
I'm unable to open and view a PDF file from the
Migrante Web site.
You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 or later to view and print PDF
files from the Migrante Web site. If you have Acrobat Reader version 3.0, you
will not be able to open, view, or print the PDF files.
I can open and view a PDF file, but am unable to
print it successfully.
Choose File > Print, and check the "Print As Image" option in
the Print dialog box, and try printing again.
I'm able to print a PDF file, but the page prints
slightly smaller in size than expected.
Choose File > Print, and make sure that the "Shrink Oversized Pages
to Paper Size" option (Acrobat 5) or the "Fit To Page" option
(Acrobat 4) in the Print dialog box is NOT checked.
Additional resource may be found at Adobe's Web site,
Acrobat technical support, www.adobe.com/support.
Adobe, Acrobat, and the Acrobat logo are trademarks
of Adobe Systems Inc.
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