ADOBE ACROBAT FILES (PDF)

Some of the documents on our web are in PDF format and can be viewed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download the installation program for Acrobat Reader, which you can then install yourself. It is a free file and may be distributed to your colleagues and friends. Follow the link to Adobe to download the proper version of the reader.

Acrobat files have several desirable features. First, they display and print out consistently across different computer platforms.

Next, the displayed document can be enlarged to any convenient viewing size by adjusting the magnification factor near the bottom of the screen. If the enlarged document is bigger than the display area, the user can shift the area displayed by using the mouse to click the display hand closed while dragging the page around.

In addition, Acrobat documents, like web pages, can contain links to other documents. If the display hand passes over a link area, it then displays as a pointing finger, which can be "clicked" to activate the link. Since the link feature functions and appears the same as the normal web link feature, this is handy.

The Acrobat Reader comes equipped with an extensive online help documentation package, which should aid in learning.