Acrobat Reader® FAQ
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Why can't I veiw the PDF articles?

  • Check that you have the Acrobat Reader® installed in your system:
  • On Windows systems, follow the path Start -> Settings -> Control Panel, choose Add/Remove Programs and look for Adobe Acrobat Reader in the listing. If you do not find it, please
    Click here to download Free Acrobat Reader     before proceeding.
  • Some articles are large and may take time to download.
  • To speed up subsequent downloads of pdf files, keep Reader open,
    minimized on task bar.

What is Acrobat?

  • Acrobat Reader® is software that allows you to read documents saved in the Acrobat [.pdf] format.

Why are you using Acrobat instead of html?

  • There are times when the Acrobat format works better than html (the usual format for Web pages). We frequently create Acrobat documents from work that has been printed. This allows users to see and print the document as it appeared in the original version (including fonts that they may not own and with the formatting exactly as it was in the printed piece).

How does it work ?

  • Once the Adobe Acrobat® Reader software is installed on your computer, you simply start the reader program and then open the PDF file just like you would in any other software like your word processor. The document will open to the first page. From here you can turn each page, just like a book, or you can jump to any page directly. The view can be adjusted to zoom in or out for a closer or broad view of the page. When you are done viewing the document, you simply close the file and exit the software.
 

 I'm having trouble printing a Acrobat file, what can I do?

  • There have been reports from Windows users with Internet Explorer that they have had trouble printing some large PDF files.
If that is the case, we suggest that you go to the page and:
  1. Right Click on the link to the PDF
  2. Choose "Save Link as..." from the pop up menu (or "Save Target as...")
  3. Save the PDF to your hard drive (remember where you are saving it and the name of the file)
  4. When the download is complete, use MyComputer to go that downloaded file
  5. Double Click the file
    (This should open the file with Acrobat Reader, instead of using the Acrobat plug-in in Internet Explorer.)
  6. Print the file