Accessing Literature and Print Materials From the Internet

Printed materials transmitted electronically over the Internet are prepared in a format called, “Portable Document File”, or “PDF”. In order to view these files, it is necessary to have Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer. This software is available free from the Adobe web site and can be easily downloaded to allow you access to files in PDF format. Files received in this format can be viewed, saved or printed, but cannot be changed or modified.

Following are instructions on how to download Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Internet and how to access PDF files which you receive via email.

Downloading Adobe Acrobat from the Internet

1 -    Log on to the Internet.

2 -    In the appropriate location on your browser, key in the following web address:  www.adobe.com Hit Enter or Go.

3 -    Scroll to the middle of the page. Click on the button, “Get Adobe Reader.” (Left side of page.)

4 -    On the left side of this page, click on the download option, “Text-only download page”.

5 -    On the top of this page, click on, “Adobe Reader 6.0.1, basic version”.

6 -    Click on, “Adobe Reader 6.0.1 – English for Windows, 8.7 MB”.

7 -    A pop up box will appear asking if you want to save this file. Click on “Save”.

8 -    A pop up box will appear titled, “Save As”. This allows you to indicate where you want to save this file (such as Desktop, My Documents, Downloads, or Program Files). (Note – The file name is “AdbeRdr60_enu.exe”.)

9 -    Once the download is complete, open the folder where you saved the file and double- click on the file. This will start the set-up of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

10 -  Follow all on screen instructions and when the installation is complete, you will have Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Accessing PDF Files via Email

1 -    When an email is sent to you with an attachment that contains a file with the extension “.pdf” at the end of the file name, this means it is a PDF file.

2 -     To open a PDF document, double-click on the icon attachment in your email message. A window box will appear, titled, “Opening Mail Attachment”, containing a message,  “What would you like to do with this file?” There are two options: “Open it” or “Save it to Disk”. Click on the desired location.

3 -    If you select, “Save it to Disk”, a “Save As” window will open to allow you to indicate where you want to save the file. If you select “Open It”, Acrobat Reader will open the file allowing you to view it, but it will not be saved.

4 -    The document is displayed exactly as it would appear in the printed version, including layout, fonts, graphics, tables and pictures.