About Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)

Many documents on this website are available in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).  This document format, ending in the extension ".pdf" can be viewed using in the FREE program Adobe Reader, either within your existing Web Browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape, FireFox, etc.) or in the standalone program.  You must have this program installed to view these files.  To download the program and install it on your computer for FREE, click on the image below:

Depending on your computer and connection speed download times may vary.  You may also choose the following: Download Adobe Acrobat Reader directly from Adobe.com Download the Adobe Acrobat Reader "Download Manager" (smaller download which manages installation)

Using Adobe Acrobat Reader

The image below depicts the general layout of Adobe Acrobat Reader, when viewing a sample document.  The major tools or functions of the program are indicated with numbers.  See below for an explanation of each.  Or click on the image to enlarge.

1)     Zoom in and out of documents (use the hand-tool to "pan" documents)

2)     Print entire document or selected pages

3)     Search documents for keywords or phrases

4)     Use the bookmarks to quickly navigate larger documents

5)     Save a copy of the document to your computer

6)     Select and copy text from the document

7)     Adjust the document page scaling for better viewing

8)     Quickly change page number

9)     Scroll through documents quickly

10)   Adjust or remove bookmark pane for better viewing