"PDF" stands for "Portable Document Format",
a file type developed by Adobe that allows you to view documents exactly as they appear in their original print form! You don't need any of the original document's fonts installed on your computer, Acrobat creates them for you!

Acrobat is easy to use, however you might want to review the following tips. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 3, or better, to view our files.

Windows 95, 98, NT, or 2000
You should make a decision between viewing our PDF files in your browser or saving. In Windows you cannot do both (however you can always go "back" after viewing a PDF file in your browser, to do a "save").

To "view" our PDF files using Windows:
Click your left mouse button on the PDF link, the following window should open showing that the file is downloading. When it finishes, Acrobat will open and you will be able to view the file, and "print" it. You cannot "save" it from the Acrobat Reader window.

To "save" our PDF files in Windows:
Using your right mouse button, click on the PDF link, you will see the following menu. Select "Save Link As..." (shown highlighted in blue) and you will be prompted about where to save (see below).

Choose a location to save your file. You can then read it off-line, or print it later. You should see a window like the one below, where you will choose a location to save the file. "My Documents" will be default for most users.

To View or Save on the Macintosh, OS 7.1 - OS 9:
Click your mouse on the PDF link, Acrobat Reader will open and display our file. You may then "print" or "save" from within that window.

You do not have to choose as in Windows, simply select "Save As..." from your "file" menu in Acrobat Reader.

More Help, or to download the Acrobat Reader:
You can download the Acrobat Reader, and find additional information about using Acrobat, on Adobe's web site at www.adobe.com.

Acrobat Reader is easy to install in both Windows and Macintosh. Adobe provides extensive support on their web site, the First Day Foundation does not provide support for Adobe Acrobat outside of this web page.