What is Adobe Acrobat
Portable Document Format
Some publications are too long or too
complex to be easily converted to the standard "html" file, which your browser
usually displays. As a result, web sites sometimes offer these publications in Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF). If you are familiar with PDF files and have a copy of
Adobe's free Acrobat Reader, you may want to skip the following paragraphs, which give
information on downloading and reading PDF files.
What are PDF Files?
Adobe has created a type of file that looks
the same on any computer when opened with Adobe Acrobat Reader. These files allow for
special tables, graphics, and typefaces that cannot be created any other way for the World
Wide Web. Adobe named this type of file Portable Document Format or PDF.
Do I need special Software?
Yes, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader to use
these files. You can download this software from Adobe's WWW site. To get the software at
no cost, click on the link below. It will take you to the Adobe Acrobat Reader download
site.
Download Adobe Acrobat Now!
Now can I just click on a PDF link?
You are now ready to download PDF files for
viewing. Go ahead. Remember now that you have installed the acrobat software, you have the
ability to access many more publications and documents on the Internet. Many companies
offer publications in this format, and more are doing it every day.
Sometimes you may wish to save PDF files to
a disk (your hard drive or a floppy) and then view them offline, or allow your browser to
automatically open the file for you to view and/or print. Remember when you are looking at
any file ending in ".pdf" it is an adobe file.
