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Adobe Reader (PDF) files

If you have problems downloading, viewing or printing PDF files, go through our checklist below for possible solutions.

• Download and install the latest version of Adobe Reader.
• Don't open the file inside the browser window. You should be prompted to save the file to your desktop. Open the file afterwards directly with Adobe Reader.
• For various other problems related to opening, viewing or printing PDF files, we suggest you visit the Adobe site for solutions:
  http://www.adobe.com/support/products/acrreader.html

ZIP files

If you cannot open ZIP files, download and install a ZIP utility on your computer like, Winzip, or StuffIt. Click here for downloading scrapbook kits instructions.

Tips for using Adobe Acrobat Reader

The following are some tips for using Adobe Acrobat Reader. These tips assume that you are familiar with the menus, options, and general usage of Windows applications, including both keyboard and mouse operation. The tips only address those actions that are unique to the Acrobat Reader. To get full information on all the Acrobat Reader options, review "Acrobat Reader Help" in the "Help" drop-down menu.

Bookmarks

Get around the ebook quickly by utlizing the bookmarks. Select the Bookmarks and Page button to open the overview area and display bookmarks created for the document. Click a bookmark's name to go to the location marked by the bookmark.

Magnifying the page view

You can use the zoom tool, the magnification box in the status bar, or the Actual Size, Fit Page, and Fit Width toolbar buttons to change the screen magnification. The maximum magnification level is 800%. The minimum magnification level is 12%. If you zoom in on a large document, use the hand tool to move the page around on-screen or in a thumbnail. Acrobat Reader also offers magnification level choices that are not related to a specific percentage, but to the look of the page on-screen:

• Fit Page scales the page to fit within the main window.
• Fit Width scales the page to fit the width of the main window.
• Fit Visible fills the window with the page’s imaged area only (text and graphics).

To increase magnification, choose one of the following:

• Select the zoom tool and click on the document page to double the current magnification.
• Select the zoom tool and drag to draw a rectangle, called a marquee, around the area you want to magnify.
• Click the magnification box in the status bar, and choose a magnification level. If you choose Zoom To, type in the magnification level and click OK.

To decrease magnification, choose one of the following:

• Select the zoom tool while holding down Ctrl (Windows and UNIX) or Option (MacIntosh), and click at the center of the area you want to reduce.
• Select the zoom tool while holding down Ctrl (Windows and UNIX) or Option (MacIntosh), and drag to draw a rectangle, called a marquee, around the area you want to reduce.
• Click the magnification box in the status bar, and choose a magnification level. If you choose Zoom To, type in the magnification level and click OK.
• If viewing a PDF document in a Web browser window, use the zoom out tool to decrease magnification.

Paging through

Acrobat Reader provides a number of ways to page through a document.

To go to the next page, choose one of the following:

• Click the Next Page button in the toolbar.
• Press the Right Arrow or Down Arrow.
• Choose View > Next Page.

To return to the previous page, choose one of the following:

• Click the Previous Page button in the toolbar.
• Press the Left Arrow or Up Arrow.
• Choose View > Previous Page.
  

To go to the first page, choose one of the following:

• Click the First Page button in the toolbar.
• Press the Home key.
• Choose View > First Page.

To go to the last page, choose one of the following:

• Click the Last Page button in the toolbar.
• Press the End key.
• Choose View > Last Page.

Retracing Your Steps

Click the Go Back button to return to a previous page, document, or magnification level.
Click the Go Forward button to reverse direction and return, one view at a time, to the view where you first used the Go Back button.

Searching for Text

You can search for text by selecting "Find" from the "Tools" drop- down menu or by clicking the "binoculars" button on the far right side of the tool bar. A "Find" window is displayed. The default find values are to find all occurrences of the text as either whole or partial words, as capital or lower case, and by moving forward through the document. The window contains boxes to alter these options. Once you have selected the options you want, enter the text to be searched for in the "Find What" box and click the "Find" button. The search will begin from your current position in the document. The first occurrence of the text from that position will be highlighted and the "Find" window will disappear. Press the F3 key to find succeeding occurrences of the text. When the last occurrence of the text has been found, you will be asked if you want to continue your search from the top of the document. You may loop back through the document or end the search.

Select "Find" again to alter the default values or change the text you're searching for. The more specific your entry, the better your chances of finding the text you want. "Find" only works in the currently open PDF file. It will not search across files.

Printing

To print an entire document or specific pages:

1. Cick the Print button in the Acrobat Reader toolbar while the document is displayed, which will display the Print dialog box.
2. Note the current page and total number of pages of the document in the Status Bar.
3. Select a Print Range from the Print dialog box. Select All for a printout of the entire document. Select Current Page for a printout of the page currently displayed. Select Pages and enter a range of pages to be printed.
4. Make sure Copies is set to "1".
5. Click OK to print.

Downloading an Ebook to Your Computer

1. Log in to your ebook and open it in Acrobat.

2. Click on the icon that looks like a software disk (if you do not have a disk icon see instructions below*).

3. In the "File name" field, type in the file name you want to use i.e., "Ancient history" or "Creation," etc. (but don't use quotation marks).

4. Then in the "Save in" field, find the directory you want to save your file in ie; [c:\my documents], or [c:\temp].

5. Then click the "Save" button.

*With your curser on the tool bar (the Acrobat tool bar, NOT the browser toolbar) right click and you will get a menu. Click on FILE and it should give you a disk icon.

Opening Linked Pages

It is much easier to utilize the links when you open the ebook in the Acrobat reader. When you click on a link it will open your Internet browser. (If you open the ebook in the Internet browser and click on a link you will lose your place in the ebook and have to reopen it each time you click on a link.)