Help with the Macromedia Flash Player

Certain sections of our Web site require use of the Macromedia Flash Player plug-in. If your browser does not have this plug-in, please click on the link to the Macromedia Flash Player Download Center and follow the instructions found there.

Please note that all versions of Internet Explorer 4 and later currently support the Flash player plug-in as do Netscape browsers in major versions 3 and 4. It is not supported, however, by the most recent Netscape version 6. If you currently have Netscape version 6.0 or 6.1, please use another browser or use an earlier version, such as version 4.7.

Help with Windows Media Player

You can view a Webcast of a speech on this Web module. To do so, you will need Windows Media Player. If your system does not currently have this software (version 6.4 or later), please download it from the Microsoft Web site.

Please note that you will need to double-click on the downloaded file after you have saved it from the Microsoft Web site, to install the software (does not auto-install).

Help with Acrobat Reader (PDF) Documents

Viewing Acrobat Reader (PDF) Documents

You will need to have Acrobat Reader installed to your computer. To install this free application,click on the "Download Adobe Acrobat Reader" icon and follow the instructions on the Adobe site. Your browser requires a plug-in to view PDF documents which will be installed in Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer when you install Acrobat Reader.

Printing Acrobat Reader (PDF) Documents

  • If you are viewing the PDF document in an Internet browser, simply use the browsers print button located on the right-hand side of the naviagation bar at the top of your screen.

  • If you are viewing the PDF document in Acrobat Reader, you will find the print button on the left-hand side of the command bar at the top of your screen.

In either case you may need to adjust your printer settings to your specific needs. To do this, press "Ctrl + P" or "Option + P" to bring up your printer control panel, or select "File" and then "Print".

Saving Acrobat Reader Documents on to your computer

To save PDF documents to your personal computer using Microsoft Internet Explorer.

  1. Place your cursor over the link of the PDF document that you wish to save.

  2. Right-click the link and an option panel will pop up.

  3. Select "Save Target As..." This will open your "Save Document" panel.

  4. Before saving, verify that the document name has a ".PDF" extension. (Note: most systems do this automatically.) If not, add it.

  5. Click "Save" to save a copy of the document.

To save PDF documents to your personal computer using Netscape Navigator

Option 1

  1. Once you have downloaded the document from the Web, choose "File > Save As" from the File menu.

  2. Before saving, verify that the document name has a ".PDF" extension. (Note: most systems do this automatically.) If not, add it.

  3. Click "Save" to save a copy of the document.

Option 2

  1. Before accessing the document, place your cursor over the link of the PDF document that you wish to save.

  2. Right-click the link and an option panel will pop up.

  3. Select "Save Link As..." This will open your "Save Document" panel.

  4. Before saving, verify that the document name has a ".PDF" extension. (Note: most systems do this automatically.) If not, add it.

  5. Click "Save" to save a copy of the document.

To save PDF documents using a Macintosh OS

  1. While holding down the Command key and the Control key, click the link of the document you wish to save.

  2. This will cause an option panel to pop up.

  3. Select "Save Link As..." This will open your "Save Document" panel.

  4. Before saving, verify that the document name has a ".PDF" extension. (Note: most systems do this automatically.) If not, add it.

  5. Click "Save" to save a copy of the document.

Help with PDF files for people who are visually impaired

Adobe is now providing help for people who are visually impaired. A new Web site created by the company provides tools and information to help make Adobe PDF files more accessible.

The Web site converts PDF files into HTML files, which can more easily be read by a number of common screen-reading programs that synthesize text as audible speech.

Click here to access the Adobe Access Web site (http://access.adobe.com).

 
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