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Why PDF (Portable Document Format)?
While HTML is great for displaying information on the Web, it is not very structured and is not the best choice for producing online manuals and booklets that require rigid text formatting.
Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF) is the open de
facto standard for electronic document distribution
worldwide. Adobe PDF is a universal file format that
preserves all of the fonts, formatting, colors, and
graphics of any source document, regardless of the
application and platform used to create it. Adobe PDF
files are compact and can be shared, viewed, navigated,
and printed exactly as intended by anyone with a free Adobe
Acrobat® Reader™. You can convert any document to
Adobe PDF using Adobe Acrobat 5.0 software.
Additional benefits of using PDF:
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PDF files can be published and distributed anywhere: in print, attached to e-mail, on corporate servers, posted on Web sites, or on CD-ROM.
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The free Acrobat Reader is easy to download from the Adobe Web site.
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Compact Adobe PDF files are smaller than their source files, download a page at a time for fast display on the Web, and don't slow down your network.
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Using Acrobat 5.0 software, you can easily add bookmarks, set security options, and generate miniature Adobe PDF previews.
How to Read PDF Files
The RIDE school reports are available in PDF format under:
Infoworks!
2001 Reports
If you don't already have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software and want to view PDF files, you'll have to download it. This reader is available free of charge from the
Adobe Acrobat Download Page.
There are Acrobat Reader versions for all major computer platforms, including Windows, Windows 95, Macintosh, Sun and UNIX. To
download the reader, you'll need a computer and a web browser (such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) connected to the Internet.
If you are using a modem to connect to the Internet, it may take you extra time to complete the download.
Please follow the instructions on the Adobe Acrobat Download Page to download and install the Acrobat Reader.
Once you've downloaded and installed the Acrobat Reader, you'll be able to view PDF files simply by clicking on the link to the PDF file in your browser. Either the browser will handle the PDF file, or it will bring up another program for viewing the PDF file. Either way, a special window will appear that contains buttons that work only for PDF files. Use these buttons to navigate through the file. If you're having trouble, visit the
Adobe Acrobat Reader help site for more information.
Please refer to help on how to print the reports for any printing related issues.
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