PDF documents can display in Web browsers
compatible with Netscape Navigator 4.0 (or later) or Internet
Explorer 4.5 (or later). The necessary plug-ins are installed
automatically when you install Acrobat.
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 help.
Setting up an
Acrobat viewer as a helper application
If your Web browser does not
support inline viewing of PDF documents or if you prefer not to
view PDF inline, you can set up an Acrobat viewer as a helper
application with your browser’s preferences. With the viewer set
up as a helper, the viewer will launch and display any PDF file
linked on the Web.
To set up your
browser to recognize PDF files, you must define a MIME type and a
file type. File type should be pdf. MIME type should be
application/pdf.
See your browser’s documentation or see
www.adobe.com
for information about configuring specific Web browsers.
Saving PDF
documents
To save a PDF file for viewing later, once the Acrobat Reader has been installed, right-click on the link to the selected document.
1. Netscape users - select "Save Link As"
2. Internet Explorer users - select "Save Target As"
3. Save the document to a floppy disk or location on your hard
drive where it can be readily found
4. Once saved, use Windows Explorer to locate and open the
files.
Printing PDF
documents
When you
are ready to print, choose File > Print, or
click on the print icon 
.
Acrobat Exchange offers a Shrink
to Fit print option not available with most other
applications. Shrink to Fit shrinks (and if necessary rotates)
oversized pages to fit on the paper size currently installed in
your printer.
Navigating
around a document.
Acrobat Reader has a number of
tools to let you move through a document. All HiPlaces Reports
are one page each.
Moving Around the
Current Page: The simplest way to move around the
current page is to use the "hand" cursor 
.
Press the mouse button and the hand becomes a fist, grabbing the
page. With the mouse button held down you can "drag"
or "push" the page anywhere on the screen.
The vertical scroll bar on the right of the screen lets you move
up or down by line (arrows), by half-page (click in the scroll
area), or by user-selected distances (drag the scroll button).
Adjusting a
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.
Actual Size (100% Zoom) Sets the zoom of the page to 100%
Fit Page In Window Makes the current page fit inside the
window.
Fit Page Width Inside Window
Makes the visible width of the current page fit inside the
window.
When you select any of the Fit
options, the magnification level resulting from the selection is
displayed in the status bar. The Fit options, Fit Page, Fit
Width, and Fit Visible are in a sticky state, which means
they don’t change as you page through a document unless you
change the zoom level.
To increase magnification: Select the zoom tool 
on the document page to double the current magnification. Or you
can 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: Select the zoom tool
while holding down the Ctrl key and click at
the center of the area you want to reduce. Or you can
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.
Note: If
viewing a PDF document in a Web browser window, use the zoom out
tool 
to decrease magnification.
Searching
for text.
Use the Find command to find
part of a word, a complete word, or multiple words in the active
document.
To find a word:
-
Click the find tool 
,
or choose Tools > Find.
-
Choose
Match Whole Word Only, Match Case, or Find Backwards.
Note:
"Find" only works in the currently open PDF file. It
will not search across files. Under certain circumstances,
"Find" will not work for a document. This is related
to how the file was created and cannot be changed. Since the
ability to search for text in a graphics file is a primary
reason for using PDF for documents, most documents will be
searchable.
Copying and
pasting text and graphics to another application
You can select text or a graphic
in a PDF document, copy it to the Clipboard, and paste it into a
document in another application such as a word processor.
You can also paste text into a PDF document note or into a
bookmark. Once the selected text or graphic is on the
Clipboard, you can switch to another application and paste it into
another document.
To select text and copy it to the
Clipboard:
Do one of the following:
-
Click the text selection
tool or choose Tools > Select Text and
drag to select the text you want to copy.
-
To select text in one column of a
multicolumn story, hold down the Ctrl key while
dragging to select the text.
-
To select all text on the pages
shown in your viewer window—even if only a portion of a page
is showing—choose
Edit > Select All.
Note: The
Select All command will not select all the text in the entire
document. To copy all the text in the entire document use the Edit
> Copy File to Clip-board command. If you do not see the Copy
File to Clipboard command, install the OLE plug-in. See the
Getting Started guide for information.
When you release the mouse button,
the selected text is highlighted. To deselect the text and start
over, click anywhere outside the selected text.
Choose Edit > Copy
to copy the selected text to the Clipboard. To view the text,
choose Window > Show Clipboard.
Note: In
Windows 95, the Clipboard Viewer is not installed by default;
therefore, you cannot use the Show Clipboard command until you
install it. Install the Clipboard Viewer by choosing Start >
Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs and clicking
the Windows Setup tab. Double-click Accessories, check Clipboard
Viewer, and click OK.
To copy graphics to the Clipboard:
1. Choose Tools > Select Graphics. The cursor changes to
the cross-hair icon.
2. Drag
a rectangle around the graphic to select it. When you release the
mouse button, the selected graphic is highlighted. (To deselect
the graphic and start over, click anywhere outside the selected
graphic.)
3. Choose Edit > Copy to copy the selected graphic to
the Clipboard.
To view the graphic, choose Window
> Show Clipboard. The graphic is copied in the WMF
(Windows) format. With UNIX, the graphic is pasted in the primary
selection.
