Acrobat Reader (Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Member Name: Glasgow Girl

Product:	Adobe Acrobat Reader
Date:	09/08/00 (57 review reads)
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Advantages: Free and - priceless for research work

Disadvantages: Can be moody, - this depends upon source of files for downloading.

You can download this application from the Internet in a matter of minutes.
It is a free and extremely useful application, especially if you are doing research on the Internet, as many official sites now provide their files for public viewing in PDF format.

When using this application for the first time it can appear to be a little moody.
But persevere as it only takes a couple of uses to get you familiar with its little foibles.

One of the most useful tricks when using Acrobat Reader is to click on the little tag in the top right-hand corner where you will find the ‘properties’ facility.
One click on one of these selections will provide a ‘continuous’ flow for the pages you need to view.

Why the default setting is ‘single’ page is beyond me.

One tip that I got from the Scottish Executive . . .
(I know, - what a name dropper I am!)
. . . is aimed at those occasions when your attempts to download a PDF file appear totally futile and, after minutes have past and the 'document done' you find that nothing has appeared on your screen!

To circumvent this happening:
1. right click on the file you are requesting to be downloaded and use the “save target as” facility to save it to your A:\ - or to your hard-drive if that is possible.

When you later select it from there you can usually view it without any problem.

I hope this has been of some help to anyone thinking of trying this application.
I was initially wary of using it, but the number of times it has been a friend to me are now inumerable.

GG

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