Tips for Using PDF Documents

If you had trouble viewing the PDF files in the Modules,
then try this:

  Install Adobe Acrobat Reader to your computer hard drive.
 
  •  Baltimore County Public Schools teachers can get this application from the DoIT Archival CD-ROM disk.
  • Another source is to download Acrobat Reader from the Adobe site.
 
 
 


Configure your browser after Adobe Acrobat Reader has been installed.


 
   

Configuring Internet Explorer

Open Explorer

  • In Preferences, go to:
    • File helpers in Receiving Files
    • find "PDF files" in the alphabetical listing of plug-ins.
  • Highligh "PDF" and click on "Add"
  • Fill in the plug-in form if needed as follows:
  • Click on "Browse..." and navigate to Adobe Acrobat Reader on the hard drive to set the pathway.
  • That should work! Go back to the module and click on the link for the PDF file. It should now show in your browser. It can be printed.
 
     
 
   

Configuring Netscape

After installing Adobe Acrobat Reader onto your hard drive, drag a copy of the application into the Plug-in folder inside of your Netscape Folder. (Hold down on the option key while draging. You could also make an alias and put the alias in the Plug-in folder)

Open Netscape

  • In the Preferences menu, pull down to General Preferences
  • Click on the "Helpers" tab
  • Scroll through the list to find "Portable Document Files". Highlight it.
  • Click on Edit.
  • Fill in the form as seen below:
  • Click on Browse... and navigate to the Adobe Acrobat Reader in the Plug-in folder to set the pathway.
  • That should work! Go back to the module and click on the link for the PDF file. It should now show in your browser. It can be printed.