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You
may want to PRINT this page so you
can follow our step-by-step instructions!
- Acrobat
Reader may be downloaded FREE OF CHARGE from
Adobe.
- This
is a ONE TIME installation of free software from the Adobe
web site.
- After
download and installation, the Adobe Acrobat Reader will automatically
open when you click on any of the PDF forms!
- If you tried
printing out one of our forms and the edges are cut off, click
for a solution!
- Why
do we use the Acrobat Reader?
- It allows
us to provide forms to you electronically that are exact replications
of our print forms. This helps us process them quickly and accurately!
We hope you find it convenient to access our forms from your
home/office.
 To
get the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader software, click this
button.
Step by
Step Installation Instructions:
- The guidelines
outlined here are intended to help you understand the instructions
on the Adobe site.
- Print
this page
and use it as a guide during the process, especially if you don't
have a lot of experience with downloading files and/or installing
files on your system.
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Step
1:
Click
this button.
- Select
the language (English)
- Select
your computer's operating system (Windows 95, Macintosh,
etc.)
- Choose
USA as your location.
- Leave
the box blank that says "Include searching PDF files
(longer download)."
- Go
to Step 2.
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Step
2:
- You
don't HAVE to fill anything out from Step 2. You
can leave the interest areas blank.
- You
DO NOT have to put in an email address if you don't
want to.
- Go
to Step 3.
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Step
3:
- Click
the button that says Download.
- You
will be transferred to another web page, and your browser
will begin to download the file.
- It
may LOOK like nothing's happening, but in a bit a box will
pop up in front of your browser and you will be asked to
Save the File.
- See
the below illustration.
You will need to save the file to your computer. A good
place might be your Desktop or the Temp folder on your c:
drive (c:\temp).
- Don't
forget where you saved the file, because you'll need to
find it again! You may want to write down the file name
(ar40eng.exe) so you can find it.
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When the download
is complete, CLOSE YOUR BROWSER
(Netscape, Internet Explorer, etc.).
Don't forget to print these instructions first!
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Step
4: Finding the file you just downloaded & double clicking
it!
- After
you have closed your browser, locate the file that you just
downloaded (ar40eng.exe).You
may have to use My Computer or your File Manager to locate
your c:\temp folder if you saved it there.
- If
you can't figure out where you saved the file, try using
the Find option on your computer to search for the file.
(In Win95, click the Start button and choose Find, then
type the file name). If you are in Windows 3.1, go to your
File Manager and use the Find command there.
- After
you have found the file, simply double click on it to begin
the Installation process. It gets easier from here on out!
Pat yourself on the back if you got this far!
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Step
5:
- Adobe
Acrobat Reader will begin to install.
- At
the first screen, just click the NEXT button. This
is just a Welcome and copyright info.
- Click
YES when asked to accept the license agreement.
- It
will suggest an install directory. In most cases, the directory
the screen suggests is just fine. Click NEXT.
- The
reader should install itself. At the last screen, it may
ask you if want to view the Readme file. You may do so,
or you may just finish the installation.
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Step
6:
- Reopen
your browser (Netscape or Internet Explorer).
- Return
to the Mentoring Program web site: http://www.uwosh.edu/mentoring/forms.html
- Click
on one of our forms to see the Adobe Acrobat File!
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Printing
Adobe Acrobat Files - 2 Common & Easily Remedied Problems!
Cut
Off Edges
If you printed one of our forms and the edges are cut off, try
the steps below. You can probably fix this in the Print
Dialog Box.
- Pull up
the desired Mentoring Form.
- Click
on File and choose Print.
- In the
box that appears, put a "check-mark"
in the "Shrink To Fit" box.
- Click
OK to print.
Only
Prints the First Page
Some users of Microsoft Internet Explorer may find that when printing
a form with mulitple pages, only the first page prints. Try this
to remedy the problem:
- Pull up
the desired Mentoring Form.
- Instead
of going up to the Microsoft Explorer menu bar and choosing
File and then Print, use the smaller toolbar that appears near
the top of our form. This is called the Adobe Acrobat
Reader's tool bar.
- Click
on the little button that looks like a printer.
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