NOTE: Especially important information about .pdf files and Adobe Acrobat Reader...

If you don't have the Acrobat Reader plug-in, you can download it FREE from Adobe's site at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. You will need to select your computer's type and operating system (Windows 95 or 98, etc.) and fill in some additional information, and then click on the DOWNLOAD button. Notice that you can select the folder to which the file should be downloaded. Just be sure you remember where it's going and what it's named so you can find it later. (For Macintosh users, the file usually saves to the Desktop.)

After downloading is complete, you need to install. Close all open applications first. You can use either "My Computer" (Windows) or Desktop (Macintosh) to find and open the file you downloaded. After installation, when you're on the web and you click on a link that has the extension ".pdf," Acrobat Reader should automatically open and show your document. Note: If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0, you might need to download an additional file, information on this can be found at http://www.assist.org/7help/ar_ie4.html.