Special Files

PDF Files

We usually use PDF (Portable document) files instead of Word, WordPerfect or other format. These files can be identified as having a .pdf extension at the end of their name. We use files requiring version 6 or higher.

Some of our PDF files are protected so that you cannot change or modify the file. To keep them small, most of these files are screen quality, so that they look good on your screen, but may print out with poor resolution. PDF files are generally smaller than word document files and print better on a variety of printers. With the free Adobe® Reader® software, you can view and print Adobe PDF files on most any computer system. The software is FREE and can be downloaded and installed easily. Most computers have this free program installed. If yours does not, click on the icon:

ZIP Files

Files ending in the .zip extension are compressed files. Unless you have Windows XP, you may need a program such as Winzip or PKzip in order to open such a file Chances are you already have such a program on your system.

Clicking on a zip file should allow you to extract or open the internal file which can then be saved in any folder or on your desktop. You can get more information on compressed files by clicking on

Winzip or PKzip

you can generally purchase of obtain free versions of these programs if needed.

To save the files: right click on your mouse and chose "save". This will to transfer the file to your computer and you can then open it by clicking on the file. (be sure you know what directory you saved it in). As an alternative, you can double click on the file name on this page to open it in your browser (not recommended unless you have a very fast computer system).

If you have difficulty opening the document, please consider upgrading to the latest version of Acrobat or temporarily disabling email virus protection. To download a copy of Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader, click here. . . . .

To print in Acrobat, use the option to have the document shrunk to the size of your paper. While legal size works best for newsletters, letter size should suffice. Letter size is appropriate for most printing. You can determine the original size of a pdf document by checking the File | Properties command while in the pdf reader.