PDF Help

Portable Document Format (PDF) files enable users to display and print from electronic documents as if they were on paper. PDF files are viewed using a program called Adobe Acrobat Reader. This program may already be installed on your computer. To check, you should:

  1. Click on the PDF file icon that you would like to view.
  2. View the PDF file when Adobe Acrobat Reader automatically displays it for you. (NB. this may take a few minutes for larger files.)

Note: To save the file to your computer Windows users can right-click on the icon and choose the 'Save Target As...' option from the menu. This will prompt the user to specify the location where they wish to save the file, and then download the file to that location. The file can then be opened by double-clicking on it.

If Adobe Acrobat Reader does not start automatically or does not seem to be functioning correctly, Acrobat Reader may not be installed on your computer, or you may have an out-of-date version. You can download and install the most recent version of Acrobat by following the instructions below:

  1. Download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking on the button to the left. It only takes a few minutes. If prompted "What do you want to do with this file?", respond by clicking "Save file to disk."
  2. Remember where in your computer you've saved the file to.
  3. Install Adobe Acrobat Reader. To do this, double-click on the Adobe Acrobat Reader file that you've saved on your computer (in the same location you downloaded it to). Acrobat will run a self-install program.
  4. Return to the page with the PDF file you wish to view. Click on the link to that file, and Adobe Acrobat Reader should start automatically and display the file for you.