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What is a PDF?
(Acrobat Reader is available at no charge. See below.)
PDF refers to an
Internet tool for sending ordinary pages and photographs to others using the
World Wide Web. It was developed by the company Adobe, Inc., and has
become an industry standard for schools, businesses, and other organizations
around the world. It's ease of use and accurate electronic delivery of
newsletters, publications, and other documents makes it one of the most usable
tools for servicing anyone who has access to a personal computer.
The acronym PDF
means:
Portable Document Format ("PDF")
The software that
creates the PDF is known as
Adobe Acrobat and has been
used for years. And because it is so popular, the Adobe company has made
the "reader" portion
of it available at no charge.
The portion you need
installed on your computer for reading PDF files is mostly commonly known as
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
This is available at no charge by going to Adobe's Web site.
Once it is
installed, you will be able to view the the documents almost precisely as they
were originally composed. PDFs are supported by all popular operating systems
and is compatible with most printers.
You may download
a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader
by clicking on the Adobe Acrobat graphic above this line.
You can also read
more about PDFs by visiting Adobe's Web site at:
Adobe:
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