Launching the Software The Reader software will either launch automatically and display the document, or you will get a dialog box asking which software you want to use to open the document. If you get a dialog box, you will need to browse to locate the software on your system.
Searching Within a PDF File Once a document has been downloaded, use the search function (the binocular icon on your tool bar) to find specific phrases or words within the file.
Printing a PDF File Because these files are in PDF format, the pages will print as you see them. If you only want to print one or a few pages of a document, be sure to specify in the print dialog box the page range you would like to print; check the lower left corner of the Reader screen for page numbers.
Word, Excel and PowerPoint Files Some documents and reports on this website are made available for download as Microsoft® Word, Excel or PowerPoint files. Links that will open such Microsoft Office documents will be identified as such (DOC for Word, XLS for Excel or PPT for PowerPoint).
Downloading, Saving, Opening and Using Word, Excel or PowerPoint Files You must have Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint (or comparable programs that will convert the files) on your system to download, save, open and use files in Word, Excel or PowerPoint format. Depending on how your computer is set up, when you click on such a file link, you will likely get a dialogue box asking whether you would like to open the file or save the file to disk. If you do not have the necessary software, you may download "viewers" for free on the Microsoft website, which will allow you to open and view the specified Microsoft Office file.


