PDF Files

We have put some files on-line in PDF format.

PDF stands for Portable Document Format. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated. It allows a document to be viewed and printed at high resolution on any system, retaining original graphics and fonts, even if the fonts are not installed on the viewer's system.

Generally you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free program, installed on your computer to view PDF files. If you do not have this program click on the link to get it and install it on your system. Note that the latest versions of Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer have plug-ins to view and print PDF files.
Get Adobe Acrobat Reader

Use your browser's Back button to go back to the MCCC page that you were viewing.

TECHNICAL NOTES on using PDF Files

Note on Printing: In some cases, in a Windows environment using Internet Explorer, you need to use a specific icon to print PDF files. Using the File:Print command or File:Print Icon will produce unintelligible results. See the figure below to see which button to use to print a PDF file with Explorer. (Note: The latest versions of Internet Explorer may have resolved this problem.)

Picture of Internet Explorer viewing a PDF file

Use the icon circled in the figure for printing PDF files.

Note on Saving: When a PDF file is displayed in its own Internet Explorer window (as illustrated above), Internet Explorer's File > Save As... menu will not correctly save the PDF file to your disk. You can save the PDF file to your disk as follows:

  1. Use the Back button in the Internet Explorer toolbar to return to the HTML page containing the link to the PDF file of interest.
  2. Click on the link to the PDF file using your RIGHT mouse button. This displays a drop-down menu.
  3. Choose the Save Target As... menu item from the drop-down menu and the resulting dialog box to save the PDF file to your hard disk.