How to use PDF documents

Throughout this website, we have saved many of our documents and forms in a file format referred to as a "pdf" which stands for "portable document format". To open the documents you need to install a free program from Adobe called Acrobat Reader. (You can download the program from www.adobe.com) The use of this file format ensures that the documents maintain consistent formatting on screen and print properly no matter what computer system is used.

In the case of a form, the user is expected to print the form on their local printer, enter the required information by hand and return it to the appropriate department. An optional feature on some forms is the ability to enter information into the various fields on screen prior to printing the document. This ensures readability of the data and will help avoid transposition errors.
NOTE: Information entered using this method cannot be saved and will be lost when exiting the document. These forms may also contain a "reset" button that clears all information input so far, returning the user to a blank form.