How to save and open pdf files Part 2.

How to save and open pdf files

Sometimes, when using the online databases, you are going to get the articles in one of two formats: html or pdf. Click on "html."
The html format means that the article has been reformatted to make it easy to read in a Web browser.
The pdf format is a graphic file, like a "picture" of the original article-- same layout, fonts and graphics. Click on "pdf."
To save a pdf article, you need to click on the "disk" on the toolbar of the Adobe Acrobat software.
To read the file saved in pdf format, you MUST have in your computer Adobe Acrobat, a free software.
To get Adobe Acrobat, type www.adobe.com on your Web browser.
Scroll down and click on "Get Adobe Reader."
To download Adobe Acrobat, follow the directions given on the <www.adobe.com> page.
PDF files:
- 1. take a lot of space on your disk or in your email box.
- 2. When you save, print or email a pdf file, you do NOT get the information about the database! You must write down the name of the database you used! You need this information for your work cited page or bibliography.

Quiz Question:

Adobe Reader:
- a) is a free software for viewing portable document files.
- b) is a flexible reader, which reads both html and pdf files.
- c) is a reader for the Southwest about how to make adobe houses.

Answer: A

Quiz Question:

A pdf file
- a) is an html file reformatted to look pdf.
- b) is a file that can not be read in the computer.
- c) is a graphic file, like a picture of the original article.

Answer: C

Quiz Question:

To read a pdf file:
- a) you need to download a per data file.
- b) you need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- c) you need to have a pro future database.

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