Using the PC Access Reference Guide PDF File

Quick Contents

Introduction

The PC Access for Windows 4.30 CD-ROM comes with the PDF version of the PC Access for Windows Reference Guide. The PDF version, contains the same content as the on-line help in PC Access itself and in the HTML version.

You can use the PDF version to read and print pages from the PC Access for Windows Reference Guide.

When you installed PC Access, you also installed the PDF version of the Reference Guide to your computer’s hard disk. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the PDF file.

For instructions on how to install Adobe Acrobat Reader, see: Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you previously installed Adobe Acrobat Reader and you would like instructions on how to view the PC Access for Windows Reference Guide in PDF format, see: Viewing the Reference Guide PDF.

• Note: if you are interested in a printed version of the Reference Guide, we recommend you order it. You could use the PDF file to print the entire Reference Guide. However, if you factor in the cost of the amount of paper and toner required to print the entire PDF file, it is less expensive to order the Reference Guide. To order the Reference Guide, see: Reference Guide Order Form.

Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader

Follow the instructions below to see of you have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.

1. Click Start | Programs.
2. If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you will see Acrobat Reader in your list of programs.
3. If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader, see: Viewing the Reference Guide PDF.

1. Insert the PC Access for Windows CD-ROM into your computer's CD-ROM drive.
2. From the Installation Menu click Install Adobe Acrobat Reader.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to install Adobe Acrobat Reader.
4. At the end of the installation, Adobe will display the README.TXT file. This file contains information on using Acrobat. Click File | Exit to close the file.

Viewing the Reference Guide PDF

• Note: you need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the PC Access for Windows Reference Guide in PDF format. If you need to install Adobe Acrobat Reader, see: Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader.

1. Click Start | Programs | PC Access for Windows.
2. From the PC Access program group, click PC Access Reference Guide - PDF version.
3. Adobe Acrobat Reader opens the PC Access Reference Guide.
4. You can navigate through the Reference Guide in the following ways:
   • click on a topic's hyperlink in the Bookmark tab. You can also click the plus sign to open a topic's sub-menu or the minus sign to close a sub-menu.
   • you can use the VCR-style buttons on the toolbar.
   • you can use the Scroll bar on the right side of the window.
   • you can click on one of the arrow buttons at the bottom left of the window.
   • to display each page of the Reference Guide, click on the Thumbnails tab. You can click on the page number you would like to display in the Acrobat Reader window.
5. Here are a few more tips:
   • you can click the Zoom In button on the toolbar to get a closer look at a page.
   • if you would like to find a particular word or phrase, click Edit | Find. In the Find window, type the word or phrase you are looking for and click Find. Adobe Acrobat Reader will find each instance of the word or phrase you typed.

Printing Pages from the Reference Guide PDF

1. Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the PC Access for Windows Reference Guide.
2. Click File | Print.
3. In the Print Range group on the Print window, select one of the following radio buttons:
   • Current Page: this will print the page you are viewing.
   • Pages From: enter the starting and ending page numbers to you want to print.
4. After you make your selection, click OK to print.
   • Note: if you print a page with an image, the quality of the image will depend on your printer and the printer driver it uses.

Related Information

• What is a PDF file?
• Adobe Web site
• HTML and PDF Versions of Program Manuals and Windows Help Files

Last modification date: Friday, January 17, 2003 00:58:04