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Have
you ever been in a Web site and and wondered just what the
heck is a pdf file and what do you do with it? Or maybe the
page tells you to download a file, and you really haven't
the first clue as what you are supposed to do. With this "help
page" I hope to answer those questions for you. As you
surf our site and stumble upon something you don't understand,
try clicking the "Need Help?" link at the bottom
of the page. If this page doesn't answer your question try
searching at www.whatis.com.
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Acrobat
Reader
The Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view PDF (Portable Document
Format) files. The Reader is free and can be downloaded at:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html
Each web page throughout the site that needs the reader to
view files will have the acrobat symbol on it. By clicking
the symbol a link will take you to the download site.
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How
do I find what I am looking for?
The
site is divided into 7 main sections, About APAC, Policy Articles,
Research Areas, Research Tools, Presentations, Publications,
and Newsletters. These sections, and links within the sections,
can be found and navigated anywhere in the site.
This
site uses a drop down menu for navigation within department
area. As you mouse over the text links at the top of each
page, a drop menu down will appear to show other page links
within the section. Once you find your topic just click the
link to view the page. 
If
you are still having problems finding the information you
need, click the "Search Our Site" button found at
the bottom of every page.
Remember
that once you find your information and know that you will
frequently visit, then bookmark the page for easy direct access.
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Downloading
Files
Downloading a file is simply the transfer of a file from one
computer system to another.
To Download a file using Explorer:
- Using
your mouse, right click on the icon or link of the file
you want to download.
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A
small menu box will appear, choose "save target as"
and left click
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A
"Save As" menu will appear. The
file name you are planning to save will appear in the
"file name" location at the bottom of the box.
You choose where you want to save the file in your computer
by selecting it in the "Save In" location. You
may either type in the location or use the drop down arrow
and select the location. After you have selected where
to save the file, Click "Save."
To
Download a file using Netscape:
- Using
your mouse, right click on the icon or link of the file
you want to download
- A
small menu box will appear, choose "save link as"
and left click
- A
"Save As" menu will appear. The
file name you are planning to save will appear in the "file
name" location at the bottom of the box. You choose
where you want to save the file in your computer by selecting
it in the "Save In" location. You may either type
in the location or use the drop down arrow and select the
location. After you have selected where to save the file,
Click "Save."
To
open the the file after it is downloaded, locate the file
where you saved it on your computer and then double click
the file.
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PDF
files
A PDF file or Portable Document Format is a file format that
captures all the elements of a printed document as an electronic
image. PDF files are created using Adobe Acrobat. To view
and use the files, you need the free Acrobat Reader,
which can be easily downloaded at their Web
site. Once you have downloaded the Reader, it will start
automatically whenever you want to look at a PDF file. Each
web page throughout the site that needs the reader to view
files will have the acrobat symbol on it. By clicking the
symbol a link will take you to the download site.
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What
happened to the page I was on?
Chances
are it is still there. Look at the bottom of your computer
screen. The bottom row is called a "task bar." It
is possible that the page you were looking at has somehow
been minimized. If that is the case, there will be a small
rectangle button with the page name on it. If you click it,
the page will open back in your browser window.
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Zip
Files
A Zip file is a a set of files compressed and packaged into
a single file. This is done so that they take up less space
in storage and less time to send to someone or download to
your computer. A zipped file will have a ".zip"
suffix. After you receive a zip file, you may have to extract
and decompress the file by using the same kind of tool that
was used to zip the original file. Typically, by double-clicking
on a self-extracting zip file, it will automatically extract,
decompress, and store the individual files on you computer.
You can download an evaluation version of the Winzip program
for home use at: http://www.winzip.com/
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