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What are PDF Files?

How can I do a Save as...?

How do I get help in suing my new book in PDF format?

How can I find a specific page in a long pdf file?

How can I use Bookmarks?

How do I find a specific word or text segment?

What are PDF Files?

PDF is short for Portable Document Format, a file format developed by Adobe Systems. When PDF is written as a file extension, it shows up as filename.pdf

PDF captures formatting information from a variety of desktop publishing applications, making it possible to send formatted documents and have them appear on the recipient's monitor or printer as they were intended. To view a file in PDF format, you need Adobe Reader, a free application distributed by Adobe Systems. [Click here for a free download.]

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How can I do a Save as ... for my PDF file?

  1. Click the tiny box in the upper right corner of the PDF download window to maximize your display and make it expand as fully as possible.

  2. Click the small disk icon in the upper left corner of the PDF download window.

  3. Now, navigate to the location where you want to save the new PDF file. I suggest placing it on your desktop. Later, you can drag it into any folder you wish.

  4. In this example, you are downloading My Book; its title will be selected; while it is still selected, type in the new file name, such as My New Book, or anything else you wish. The new title will replace the old.

  5. The Save as file type window should show Portable document format .pdf

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How do I get help in using my new book in PDF format?

  1. Press F1 to open the Adobe Reader Help Window.

  2. You will see a pane along the left margin of the window with tabs at the top for Contents, Search, and Index.

  3. When you are finished using the Help utility, close the window by clicking the X in the upper right corner. You will return to the PDF page you were using when you pressed F1

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How do I find a specific page in a long PDF file?

Your book will have a icon along the left margin for Pages.

  1. Click the Pages icon. A new pane [section of the main window] will open to the left of the text.

  2.   Make this pane wider or narrower by the dragging the center divider.

  3. Use the Options menu to Reduce or Enlarge the size of the page thumbnails now visible in the left pages pane.

  4. Increase the number of page icons visible by making the pages pane wider and the size of the thumbnails smaller. The converse is true.

  5. Click on any page thumbnail to go to that page.

  6. Use the right pane to scroll down to the Table of Contents.

  7. Find the page number of the text you want to see.

  8. Click on the corresponding thumbnail in the pages pane to navigate to the desired page.

  9. When finished using the pages pane with its numbered thumbnails, click the X to the right of the Options menu. The next time you use the pages page, it will open to the same width and size of thumbnails as when you last used it.

Reminder: Always click in a window to make it active before trying to scroll in that window.

How can I use Bookmarks?

  1. Click the second icon that appears to the left of the main text window. This will be the one with a blue ribbon showing as a bookmark.

  2. Now you will see a new window to the left of the text that contains all the bookmarks available for this file.

  3. When you click on a bookmark, you will go right to that page in the document.

  4. You can return to the top of the document by clicking the first [title] bookmark.

  5. You can adjust the width of the bookmark window by dragging the center line.

  6. When finished using the Bookmarks pane, click the X to the right of the Options menu. The next time you use the bookmarks page, it will open to the same width and size when you last used it.

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How do I find a specific word in a PDF file?

  1. Press Control-F to open a simple Find window.

  2. If you need to modify your search, you can click on the menu triangular button to the left of the search find field to see more options.

  3. Or, press Control+Shift-F to get the full-featured Adobe Reader search window.

  4. When you are finished using the search window, click the Hide button.

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This product is an excellent tool for creating IEPs and curricula. It consists of the following components:

  • 16 Subject Areas
  • 105 Goal Areas under the Subject Areas
  • 4,830 Objectives under the Goal Areas
  • 2,719 Suggested Activities for achieving the objectives.

Click to Download a PennSTAR Master Curriculum Free Sample to Your Desktop as a PDF File

[The Subject Area of the Sample is Reading. The sample consists of 219 Objectives and 322 Suggested Activities.]