Conference Proceedings

DOWNLOADING FILES

Portable Document Format files (.pdf)

Some presentations and papers are in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format. To view a PDF file, you will need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed. Acrobat Reader is available free from Adobe. All Adobe Acrobat documents are marked with (PDF). The file sizes are shown next to the titles to help you estimate download time.

The PDF file will open within a new browser window once you've clicked on its link. However, for a more trouble-free way of accessing the file, right-click the link to save it to your hard drive. You can then open it again later without going online to find it.

To download and save a PDF file:

1. Right-click on the PDF link
2. Select the Save Target As... in Internet Explorer or select Save Link As... in Mozilla Firefox
3. Select Save and note where you are saving the file Note: You may wish to rename the file to better indicate its content
4. Open the PDF from your computer

Microsoft PowerPoint files (.ppt)

All Microsoft Powerpoint files are marked with (Powerpoint). The file sizes are shown next to the titles to help you estimate download time.

To download PowerPoint documents:

1. Right-click the link for the item you want
2. Select the Save Target As... in Internet Explorer or select Save Link As... in Mozilla Firefox
3. Select Save (make sure you note where you have saved it)
4. Use Microsoft Powerpoint to open, edit and print the file

If you do not have Microsoft Powerpoint installed on your computer, you can download the free Powerpoint Viewer from Microsoft.