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The Anthropology 384 webpage contains a number of documents in .PDF format. PDF is Adobe Systems' Portable Document Format. It lets any user at any computer view a document the way it was intended--with the proper fonts, layout, and figures. However, there are some issues you might need to address if you're experiencing difficulties reading or printing these documents.

To view a PDF file you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. If your computer does not recognize PDF documents, you can download a PDF viewer FREE from Adobe Systems' web site.

Some students in past have reported problems viewing PDF documents from their computers. As with most computer technology there is more than one way to do something. Try these steps in order. One of these should work.

Option 1. To open a PDF document in your web browser.

• Make sure you have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. If yes, proceed to next step. If not, click here to download Acrobat Reader.
• Click once to open the link.
• This will open Adobe Acrobat and then the file with open within that. Does your computer freeze or the file does not open properly?
  • There are a variety of reason why this method may not work for some.
    • Your web browser may need to be updated.
    • You may not have Abobe Acrobat installed.
    • You may have an old version of Adobe Acrobat and need to download the newer version.
    • The PDF document may not load properly if a partial download or corrupted copy of the PDF file has been left in your browser's cache. If your connection to our web server was reset (failed), you interrupted a page while loading or the document did not finish loading due to other error, you may be unable to view the document in the future. In this case, you should clear your browser cache and try to load the document again.
  • Before proceeding to Option 2 try opening Acrobat Reader first and then click on the link. Sometime open two things at once, Acrobat Reader and the file, makes some computer work to hard and causes them to freeze.
• Caution! Attempting to open a very large PDF or using an older browser may result in complications. Try Option 2 should you encounter problems.

Option 2. Save PDF files to your PC.

Saving a PDF file to your computer has the benefit of allowing you open/view the file at a later time without having to be online. It is also helpful when PDF documents are large and would take a long time for some computers to open while online.

• Netscape
  Right mouse click the link and select "Save Link As." Follow prompts to save the file to a location on your computer, taking care to recognize where you saved the PDF file. You may then open it within Acrobat Reader without using your web browser.
• Internet Explorer
  Right mouse click the link and select "Save Target As." Follow prompts to save the file to a location on your computer, taking care to recognize where you saved the PDF file. You may then open it within Acrobat Reader without using your web browser.
• Saving PDF files to Macintosh
  Either control+click or click and hold the mouse button down on the link until the menu pops up. Select the item from the menu that indicates it will “save” or “download” the file to the disk. Select the file type before you click OK (the file type should be PDF or source, depending on your browser).

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