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Adobe® Portable Document Format(PDF)
What Is PDF?
Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF) is the open de facto standard for electronic document distribution worldwide. Adobe PDF is a universal file format that preserves all the fonts, formatting, graphics, and color of any source document, regardless of the application and platform used to create it. Adobe PDF files are compact and can be shared, viewed, navigated, and printed exactly as intended by anyone with free Adobe Acrobat Reader® software.
Adobe PDF is the emerging workflow standard in the $400 billion publishing industry. It also plays a key role in financial services, regulated industries, and government, with more than 155 agencies worldwide sharing Adobe PDF files.
Some benefits of PDF include:
- Anyone, anywhere can open a PDF file. All you need is free Acrobat Reader software.
- PDF files always display exactly as created, regardless of fonts, software, and operating systems.
- PDF files always print correctly on any printing device.
- Tagged PDF preserves a document's visual integrity so it can be viewed on Palm OS® devices, on the Web, or in print.
Tagged Adobe PDF
Adobe Acrobat 5.0 software introduces tagged Adobe PDF, an enhancement to the
PDF specification that allows PDF files to contain logical document structure.
Logical structure refers to the organization of a document, such as the title page,
chapters, sections, and subsections. Tagged Adobe PDF documents can be reflowed to
fit small-screen devices and offer better support for repurposing content. They also
are more accessible to the visually impaired.
How to View PDF Files
Once the Acrobat Reader software is properly installed, you just need to click on a link to a .pdf file and it will be loaded for viewing on your computer. Note that the file is sent to your computer as a temporary file that will be deleted when you exit your browser.
PDF files are indicated by the following graphic: 
How to Print PDF Files
When printing Adobe Acrobat PDF files from within your web browser, do NOT use the web browser print facility. Instead, use the print button at the left end of the special Adobe Acrobat tool bar, which appears immediately above the viewing window.
How to Save PDF Files
To save the file for later use once you have loaded it for viewing, on most browsers you just select "File" then "Save As..." from the menu bar. To just save without viewing, place the cursor over the link to the pdf file, hold down the shift key and click the mouse. This should bring up the "Save As" window.
Last Update: Wed, 14 May 2008 12:13:46 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)