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Using Documentation Provided in PDF File Format

1. What is PDF file format?
Portable Document Format was created by Adobe Acrobat to maintain the fidelity of a document to its original while making it accessible on the World Wide Web. One of its great advantages is that documents prepared in nearly any application can easily be converted into PDF, making it an attractive alternative to HTML, which can alter the 'look and feel' of a document. Such files typically have a .pdf filename extension. Although the format is proprietary to Adobe, viewers for PDF files are free to download and available for all computing platforms. Most sites that distribute PDF documents provide links to acquire the reader.

2. Where can I download a free PDF viewer?
You can download for free your own copy of Adobe¨ Acrobat¨ Reader from the Adobe Web Site. You may be asked to register for the download and to choose the platform type. Please note that you must be using Adobe Acrobat version 3.0 or higher to access Pyramid documents.

3. How can I configure my web browser to automatically view PDF files?
You can also configure your Web browser to view PDF files automatically. Instructions for doing this follow for two of the most popular browsers:

Netscape Navigator (4.x and above for Win95, 98 and 2000)

• Pull down Options, General Preferences, tab on Helpers.
• Check if it is already listed, look for application/pdf on the left side. If not, click on Create New Type. For Mimetype, put: application, for Mime SubType, put: pdf and click OK.
• Make sure application/pdf is highlighted in the list of File types. If Extensions is blank, type in pdffor File Extension.
• The default Action is Ask User. Change to Launch the Application. This makes the browser automatically view pdf files from the web.
• Click the browse button to find the executable file on your local machine, and enter the path in the text box, for example C:\Acroread\Acroread.exe
• Click OK to save changes.

Internet Explorer (4.x and above for Win95, 98 and 2000)

• Pull down menu View, go to Options.
• Tab to Programs.
• Under Viewers, click on File Types.
• There is a list of "Registered file types." (alphabetical order)
• Look for portable document format.
• If not there already:, click on New Type.
• Click on Change Icon and browse to find the Acroread icon file. (For example, C:\Acroread\)
• Fill in Description of type: Portable Document Format
• Fill in Associated extension (MIME): pdf
• Fill in Content_Type: application/pdf
• Then, click on Actions: New
• Under Action, type: open example, C:\Acroread\acroread.exe)
• Default Extension should be filled in as .pdf.
• Click on OK a number of times for all the open dialog boxes, but look for the Set Default button and click on that before closing all the way.

4.Why is Pyramid using PDF format online documentation?
Pyramid has chosen portable document format for distribution of its documentation over the World Wide Web. There are many advantages to this choice. PDF files are compressed, using less space for online storage. PDF files are automatically paginated for easy online browsing. Viewing quality is excellent, and images can be easily magnified. PDF readers are widely and freely available and used on the World Wide Web already. In addition, many other corporations and government agencies now use PDF as their standard distribution format.