 Hints
for Downloading and Printing LifeRing Brochures
You are welcome to download the
LifeRing brochures and make as many copies as you need to
help spread the word about LifeRing.
All the brochures are in PDF
format. Here are some hints that you may find useful.
What are PDF files?
PDF stands for "Portable Document
Format." To read these files, you need Adobe Reader Version
6.0 or better. Adobe Reader is a free utility program that works inside your
browser. You can use Adobe Reader to view the document, to
fill in fields, save it to your disk, and
print the document on your printer.
How can I get Adobe Reader?
You may already have Adobe Reader Version 6.0 or
better installed on
your computer. It comes pre-installed on many newer
machines. If you already have it installed, Adobe Reader will spring into action
automatically from within your browser whenever it is needed. You
do not need to make any special entries or adjustments.
If your machine goes into "File Download"
mode (a dialog box asks whether you want to save the document to disk) it
means you don't have Adobe Reader installed on your machine.
Download
Adobe Reader then try again. When you download Adobe Reader,
it installs and configures itself with your browser
automatically. Adobe Reader is free.
Many of the PDF files on this website require Adobe
Reader Version 6.0 or better. If you experience difficulty
opening, printing, or filling in fields (where provided) on PDF files,
upgrade to Adobe Reader 6.0. Printing
LifeRing Brochures and Flyers from a PDF File
All of the LifeRing brochures are available
for download as PDF files. If you want, you can print them and
fold them yourself, instead of buying them ready-made from LifeRing
Press. You can also download flyers, directional signs, door
signs, and other useful print items. For a successful printing
project, make sure your printer is installed and turned on, and please
observe the following points:
- Open the PDF files in Adobe Reader Version
6.0 or above. The brochures may not print correctly, and
the fill-in fields may not work at all, if you use an earlier version.
You do not need Adobe Acrobat, the larger program that creates PDF
files; the files are designed to be viewed and printed in Adobe
Reader.
- When you get ready to print using Adobe Reader
6.0, go to the File menu and select Print. On the Print dialog
box that opens up, be sure to select "Page Scaling: None."
Otherwise your brochure may print with extra margins and then it will not fold
correctly.
- In the Print dialog box, look at the thumbnail
image of your page. If it doesn't look right, click in the "Auto
Rotate and Center" checkbox.
- You should not have to change any of the
"Advanced" printing features.
- Run a test copy. Do the fonts
on the paper look the same as the fonts on your screen? Does
text in boxes fit into the boxes? Are the margins correct?
If you are using Adobe Reader 6.0 and you experience problems with
fonts, margins, text overprinting boundaries or overprinting other
text, contact LifeRing Press.
- If you have filled in a fill-in field, you can
print the document with the contents of the field, but you probably cannot save
the document with the field contents. You may want to print a
master document that you can feed into a copy machine when you need
more copies.
- It is helpful if you print your
brochures on the same color stock as the brochures printed by LifeRing
Press. Look at the catalog page for
the colors. Otherwise readers may get needlessly confused.
Can
I edit PDF files?
You cannot edit Adobe Reader documents.
You can enter information into the fill-in fields, if provided.
Can I copy text and graphics out of a PDF file
and use them in other programs?
Yes. You can easily copy graphics and text from
a PDF file and paste them into your own editing program to
create customized original documents. To copy text, click on the
"text select" tool on the Reader tool bar. Then
simply mark the text you want with
your mouse and use the standard copy and paste commands to transfer the
text to your editing program.
To copy images, click on the text
select tool and hold the mouse button down. A small menu will
appear, containing an image select tool. Click on that, and
proceed to select, copy and paste in the usual fashion.
What if I have trouble installing the
Reader?
Adobe Reader 6.0 requires a version 5.0 browser or
above. Both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator
work smoothly with Adobe Reader. You should have your browser
installed and running before you download Adobe Reader for the first
time. Adobe
Reader is normally a rock-steady, trouble-free program. It is used in millions
of installations to distribute scientific, government, academic, and
business documents over the Web. If you experience technical
difficulty with it, try a fresh installation. If all else fails,
go to www.adobe.com for technical
assistance.
How can I create my own PDF files?
The free
Adobe Reader cannot be used to create (write) files in PDF format. Adobe sells a separate program, Adobe Acrobat, that
creates files for the Reader. Your favorite software vendor
will sell you a copy. If you buy it online, you can help unhooked.com by making your purchase via an unhooked.com affiliate;
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