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Accessing forms online
Adobe Acrobat Reader (free software available from
http://www.adobe.com)
must be integrated with your web browser to enable you to complete
any forms online. The editable versions of the forms have been
created with Adobe Acrobat 6, and have been tested with Acrobat
Reader 5.0. It is recommended to upgrade to Acrobat Reader 5.0,
making sure to uninstall any previous versions first. According
to Adobe, you may need to upgrade your browser version as well (at
least Netscape Navigator 4.0 (or later) or Internet Explorer 4.5 (or
later)). Occasionally users may have difficulty printing or even
opening complex forms online. If this occurs, please try saving the
form to your hard disk (select “Save As” or “Save Link As” by
clicking on the right-hand mouse button while hovering on the
hyperlink to the desired form) and then open and complete the form
locally using Adobe Acrobat.
Completing the form
Open the form using Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat. Acrobat
Reader will allow you to fill in and print out the form, but it is
not possible to save the completed form. Please note that you will
only be able to save the completed form if you use Adobe Acrobat
(which must be purchased).
Once the form is open, with the left-hand mouse button, click on the
field to be completed, and insert your text. Once the information has
been entered, click outside the field that has just been completed or
press “tab” to move to the next field. When completing check boxes
simply click in the box with the mouse and an “X” will appear. To
remove the “X” click in the box again.
Please be sure to verify that the full text is visible on the printed
sheet once the form has been completed. This is particularly
important where several lines of text have been filled in. Inserting
paragraph returns using the “enter” key may push the text out of the
available space, effectively causing it to disappear from the form.
To check whether the contents of a field are visible, simply press
“tab” or click outside the field. If the inserted text is not
visible, try deleting some of the paragraph returns or reinserting
the text.
Printing the form
Once the form is complete, click anywhere on the form, or press “tab”
to close the last field that was filled in. Go to “print” either in
the “file” menu or by selecting the print icon. Once the print
dialogue box is open, select the “fit to page” option. This ensures
that the page that you see on the screen will correspond to the page
printed by your printer. Failure to select this option may result in
part of the form not being printed.
Further information and help
If you need additional assistance completing the editable forms, you
may email us at
techsupport@stmarys-alexva.net. |
