PDF help

PDF General info

Documents on the internet are frequently in portable document format (PDF) and most people have the software to read these already installed on the computer. If you don’t have it you can download it for free. It is called Adobe Reader and is totally free to you. However it is a large file and will be a long download if you have a slow connection. Be sure you get the free Adobe Reader since there are other options on the download page. The Adobe page will open in a new window if you click here for the ADOBE site.

Foxit Reader is a good alternative PDF reader. I used it when my old computer wouldn’t run ADOBE. It is also a free download and a fraction of the size of Adobe Reader (and faster PC magazine says). If you’d like to try it, visit Foxit Software.

Re-sizing the document

One of the nice things about the pdf reader is the user has an easy way to change the size of the print. There is a simple setting where you can change the size of the document as you are looking at it. On the residents and houses map, I find it easy to read numbers at 200% but then you only see a few houses. At 50% I see the whole village but the numbers are tiny.

Keep in mind that your reader may not be exactly the same as mine. In mine the size setting is about the middle of the bar directly above the document. There is a drop-down menu next to the percentage figure which allows you to change the size. You can also use the + and – figures near the percentage.

Or hold down the control key and tap + or – on your keyboard. See https://hersheysmill.org/help/print-size-adjustment/ if you need a bit more details on this.