Help: Acrobat

NEW: Preprints diagrams now available from EFDA-JET Figures Database

6 April 2004

All figures in EFDA-JET Preprint Acrobat PDF files from year 2000 onwards now contain weblinks to the original diagrams held in our Figures Database at http://figures.jet.efda.org.

This new facility provides you with the opportunity to download the original artwork for JET diagrams in Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) format.

When viewing a JET PDF file in Adobe Acrobat, click on figures to download the respective EPS file from the Figures Database.

Problems with the PDF weblinks are occasionally experienced with certain computer configurations. But you can see a "tooltip" box confirming the web address of each diagram's EPS file by hovering your mouse over it in the PDF file, then use this address in your web browser. Alternatively, you can go to http://figures.jet.efda.org and search for the filename shown in the tooltip.

On this page, you can find out more:

• What is Acrobat?
• How to get Acrobat Reader FREE
• How to display Acrobat files automatically
• How to use the Acrobat Reader with ejournal articles

What is Acrobat?
The Acrobat system is designed to bring electronic documents to a wide range of users. It has been developed by the Adobe Corporation. Acrobat's cross-platform documents are known as Portable Document Format (PDF) files. The free Acrobat Reader software enables Windows, DOS, Macintosh and Sun UNIX users to view, navigate through, and print any PDF document. Articles in Acrobat format can be viewed or printed to give a page almost identical to that found in a print journal.

More information on Acrobat is available at Adobe's World Wide Web server.

How to get Acrobat Reader FREE
Adobe distribute the Acrobat Reader FREE. You can download Acrobat Reader for Windows, DOS, Macintosh and a range of UNIX platforms from Adobe's server. Comprehensive installation information is provided.

Alternatively you can also download the following versions of the Acrobat Reader from this site. Macintosh (5.1Mb),Windows 3.1 (3.9Mb), Windows 95, NT 3.51 and 4.0 (4.0Mb). For other platforms go to the Adobe Acrobat Reader home page.

How to display Acrobat files automatically
You can configure most World Wide Web browsers to automatically display any Acrobat document downloaded. Refer to the documentation for your World Wide Web browser for information on associating the Acrobat Reader ('Acrobat Reader' for Macintosh, 'acroread.exe' for Windows) as a 'Viewer' or 'Helper Application'. (You should associate the Acrobat Reader with the MIME type: 'application' and the extension: '.pdf'). Alternatively, information on configuring WWW browsers for use with the Acrobat Reader is available from Adobe's World Wide Web server.

Due to the large variety of browsers in use, JET cannot offer technical support on how to configure your browser.

How to use the Acrobat Reader with JET Preprints and Reports
All articles in JET Preprints and Reports are available in Acrobat format. You will find an Acrobat icon underneath each abstract. Click on the Acrobat icon:

Comprehensive information on how to use your Acrobat Reader is provided by the Acrobat online help system, accessible from the 'Help' menu, but you may find the following hints useful:

• The JET Preprints, Reports and Conference papers in Acrobat format are provided with 'thumbnails' included. Select 'Thumbnails and Page' from the 'View' menu (or click the 'View thumbnails' button) to display the appropriate views of each page as an aid to navigation within the document.

• We recommend selecting 'Fit Visible' from the 'View' menu to provide the best page display.

• Adobe Acrobat articles are generally between 8KB and 6.4MB. Files of this size can take a few minutes to download, especially if you are on a slow or busy network.

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