Portable document software takes the original file, including images, graphics, tables and rich text (text that is bolded, underlined, italicized, and displayed with multiple font sizes and appearances) and converts it from the original application to a specially coded file. The particular type of PDS we use is Adobe (tm) Acrobat (tm). Acrobat's specially coded file format is called Portable Document Format (PDF). The PDF file contains all the information needed to display the original file just as originally created, complete with all nuances of the original document. The fidelity of the PDF file to the original file is remarkable. As well the PDF format is a cross-platform format - PDF files can be viewed on all major computing platforms - DOS, Windows, UNIX and Macintosh operating systems.

To view a PDF file, a reader program (appropriate for your operating system) must be installed on your machine to display, print, and navigate through the Portable Document Format file. Operating system specific versions of the Adobe* Acrobat* reader are available for downloading at no cost from the Adobe Acrobat Web Site

* Adobe, Acrobat, and Adobe Type Manager are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. (c) Copyright 1994 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.