Downloading the PDF Viewer

In order to view the WD Armstong catalog pages you will need to use PDF viewing software such as Adobe™ Acrobat Reader. Don't worry if you don't have a viewer--it's free, and the directions below explain how to download and configure it.

Before starting, be aware that:

• The file is about 300Kb. The time it takes to download this document can vary greatly depending on your computer and your Internet connection. For example, if you have a direct connection using T-1 cable, you may be able to download the document as fast as 5 seconds; with a 14.4Kb modem, it will take 3-5 minutes. If you don't have the Adobe™ Acrobat Reader configured, keep reading.

  NOTE: You may want to print this page for reference before proceeding.

  Downloading Acrobat Reader
  Adobe™ Acrobat Reader is provided free of charge and is necessary to view and print the catalog pages in PDF file format. Once downloaded and configured properly, the software will present the Catalog in an enjoyable format. Be sure you have at least 2.7MB of space available on your hard drive before downloading the PDF reader.

  The hypertext link in the next paragraph will temporarily take you from the Cashwell Appliance Parts Inc.Web Page to the Adobe™ Acrobat Reader homepage. Once there, scroll down until you see the Released Software heading under the Free Acrobat Reader Software. You will find a list of the Acrobat Reader software versions for Windows, DOS, Macintosh, Sun, and other computer operating systems. Choose the appropriate reader (e.g., Windows 3.1) for your computer system by clicking on it. This will take you to a second screen where you can choose either the language version, such as U.S. English, or a more specific version of the software for your exact machine or operating system. Make your selection and a dialog box will pop up asking where you want to save the compressed, self-extracting Acrobat Reader file named ACROREAD.EXE. You can put this in any subdirectory that you want to, but using your temporary directory (often labelled as "temp" on Windows machines) might be a logical place. Wherever you place it on your hard drive, write down the location you choose, as you'll need to return there shortly to install the program. After you've chosen the sudirectory to download to, click OK. The file will begin to transfer and may take several minutes. Once you have downloaded Acrobat Reader, return to this Web page by clicking on your browser BACK button TWO successive times.

  You are now ready to temporarily leave the Cashwell Appliance Parts Inc. and download Adobe™ Acrobat Reader. This may take several minutes or several tries if the Adobe™ fileserver is quite busy.

  Installing Acrobat Reader
  Once you have downloaded Acrobat Reader on your hard drive you will need to install the software before downloading the Catalog pages. There are two ways to do this in Windows. After you choose File Manager from the Main program group, you can double-click the ACROREAD.EXE file in the subdirectory you specified upon downloading. Alternatively, in Windows Program Manager you can choose Run from the File menu and enter the path--that is, the location (such as C:\temp\acroread.exe)--for this file. In DOS, simply type the filename ACROREAD.EXE from within the appropriate subdirectory. A dialog box will pop up asking you where you want to store the installed software. It suggests creating a new subdirectory called ACROREAD. Click OK and the self-extracting file will explode into numerous files and subdirectories needed to run the Acrobat Reader. You can then delete the self-extracting 1.6MB ACROREAD.EXE file from your temporary subdirectory to save disc space; however, be careful not to delete the 575KB ACROREAD.EXE file that runs the application from within the ACROREAD subdirectory.

  Configuring Acrobat Reader
  Once you have installed Acrobat Reader, you will need to configure it to work seamlessly with your web browser. You may want to turn off all applications other than your operating system and Internet browser software. This frees up RAM and reduces the chance of a fatal error when Acrobat Reader loads for the first time. When you click on the hypertext link below to download the lesson plan you will be asked to pick an application to display the PDF file in addition to downloading it. At this point enter the path of the Adobe™ Acrobat Reader sofware. If you followed the suggested installation procedure, you would enter the path C:\ACROREAD\ACROREAD.EXE and click OK. You may need to indicate that you want to associate all PDF files with the viewer software. This will enable you to download any other PDF documents you find on the World Wide Web and see them without interruption using the PDF viewing software.

  You are now ready to configure Acrobat Reader and view the catalog pages on your screen.