Opening & downloading pdf's to your computer

When using Internet Explorer as your browser -

With your mouse, RIGHT click on the link to the document you want to save.
In the drop down menu choose "Save Target As.."
In the "Save As" window choose the location on your hard drive where you want to save the document and click on the SAVE button. The file will be downloaded at the location you have specified.
Open your Acrobat Reader application and open the document you have downloaded.

When using Netscape as your browser -

With your mouse, SHIFT + click (left mouse click) on the link to the document you want to save.
In the "Save As" window choose the location on your hard drive where you want to save the document too and click on the SAVE button. The file will be downloaded at the location you have specified.
Open your Acrobat Reader application and open the document you have downloaded.

Access Speed

This site uses byteserving to ensure the speedier downloading of PDF documents. Please read the following text to find out if your browser is configured to handle it.

Does your browser support byteserving?

The browsers that most reliably support byteserving are Netscape Navigator 3.x and later and Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x and later (Windows only). These browsers are available as free downloads. To download them or get more information, go to the following sites:

Web Servers

When troubleshooting byteserve issues, first check your system and browser configuration. Answer three questions:

- Does your browser support byteserving?

- Is Acrobat set up as a plug-in?

- Are the web browser plug-ins or ActiveX controls installed in the correct locations?

If the answer to all three is "yes," then your system and browser are properly configured, and any problem with byteserving is likely due to another issue, such as whether the PDF files have been optimized for byteserving or whether the Web browser supports byteserving.

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References

How to conduct & present historical research

People as historical sources - interveiwing members of the community

Oral history - an educational tool for educators and learners

Using the Internet