It has become common
practice for Web content providers to put up Acrobat documents
as reference since it allows better page layouts and formats,
especially for long documents with chapters, sections or graphics.
However, Acrobat documents are version dependent. We have
been alerted by the Help Desk about users having difficulties
in viewing them on the Web. Below is a description of some
of the causes and our recommendations for best viewing these
documents.
Install the latest version - the Acrobat Reader is
a freeware and the latest version (5.05) can be obtained from
the Intranet menu under "Software Tools and Utilities".
Older versions (e.g. version 4.x) will have compatibility
problems with documents prepared by more advanced versions
of Acrobat Writer.
Install Chinese Support for Acrobat - to read Chinese
text in Acrobat documents, please install both the Simplified
and the Traditional Chinese support. Both options are also
available under the "Software Tools and Utilities"
menu on the Intranet. Please note that you need to install
Acrobat Reader version 5 first before you can install them.
Printing Acrobat Documents - Acrobat Reader version
5 has resolved all known printing problems of all previous
versions. If you want to print Acrobat Documents within a
browser, do not use the "Print" option in the browser
but use the "Print" button provided by the Acrobat
browser plug-in instead.
Should you require
further assistance, please contact the CSC Help Desk at ext.
7658.