============================================================================= Adobe Acrobat Reader v. 3.01 for Macintosh Updated: 12 June, 1997 Read Me Notes ============================================================================= This Read Me file contains information on changes in Acrobat Reader for Macintosh between version 3.0 and version 3.01. Additional information about Acrobat Reader can be found in the file "ReadMe-Reader". For full instructions on using the Acrobat Reader please see the Acrobat Reader 3.0 Online Guide, which can be found in the file READER.PDF in the Help folder (which is within the same folder as the Acrobat Reader). When using Acrobat Reader, selecting the Help > Reader Online Guide menu will open READER.PDF automatically. (Note: the Help menu is the second menu from the right and is indicated by a Question mark icon.) ============================================================================= Table of Contents This document contains the following sections: Viewing PDF within Web Browsers Other Known Issues Adobe Acrobat Reader - Platforms, Availability, and Redistribution Technical Support ============================================================================= Viewing PDF within Web Browsers Netscape Communicator - PDF files can be viewed in the Netscape Navigator 4.0 component of Netscape Communicator 4.0. The following tools have been added to the Acrobat Toolbar displayed when viewing PDF files inside the Netscape Navigator window: - A "copy" tool, which appears to the left of the "hand" tool; its icon shows two pages (a page and its copy) - A "select text" tool, which appears to the right of the "zoom out" (magnifying glass minus) tool; its icon shows the letters "abc" in a selection box - A "find" tool, which appears to the right of the "fit width" tool; its icon is a pair of binoculars - A "find again" tool, which appears to the right of the "find" tool; its icon is a small pair of binoculars under a curved arrow When viewing PDF documents within a browser window... To copy text (for pasting elsewhere): - click on the "select text" tool - select the desired text - click on the "copy" tool - when you are done selecting text, click on the "hand" button to return to browsing To find a text string - click on the "find" tool - enter the desired text in the Find dialog - click on the Find dialog's "Find" button or - click on the "find again" tool to find another occurrence of the text Note: Finding text may take a while if the PDF file must be retrieved from the Web server. During the find operation the Find dialog's "Cancel" button will not function. The find operation can be stopped using command-period or the escape key. Select, Copy, Find, and Find Again must be done using the tools on the Acrobat toolbar. The "Copy", "Select All", and "Find..." menu items on your browser's "Edit" menu will not invoke the corresponding command on PDF documents. ============================================================================= Other Known Issues Blank Pages in Web Browsers - Some pages of PDF files may appear blank when viewed within Web browsers. This may occur if the PDF file is being served from an early versions of some Web servers (such as the Microsoft Internet Information Server version 2.0). Users can view such PDF files by saving a copy locally. Webmasters may need to update their server to the latest version (for more information see http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/byteserve.html ). Documentation Errata - On page 7 of the Acrobat Reader 3.0 Online Guide (READER.PDF) in the "Opening PDF documents" section it says "The document author can set PDF documents to be opened in full- screen mode, without a toolbar, menu bar, or window controls. ...To override all the authorŐs document-opening settings, press Control+ Shift (Windows and UNIX) or Option+ Shift (Macintosh) when opening the file." This capability to override all the authorŐs document-opening settings is available in Acrobat Exchange but is NOT available in Acrobat Reader. Launching external applications / Security - PDF files may contain instructions to launch an external application or to open a non-PDF file. To enhance the security of PDF files , in Acrobat Reader and Exchange version 3.01 will prompt users with an alert before launching an external application, an executable file or a command. The alert will say: "Acrobat is about to launch this application: " [Application] "Allow this action (OK) or all actions to all applications (all)?" followed by three buttons, "OK", "Cancel", and "All". - Choosing "OK" will allow only this instance of this action. - Choosing "Cancel" will prevent this instance of this action. - Choosing "All" will allow all instances of all actions, thus disabling the alert until Acrobat is exited and restarted. GXGraphics extension and Printing - If the GXGraphics extension is on, Type 1 fonts will not print using LaserWriter 8.4.x unless the font is installed in the System's Fonts folder. [211792] Movie / Netscape Navigator - If you try to play a movie in a floating window from a PDF file within Netscape, you'll hear the audio and when the movie is done playing, the rectangle where the video should have been playing will turn white. [198949] System Requirements - Acrobat 3.0 did not run on Macintosh System 7.0 or System 7.0.1. Acrobat v. 3.01 should run on Macintosh System 7.0 or later. ============================================================================= Adobe Acrobat Reader - Platforms, Availability, and Redistribution Versions of the Acrobat Reader and Acrobat Reader with Search are available for 16-bit Windows (Windows 3.1), 32-bit Windows (Windows 95, NT 3.51, and NT 4.0), Macintosh, Sun Solaris, SunOS, HP-UX, IBM AIX, and SGI IRIX. In addition, versions of the Acrobat Reader are now also available for Linux, Digital Unix, and OS/2. Installers for all of these versions are available from Adobe's Web Site at http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html. They are also included on the Acrobat Reader CD-ROM which can be purchased inexpensively in quantities of 1, 10,or 100; for ordering information see http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/cdrom.html. For information on redistributing the Acrobat Reader installers see http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/distribute.html. ============================================================================= Technical Support The following technical support options are available for Adobe Acrobat Reader: A. Visit the Adobe World Wide Web site at http://www.adobe.com/. The Adobe Customer Support Databases can be searched at http://www.adobe.com/supportservice/custsupport/database.html . B. E-mail techdocs@adobe.com to obtain an index of technical solutions available via e-mail. Enter "250099" as the subject of your e-mail to obtain the index of Acrobat documents. C. Call Adobe's FaxYI faxback system at 206-628-5737 (in North America) or +44 131 458 3022 (in Europe) and request document number 250099 for an index of technical solutions available via fax. D. Visit Adobe's online forums on America Online (keyword ADOBE) or CompuServe (GO ADOBESYS). Online volunteers and forum managers offer assistance on Adobe products when issues are posted on the message boards. E. If you reside in the United States or Canada, contact Adobe Acrobat Technical Support between 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. You can either call the (206) number and purchase an Adobe Service Credit for $25, or call Adobe's Pay-For-Support (900) number. When you call the 900 number, after the first three minutes, $2.00 per minute will be charged to your phone bill. Acrobat Technical Support for Macintosh 206-628-2745 (or) 900-555-3300 Acrobat Technical Support for Windows 206-628-2746 (or) 900-555-2200 Acrobat Technical Support for OS/2 206-628-2746 (or) 900-555-2200 Acrobat Technical Support for UNIX 206-628-3950 (or) 900-555-4400 ============================================================================= Adobe, Acrobat, and Acrobat Exchange are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. America Online is a service mark of America Online, Inc. Macintosh and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe. Digital is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation. HP is a registered trademark and HP-UX is a trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company. IBM, AIX, and OS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks and Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Netscape, Netscape Communicator, and Netscape Navigator are trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation. IRIX is a trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc. Solaris is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc., which has not tested or approved this product. Sun and SunOS are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd. © 1997 Adobe Systems Incorporated. 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