Help with Printing

Using Your Browser's "Print" function

To print full articles, you will get the best results by printing the version found by clicking on the "PDF" link, as described below.

To use this Print function, select Print under the File menu.

Tips for Using Adobe Reader

• To view the PDF version of an article, click on the [PDF] link. If Adobe Reader is present on your hard disk and if your browser is configured to open PDF files in Adobe Reader, you will retrieve a version of the article that looks very much like the article in print. Select Print under Acrobat's File menu to print this version.

• PDF files are very large and retrieving them may take several minutes. The speed depends primarily on the speed of your network connection, the volume of Internet traffic, and the speed of your own computer. You must display the PDF version in Adobe Reader before it can be printed.

• Because PDF files are large, you should close any open PDF documents before opening a new one to avoid memory limitations.

• Adobe Reader allows you to view and print articles but it does not allow you to save an article to your disk. To do this, point to [PDF]. Hold down your mouse button on your Mac until a new menu appears. If you use Windows, use the right button on your mouse to display the menu. Select Save this Link as.... Under Format, select Source. Type a name for the saved file and click Save.

Printing a figure or table graphic

Thumbnail Images:

A "thumbnail" -- a small version -- of each figure or equation appears in the text. In most cases, these thumbnails are sufficient to permit you to decide if you want to see the larger version(s).

Medium-Sized Images:

Clicking on a thumbnail opens a second window in your browser that displays a larger version of a table or figure, as well as the complete text of the figure's caption. You don't need any additional software to view this medium-size image.

Large, High-Resolution Images:

To view a high-resolution version of a figure, click on the medium-sized image or the link to "[View Larger Version of this Image]". Browsers can be used to view high-resolution images, but we recommend using a helper application instead, especially designed for viewing and printing graphics. Save the large image to your hard disk and open it with your preferred graphics software.

Obtaining and Configuring Adobe Reader

The [PDF] link in articles is a Portable Document Format file. This version can be viewed and printed using any program that can open and print PDF files. We suggest using the latest version of Adobe Reader. Adobe Reader allows you to view and print articles in PDF format.

1. Adobe Reader is available free from Adobe Reader download page. Follow the instructions on that page to download and install the software.

   After you have downloaded and installed the Adobe Reader software, you need to configure your browser to open PDF files with it:

2. Go to Preferences menu.

3. Click the New (or New Type) button in the Applications window. Enter the following information:

   Description	PDF
   MIME Type	application/pdf
   Suffixes, or Extension	pdf
   Application	Select your copy of Adobe Acrobat. (Select "Launch Application", if available)