Jan 2, 2010

The PDF files: Ideal for E- learning

The author: Professor Yasser Metwally

http://yassermetwally.com


INTRODUCTION

January 2, 2010 — The PDF file format is a common Internet file format (PDF stands for Portable Document Format). It’s used for electronic distribution and E-learning because it faithfully preserves the look and feel of the original document complete with fonts, colors, images, and layout. it is used very frequently in www.yassermetwally.com for the purpose of case studies, original articles publication and others. It also can be used across many different types of computers and browsers and operating systems. It is commonly used for government publications, leaflets and forms. (Download Adobe reader)

There are two ways to read an online PDF file.

Read the PDF file online (You must have Adobe acrobat reader preinstalled in your system to be able to read the PDF file online)

  1. Left click on the PDF link, look at the status bar, wait for the PDF file to get downloaded. The download time depends upon the size of the PDF file and the speed of your Internet connection.
  2. The PDF file must be downloaded first and then opened by your default PDF reader (like the Adobe acrobat reader for example).
  3. After being downloaded the PDF file might be opened in the same browser window or in a different window depending upon the way you configured your PDF reader (like the Adobe acrobat reader for example).
  4. Following being downloaded and opened by your default PDF reader (like the Adobe acrobat reader for example), the PDF file can be saved to your hard drive by choosing save from the file menu of acrobat reader.

Download the PDF file first to your hard drive, then read it offline

  1. Right click on the PDF link, select ’save’ target as’ from the pop-up menu to download the PDF file to your hard disk.
  2. Browse to the directory where you want to save the file
  3. Select ‘Save’
  4. Navigate to where you have saved the file and double-click to open.

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