Instructions for Accessing Acrobat Documents from the WWW Page

For four different computing environments, I list the steps to access a WWW page, download an Acrobat file, and then view or print that file. The four environments - a PC with Windows, a Mac, a UNIX VT100 terminal, and a UNIX graphics terminal - can all be found at USITE or other campus computing centers. I try to update these instructions as I learn new tricks and/or the University computer centers update their equipment and software. and are marked .


A PC with Windows

A. Access a WWW Browser

  1. Start Windows on a USITE PC (similar instructions probably apply to other campus PC's that are connected to the University network).
  2. Open the Netscape folder (which can be found in the Program Manager).
  3. Double click on the Netscape icon in the Netscape folder to start Netscape.
    NOTE: On the new USITE Windows NT machines, just click on the "Internet Explorer" icon.

B. Access the Casey Mulligan WWW Page

  1. Click on the "Open" icon or choose File/Open Location.
  2. Enter my WWW address:
    http://www.spc.uchicago.edu/users/cbm4/
    There are also other (easier) ways to access my WWW page: (a) save my address on your "hot list" or list of "favorites", (b) Do a Net Search (eg., Alta Vista) for "Mulligan Economics", (c) from the UofC home page, choose Academic Units/Social Sc./Economics/Faculty.
  3. Locate the Economics Class Materials using the left-hand menu frame. You will need to enter the course userid and password at this point (if you are browsing on campus, click here to learn the passwords).

C. Download the desired file(s) to your PC's hard disk and view/print.

  1. On the www page, click on the desired Acrobat file. Netscape may be linked with the Adobe Acrobat viewer which will allow you to immediately view the file. If not, Netscape will give you the option to save to disk. Choose that option.
  2. Choose a file name. Remember the name and location!
  3. Open Adobe Acrobat Reader.
    If the PC does not have the Reader, or you are unable to view the file with an older version of the Reader, see my instructions on obtaining the latest version
  4. From the File menu, Open the pdf file you saved to the hard disk.

A Mac

A. Access a WWW Browser

  1. Open the Netscape folder (which can be found in the Communications folder of the Mac HD).
  2. Double click on the Netscape icon in the Netscape folder to start Netscape.

B. Access the Casey Mulligan WWW Page

  1. Click on the "Open" icon or choose File/Open Location.
  2. Enter my WWW address:
    http://www.spc.uchicago.edu/users/cbm4/
    There are also other (easier) ways to access my WWW page: (a) save my address on your "hot list" or list of "favorites", (b) Do a Net Search (eg., Alta Vista) for "Mulligan Economics", (c) from the UofC home page, choose Academic Units/Social Sc./Economics/Faculty.
  3. Locate the Economics Class Materials using the left-hand menu frame. You will need to enter the course userid and password at this point (if you are browsing on campus, click here to learn the passwords).

C. Open the Adobe Acrobat reader.

(this step is optional on some Macs)
  1. Locate the utilities folder.
  2. Double-click on the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  3. If the Mac does not have the Reader, or you are unable to view the file with an older version of the Reader, see my instructions on obtaining the latest version

D. Download the desired file(s) to your Mac's hard disk and view/print.

  1. On the www page, click on the desired Acrobat file. The file should open in the Acrobat Reader.
  2. To print, choose print from the File menu.
  3. If the file did not open in the Acrobat reader, try:
    1. On the www page, click on the desired Acrobat file. Netscape will give you the option to save to disk. Choose that option (if available, click on the "desktop" button before saving so that you are sure that the file is saved to the desktop).
      NOTE: If you are not given an option to save the file, go back to the www page and CLICK AND HOLD on the link to the PDF file. A menu will appear the allows you to save to a file.
    2. Choose a file name. The file should appear on your Mac's "desktop."
    3. To view/print, double click on the PDF file's icon. If the Mac does not have the Reader, or you are unable to view the file with an older version of the Reader, see my instructions on obtaining the latest version

A UNIX Machine with a VT100 or similar Terminal

A. Access a WWW Browser and the Casey Mulligan WWW Page

  1. Logon to a UNIX machine with a VT100 terminal (eg., at SSPPCC or from your home via telnet or over a modem). You must have an account on the UNIX machine and that machine must have the lynx browser software. "quads" and "ellis" are two examples.
  2. At the UNIX prompt, type:
    lynx http://www.spc.uchicago.edu/users/cbm4/
  3. Locate the Economics Class Materials using the left-hand menu frame. You will need to enter the course userid and password at this point (if you are browsing on campus, click here to learn the passwords).

B. Download the desired file(s) to your account and print.

NOTE: Before attempting this step, please ask you system administrator whether Acrobat files can be printed from the UNIX prompt.
  1. Arrow to the desired file and press enter. When prompted, choose the "download" and "Save to Disk" options.
  2. Choose a file name. Remember the name.
  3. At the UNIX prompt, type:
    lpr -Pprinterid filename
    Where filename is the name of the file that you saved in step (ii). printerid is the name of the printer where you want to print (USITE printer names are posted on or near the printer). For example, to print the file E231syll.ps to the printer named "uslw1":
    lpr -Puslw1 E231syll.ps

A UNIX Machine with a Graphics Terminal

A. Access a WWW Browser

  1. Login to a USITE UNIX machine with a graphics terminal (many of them are labeled "Silicon Graphics"). Use your quads or ellis login and password.
  2. Choose Apps/network/Netscape 2.02

B. Access the Casey Mulligan WWW Page

  1. Choose File/Open Location.
  2. Enter my WWW address:
    http://www.spc.uchicago.edu/users/cbm4/
    There are also other (easier) ways to access my WWW page: (a) save my address on your "hot list" or list of "favorites", (b) Do a Net Search (eg., Alta Vista) for "Mulligan Economics", (c) from the UofC home page, choose Academic Units/Social Sc./Economics/Faculty.
  3. Locate the Economics Class Materials using the left-hand menu frame. You will need to enter the course userid and password at this point (if you are browsing on campus, click here to learn the passwords).

C. Download the desired file(s) and print or view.

  1. Click on the desired Acrobat file. Netscape will display the file in a viewer. The viewer may issue a message that the font has been changed, but that's OK.

above material © copyright 1996-8 by Casey B. Mulligan.

How to Obtain Adobe Acrobat Reader

You can download the free Acrobat Reader software from Adobe’s website, along with instructions for installing the software on your computer. Before you download the software, read these downloading and installation tips:

Download Acrobat Reader From Adobe's Website

If you already have Acrobat Reader but are having trouble opening or downloading PDF files, you may be using an earlier version of the software.