How to View and Print pdf Files
Some of the files you will find on these web pages contain mathematics notation that has been saved in pdf format in order to overcome the limitations of html for displaying mathematics. If you cannot view or print these files when you click on them you have two options.
- If you are a student at the University of Scranton, go to the mathematics computer lab in St. Thomas Hall 161. The lab is configured to automatically display and print pdf files when you click on them.
If you would rather view and print the files from your own personal computer, you can download and install the free pdf viewer, Adobe Acrobat Reader, from Adobe's web site. Follow the directions at their web site for installation. (Be sure to get version 3.01 or later.) Click on the yellow image below to go to Adobe's download site.
- On occasion I have encountered a pdf file/printer combination which doesn't print properly (it is usually missing the bottom halves of large mathematical symbols and brackets). If your printer dialog window or properties tab has a checkbox labeled "Print as image", checking this box will usually fix the problem (but it will take much longer to print).
