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Adobe PDF Format
In order to serve you better, the Kootenai and Idaho Panhandle National
Forests use PDF technology. We mark PDF files in our site with this
icon:
The PDF file format allows us to save offical documents, announcements,
maps and brochures into one common format that is downloadable by anyone.
This format can be viewed within your browser, or for best results,
printed out on your home printer. Any printout that you make using our
PDF files will look exactly like our originals! It's like we mailed
you the documents directly, except that you didn't have to wait for
our delays and the mail! You can save the PDF file to your computer
for later viewing, and you can print as many copies as you want.
If you are unfamiliar with Adobe Acrobat Reader, read the short tutorial
(or print it off for reference) before viewing files that are pdf format.
The help file will open in a new window.
PDF does have one requirement: viewer/plug-in software. This software
allows your browser to be able to "understand" PDF; without it your
browser wouldn't know PDF from Smokey the Bear!
That brings us to another reason for using PDF: the viewer/plug-in software
is FREE, and may even be on your computer already! Adobe Acrobat Reader
3.0 will run on even older Windows machines, while the most recent version
(5.0) offers full flexibility and power on modern computers. Be sure
and download
the newest version of the software. You can also use the more accessible
download page for the newest Acrobat Reader.