How To Use This Guidebook

Layout of the page

As depicted in the following illustration, the page is organized into three main areas: the page banner and top navigational bar, the left navigational bar and the content area.

A screenshot of the Firearms Importation Guidebook.

Page Banner and Top Navigational Bar

The Page Banner identifies the guidebook. The top navigational bar is comprised of functional utilities that facilitate navigation within the pages of the guidebook, and allows the user to print the guidebook by section or as a whole document.

  • Previous Page linkSelect this link to return to the previous page. This link is disabled if the previous page is not available.
  • Download Section linkSelect this link to print the whole section that pertains to the current page. The system will display the PDF file and allow the user to print the PDF document to the selected local printer.
  • Download Guide linkSelect this icon to print the entire guidebook. The system will display the PDF file and allow the user to print the PDF document to the selected local printer.
  • Next Page linkSelect this link to navigate to the page that follows the current page. This link is disabled if the next page is not available.

Left Navigational Bar

The left navigational bar itemizes the primary and secondary subjects of the guidebook and allows the user to navigate directly to a subject area.

  • Select a link on the left navigational bar to navigate to that page.
  • Many sections have associated secondary subjects. The secondary menu links may be selected by mousing over or using the keyboard to navigate to the primary item.

Content Area

The content area presents information pertaining to the selected page. When appropriate, the scroll bar will appear on the right side of the browser window to allow the user to scroll through the content.