Louann, Your problem isn't that you are getting older. I think it's the software. Adobe Acrobat is the software that creates PDF files and Adobe charges money for it. Most of us only have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which comes free on the internet and with many software packages. But Acrobat Reader is not the same as Acrobat. From my observation, Acrobat Reader does not normally let you save a PDF file, even when you see it on the screen. There may be different versions. I have been able to save a PDF file open in Netscape on the internet to my hard drive. But when I open it from my hard drive in Acrobat Reader, there is no save option and no diskette on the toolbar that Robert mentions below. Adobe would like us to buy Acrobat, or subscribe to the feature Robert mentions. This is how software companies make their money. For information, Family Tree Maker's latest Version 10 advertises that it allows you to save genealogy charts as PDF files that can be easily read by others. That is a new feature and they have probably paid Adobe for the right to include that feature. There may be more complexities to this than I have figured out, but I am pretty sure your problem is from this issue. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Wilson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [MDCECIL] How to save adobe documents > To save a PDF documnent, open it with Adobe Acrobat. In the Acrobat tool > bar near the left end is a picture of a diskette, which is the save command. > Click it and save the resulting PDF file wherever you like. As I said, this file > will always open with the Acrobat, and you can print the pages at your leisure. > But, as I thought when I answered this before you might be talking about > saving files in PDF. > > To save files in PDF, go to Tools and click on "Create Adobe PDF Online". > You'll find that to use this feature you must subscribe to a service that costs > $ 9.99/month. You can, however, get five free trial copies. Hope this helps. > > Bob Wilson > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 6:18 PM > Subject: Re: [MDCECIL] How to save adobe documents > > > : Im just wanting to know how to save a document in PDF format. what you sent > : sounds like it might work. but I haven't found the save in the upper left > : hand corner. > : > : Then again, Im getting older everyday. Thanks for the help. I'll look > : again. > : > : Louann > : > : > : ============================== > : To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > : http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > : > : > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 is exactly as I described it and Louann, I believe has already saved the file. Since I can't send an attachment on the list I am sending you a picture of the toolbar, so you'll know what you are looking for and copy of the file I saved. I'll be happy to send them to anyone else that is interested Robert (Bob) Wilson [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Siemon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 12:29 AM Subject: Re: [MDCECIL] How to save adobe documents : Louann, : Your problem isn't that you are getting older. I think it's the software. : Adobe Acrobat is the software that creates PDF files and Adobe charges money : for it. Most of us only have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which comes free on the : internet and with many software packages. : : But Acrobat Reader is not the same as Acrobat. From my observation, Acrobat : Reader does not normally let you save a PDF file, even when you see it on : the screen. There may be different versions. I have been able to save a : PDF file open in Netscape on the internet to my hard drive. But when I open : it from my hard drive in Acrobat Reader, there is no save option and no : diskette on the toolbar that Robert mentions below. Adobe would like us to : buy Acrobat, or subscribe to the feature Robert mentions. This is how : software companies make their money. : : For information, Family Tree Maker's latest Version 10 advertises that it : allows you to save genealogy charts as PDF files that can be easily read by : others. That is a new feature and they have probably paid Adobe for the : right to include that feature. : : There may be more complexities to this than I have figured out, but I am : pretty sure your problem is from this issue. : : John : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Robert Wilson" <[email protected]> : To: <[email protected]> : Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 7:13 PM : Subject: Re: [MDCECIL] How to save adobe documents : : : > To save a PDF documnent, open it with Adobe Acrobat. In the Acrobat tool : > bar near the left end is a picture of a diskette, which is the save : command. : > Click it and save the resulting PDF file wherever you like. As I said, : this file : > will always open with the Acrobat, and you can print the pages at your : leisure. : > But, as I thought when I answered this before you might be talking about : > saving files in PDF. : > : > To save files in PDF, go to Tools and click on "Create Adobe PDF Online". : > You'll find that to use this feature you must subscribe to a service that : costs : > $ 9.99/month. You can, however, get five free trial copies. Hope this : helps. : > : > Bob Wilson : > : > : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: <[email protected]> : > To: <[email protected]> : > Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 6:18 PM : > Subject: Re: [MDCECIL] How to save adobe documents : > : > : > : Im just wanting to know how to save a document in PDF format. what you : sent : > : sounds like it might work. but I haven't found the save in the upper : left : > : hand corner. : > : : > : Then again, Im getting older everyday. Thanks for the help. I'll look : > : again. : > : : > : Louann : > : : > : : > : ============================== : > : To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy : records, go to: : > : http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 : > : : > : : > : > : > ============================== : > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, : go to: : > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 : > : > : : : ============================== : To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: : http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 : :