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Web Site Usage Tools
The following information was designed to provide helpful tips for using the Upstate Medicare Division (UMD) Web site.
Instructions for Downloading and Viewing a PDF
Posted June 9, 2005
To properly view a PDF file from the UMD Web site, we strongly recommended that you DOWNLOAD THE PDF TO YOUR COMPUTER FIRST, then open the PDF with Adobe® Reader®, RATHER THAN OPENING IT WITHIN YOUR WEB BROWSER. (If you don’t have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, you can download it free of charge from the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.)
It’s important that you follow these instructions when attempting to view a PDF from our Web site, otherwise, you may not be able view the PDF.
To download a PDF:
- RIGHT CLICK on the link for the PDF you wish to download. A menu will pop up on the screen. (Please do not left click on the link for the PDF you wish to view. If you left click on the PDF link, it is possible that the PDF will not display within your Web browser - you will see a blank page or you will receive an error message.)
- Choose “Save Link As...” or “Save Target As...”
- Choose the location on your computer where you would like to save the PDF. (Be sure to make a note of this location.)
- Click on “Save.”
To open the PDF you downloaded with the steps listed above:
Depending on your Web browser settings, there are two differnt ways to open the PDF you downloaded with the steps listed above.
Method 1
When the download process is complete, a "Download complete" window will pop up on the screen (see below). Click on "Open." This will launch your Adobe Acrobat software and open the PDF file you downloaded.
Method 2
- Open your Adobe Reader software.
- From the “File” menu (within the Acrobat software), choose “Open.”
- Find the location on your computer where you saved the PDF file. (This is the location from step #3 above.)
- Click “Open.”
Printing Our Online Bulletin
Posted June 9, 2005
There is a feature on our Web site that allows you to print the entire bulletin without having to print one topic/article at a time. To use this feature:
- Click on the Publications link.
- After accepting the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) License Agreement, click on “Read the latest bulletin.”
- Click on the BookServer print icon (see below), NOT the browser print icon, located at the top of the screen, next to the question mark icon.
 BookServer Print Icon
- To print the entire bulletin:
To print only selected topics/articles:
- Click on a topic/article. You can choose multiple topics/articles by holding down the control key (Ctrl) on the keyboard and clicking on the topics/articles that you would like to print.
- Click on “Selected topics” to print only the topics/articles you selected.
- After clicking the “All topics” or “Selected topics” button, the bulletin will be formatted into one file, which you will see in your browser window. (Please note that it may take a few seconds for the information to show up in your browser window.)
- Print the information by clicking the browser print button or by clicking on the “File” menu then choosing “Print.”
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