This site makes use of PDF (Printable Document File) forms to facilitate your application process. If you need help with these files please click here.

Animal Care Services
Office: H1848
acs@mun.ca
(709) 777-6620 or 6621
Fax: (709) 777-8468

About Adobe Acrobat

• PDF stands for Portable Document Format.
  
• It's a distribution format developed by Adobe to allow electronic information to be transferred between various types of computers.
• The software which allows this transfer is called Acrobat. In order to view and print a PDF file you will first need to download and install a copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• You can obtain Acrobat Reader by clicking here and filling out a simple three step form.
  

Filling out PDF forms

• After clicking on a link which requires Adobe Acrobat form one of three events will occur:

  
  1.  Your browser (ie: Internet Explorer, or Netscape Navigator) will open the PDF form for you.
  2.  An external Adobe window will open the PDF form for you.
  3.  In the case where Adobe Acrobat is not installed on your system you will be prompted with the options to either open or save the file. Those using Internet Explorer will see a window displaying the options "Open this file from it's current location", or "Save this file to disk". Netscape Navigator users will be given the options "More info", "Pick App...", or "Save File". In either case you may chose to save the file, however in order to view the file you will first need to download and install a copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

  
  
• When filling out acrobat forms select the hand tool from the Adobe Acrobat toolbar and simply place the mouse over the area you wish to input text (you may only insert text where the handtool disappears).
• Click the left mouse button once and a flashing curser will appear. At this point you should be able to enter text into the form.
• You can repeat this process for the entire document or simply "tab" to the next field by hitting the Tab button on your keyboard. Note that hitting Shift and Tab simultaneoulsy will send the curser to the previous field.
• Upon completion of the form you can print the document (select print from the file menu located at the top left corner of your window) and submit it to the appropriate location.

Issues with Acrobat Reader and Internet Explorer

If you are having problems when viewing or editing the PDF file in your web browser (such as the computer freezing) then please follow the these instructions to save the file to your computer's hard drive. By doing this you will not be opening the file using a brower plug-in/helper application but rather in Adobe Acrobat Reader itself. By doing this you can also save the changes you make to the file and open it at a later date. (Note: this assumes you have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer - if not please download it from the Adobe web site)

If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer use your mouse to right-click on the link for the PDF file. You will be given a number of options. You must left-click on Save Target As... in order to save the file to your computer's hard drive. Once you click on this option you will be asked where on your computer you would like to save the file. Save the file in a location where you can easily find it later. Once the file has been saved you can open that file (from the location you specified) in Adobe Acrobat Reader by double clicking on it.

If you are using Netscape Navigator use your mouse to right-click on the link for the PDF file. You will be given a number of options. You must left-click on Save Link As... in order to save the file to your computer's hard drive. Once you click on this option you will be asked where on your computer you would like to save the file. Save the file in a location where you can easily find it later. Once the file has been saved you can open that file (from the location you specified) in Adobe Acrobat Reader by double clicking on it.

Any textual changes you make to the PDF can be saved to the file on your computer's hard drive.

If you are still having problems please contact us.