iPDF Blue Sheet

The iPDF format allows users to complete the form online and print it out regardless of their computer operating system (Windows, Macintosh, Unix, etc.). You can also attach the completed form to an e-mail. You need the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to use this form.

If you have never used an iPDF, please read the following instructions!

After opening the iPDF, immediately save the file to your hard drive. Adobe Acrobat Reader will not prompt you to save your work, so make sure you save your completed form before exiting or your work will be lost! If you are using Netscape you can save using File > Save As... from the Netscape menu. If you are using Internet Explorer, you will need to save using either the Adobe File >Save or the Save Icon, which is a picture of a little disk. The Adobe Save choices are located on the Adobe Toolbar directly above the top of the PDF document.

To enter information, click your mouse on a line within the form. The cursor will then blink, indicating the place to enter information. You can then use your tab key to advance through fields, and shift + tab keys to go back through fields

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Blue Sheet iPDF

Helpful Hints:

1. Depending on the way your web browser is configured and whether you are using Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer, clicking the link to download the Form may automatically launch the Adobe Acrobat Reader and open up the form, OR you may have to open the Adobe Acrobat Reader software first, select "Open" under the "File" menu, and then select the form.
   
   
2. You do not need to type an "X" into the check boxes on the form; simply clicking the mouse button onto the check box will cause an "X" to appear in the box automatically. Clicking again will cause the "X" to disappear from the check box.
   
   
3. If you have purchased and installed the full Adobe Acrobat software, you can take advantage of several additional features not included in the free, downloadable version of the Adobe Reader. One such feature is the "Save As" function. For your convenience, you may wish to save a copy of the form to use as a template or to send as an e-mail attachment. The "Save As" function is located under the "File" menu in Adobe Acrobat. The steps you must follow to take advantage of the "Save As" function differ depending on the way in which your web browser is configured to interact with the Adobe software. Here are several possibilities:
   
   (a) If your web browser automatically launches Adobe Acrobat and opens the document, simply choose "Save As" from under the "File" menu;
   
   (b) If your web browser automatically launches Adobe Acrobat and opens the document within Netscape, so that you see the Adobe toolbar and the document within the frame of your web browser, you will need to close the document and return to this page. Instead of "double-clicking" on the link to download the form, simply click on the link and hold down your right mouse button so that a pop-up menu appears. From that menu, select "Save This Link As." You will be given the opportunity to name the document and save it to a directory on your hard drive. Then you must open Adobe Acrobat independently of your web browser, select "Open" from under the "File" menu, and choose the document you have just saved. Once the document is open in Adobe Acrobat, you may select "Save As" from under the "File" menu.
   
   (c) If your web browser does not automatically launch Adobe Acrobat at all, you must save the document to your hard drive using the method described in (b) above, or by using the "Save" function under the "File" menu of your web browser. You must then open Adobe Acrobat independently of your browser and follow the steps described in (b) above to open your document and use the "Save As" function.
   
   The full version of Adobe Acrobat can be purchased at computer software retailers, including University Computers, for approximately $100.00.
   
   
4. Once you have entered information into a form field, you must move the cursor out of that form field (by using the tab key or by clicking on another part of the form) in order for that data to be registered by the form so that it will appear when the form is printed.
   
   
5. If you are using a Macintosh computer and you experience a "Postscript" error while trying to print, you should try selecting "Foreground" printing instead of "Background" printing in the Printer Dialog box. The Printer Dialog box is the box that appears after you select the "Print" command from the "File" menu.