All forms required by the National
Headquarters (including those in the Chapter
Operations Handbooks) and many other publications
are available in PDF (Portable Document Format)
form. PDFs can be viewed and printed from many
different platforms with the page layout and
typography of the original document intact, but
in order to view and print PDFs, you must have
Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.
Acrobat Reader is available free from Adobe's web
site. Here's how to get it and make it work:
2. In the box labeled "Step 1
of 2," choose your language, platform, and
conncetion speed in the pull-down windows.
3. In the box labeled "Step 2
of 2," decide whether you want the full
download and check the appropriate box. Then
click on the red "DOWNLOAD" button. The software will
then download; if you are asked for a location to
save it, save it to your desktop for convenience.
4. Install the software. After
installation is complete, return to this page and
click on the link for the desired form or
publication. The document will then open in
Acrobat Reader and you can print as many copies
as necessary.
Many of the commonly-used forms are
also available in Microsoft Word format as
on-screen fill-in forms which can be opened and
completed on your computer and printed for
mailing to the National Headquarters. Simply
download the form, open it on your computer, and
type the required information in the gray-shaded
fields. Use the TAB key to advance to the next
field. If the form requires calculations of fees
due, the form will automatically calculate the
correct amount for you! These forms are
identified in red.
PDF Forms, which can
also be filled in on your computer screen using
Acrobat Reader, are identified in purple. These will
gradually replace the Word versions as time
permits.
All items may be
saved on your computer for future use. To do
this, right-click (Macintosh users:
control-click) on the item's link, then select
the "Download Link to Disk" option
(Internet Explorer) or the "Save Link Target
As..." option (Netscape) in the pop-up menu.
Pick an existing folder or create a new folder
for the file and click "Save."
