Public Computers -- Tricks and Tips
1. Printing
Need help with printing? Follow our tips below.
> 1.1 Basic Tips
Take a look here first and you may be able to avoid having to read the troubleshooting section below.
- Adobe PDF Documents
- Instead of printing from the web browser, download the form to
the computer first.
- Right-click document link
- Click "Save Link As"
- Save document to Desktop
- Click link to open in browser
- Use the Adobe plugin Save feature to save to Desktop
- For scanned documents, try Adobe's "Print As Image" feature:
- Choose File > Print, then click Advanced
- Select "Print As Image".
- Click OK to close the Advanced Print Setup dialog box, and then click OK to print.
> 1.2 Troubleshooting Printing Issues
Problem: Document is black.
Solution: Document has been scanned. Many scanners
will create an image of the document and insert the image into a PDF document. Use Adobe's
"Print as Image" setting to print this type of document.
- Print As Image
- Use Adobe's "Print as Image" setting to print this type of document.
- Choose File > Print, then click Advanced
- Select "Print As Image".
- Click OK to close the Advanced Print Setup dialog box, and then click OK to print.
Reference: For more information and screenshots see Adobe's help page: http://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/quick-fix-print-pdf-image.html

