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Guide to E-mailing PDFs
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Click the link that indicates a PDF version of the article to open it
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Pull down
File
at the top of the screen. Choose
Save
As
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Name the document and add
.pdf
to the end of the name
Example:
Save as:
mydocument.pdf
Where:
Documents
Click Save. Your document will be saved on the computer. At the bottom of the
screen in the dock are some file folder icons. Open the
Documents
folder
(middle file folder). If you move your mouse over them, the word
Documents will appear.
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Open your personal e-mail account
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Click on the
Attachments icon
at bottom left
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At the bottom of the dialog box, find the
Browse
button and
click it. If the word
Documents
doesn't appear, use the pull down at
the top that is labeled
From:
and
select
Documents
.
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The name of your document will appear below. Highlight it and click
Open
.
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Now click
Send
to e-mail your PDF
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