Instructions for Completing and Printing Editable PDF Forms

System Requirements:
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 5.0 System Requirements

Completing the form:
Open the form using Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat. Acrobat Reader will allow you to fill in and print out the form, but it will not allow you to save the completed form. Please note that you will only be able to save the completed form if you use Adobe Acrobat (which must be purchased).

Once the form is open, with the left-hand mouse button, click on the first field at the top left-hand corner of the page that needs to be completed and insert your text. Once the information has been entered, press the "tab" button on your keyboard to move to the next field. The "editable" form is set up to move from left to right across the page.  When completing check boxes, simply click in the box with your mouse or press the spacebar. To delete a checkbox, click in the box again or press the spacebar.

The font size for the text has already been preset for users, as well as the position for a decimal point in your tax figures.  Users do not need to use the paragraph return key after inserting text in the space provided.  Using the "enter" key to insert paragraph returns may push the text out of the field's available space.  Thus, causing it to disappear from the form. To check whether the contents of a field are visible, simply press "tab" to close the field or click anywhere outside the field. If the inserted text is not visible, try deleting or reinserting the text. To verify that the full text is visible, please print the page once you have completed the form. This is particularly important where several lines of text, such as  addresses or information in a supplementary schedule, have been filled in.

Printing the form:
To print the completed form, users can print from the "file" menu or select the print icon. Once the print dialogue box is open, select the "fit to page" option. This ensures that the page that you see on the screen will correspond to the page printed by your printer. Failure to select this option may cause only parts of the form to be printed. 

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