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::: HR- Downloading an Application

In order to download and read an Application Form you must do the following steps.

1. Download the free Adobe Acrobat reader.
Go to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html and fill out the download form that is appropriate for the computer you are using (Macintosh or Windows). Please save the file to your desktop so you can find it after downloading it. (If you have a iMac, G3, G4 or a PowerMac you should select the MacPPC_.hqx file. Please select the Mac68k_.hqx file if you are not sure if you have a PowerMac or an older 68k Macintosh.)
2. Once you have downloaded the file to your desktop you should have one of the following on your desktop:
ar405eng.exe for Windows
arar405eng.hqx for iMacs, G3s, G4s or other PowerMacs
ar302.sit.hqx for older Macintoshes
3. Installing the Acrobat Reader.

For Windows installations double click on the ar405eng.exe file on your desktop and Acrobat Reader will be installed on your hard drive..

For Macintosh either arar405eng.hqx or ar302.sit.hqx should have expanded leaving an file called Reader Installer on your desktop. Double click on Reader Installer and install Acrobat Reader on your hard drive.

4. Downloading an Application Form.

Windows users can hold down the shift key and click on the link to save it to the desktop.

Macintosh users can hold down the option key and click on the link to save it to the desktop.

5. Viewing an Application Form.
You should now see a icon like this pdf_icon picture on your desktop. You should be able to double click on the file and have it open in the Acrobat Reader that you downloaded in steps 1 through 3. If it does not open in Acrobat please do the following:
1. Locate the Acrobat application and open it.
2. Go to the "File" menu and choose "Open."
3. Locate the file apprais.pdf on your desktop and select it to be opened.

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