Question: Can I use Adobe Reader 5 to use the CD?
Response
Because some users may still be using Adobe Reader 5 there is
a version of the data on the CD ROM that has been optimised for use with Adobe
Reader version 5. When you first launch the CD you are given the option to
choose which version of Adobe Reader you intend to use. You can choose from
versions 5, 6 or 7.
If you use Adobe Reader 5 you will only be able to perform a full index search on the version 5 documents, and not those produced for versions 6 & 7.
Provided that you always select Adobe Reader 5 when the CD launches, you should not experience a problem except that the tutorial will not make much sense because the tutorial describes how to use Acrobat versions 6 & 7 that are supplied with the CD ROM.
Note also that
if you first open Adobe Reader 5 and navigate to the CD ROM and try to open the
documents in the folders not associated with version 5 you will get error
messages advising that a file called SwingUnmasked.pdx
cannot be found. This is because the index search file only works with versions 6 and
7. You may close the message by clicking
the OK button. However
you will be able to use Adobe Reader 5 to effect a work around for
locating information in that you can use the Adobe Reader FIND tool.
If you continue to use the document not optimised for version
5 the general navigation will continue to work except when using some of the
embedded buttons when again you may see an error
message.
There really is
no reason why you would want to open the non optimised for version 5 documents
given that the content of each version (for data) is identical. But if
curiosity does get the better of you a work around involves not opening the swingunmasked.pdf document
in the root directory of the CD ROM. By
browsing the CD you can locate and open each of the
data documents individually. (See How do I open a document using Adobe Reader 5)
Once the document is open choose Edit/Find (Ctrl+F) to find your text within the
document. Do not use the Edit/Search command.