In this folder we’ve included a copy of our catalog of books. It’s in Adobe Acrobat format, and you need to have the Acrobat Reader installed in order to open it. (The Installer is in the “Adobe Acrobat™ Reader” folder at the root level of this disk). If you've never used the Acrobat Reader before, be sure to check out the online help feature for complete instructions. You'll find the online help by pulling down the Guide menu at the right end of your menu bar (it’s the one that looks like a fat question mark). Pull the menu down, then release it once you reach the bottom item, which should read Acrobat™ Reader Help.
We’ve taken advantage of Acrobat technology to add some features that aren’t available in the printed catalog. We’ve made the entries in the “Table of Contents” into hypertext links—click on any item listed there, and you’ll instantly jump to the appropriate page.
Here’s the really cool part. Thanks to Adobe’s Weblink feature, every book cover is a button, linked to our site on the World Wide Web. When you click on one of these links, Acrobat signals your Web browser to open the Web page where there’s a more detailed description of our book, and (this is our favorite part) a button you can click to place an order. Unfortunately, we can’t use the button to subtract the money from your bank account. (We’re still working on that part…)
To use this marvel, you first have to configure the Weblink plugin (it was installed with your Acrobat Reader, if all went according to plan). Pull down the Edit menu, and run your pointer all the way down to the Preferences item. A little menu should pop out to the side—keep the old mouse movin’ down and to the right, and select Weblink… This will open the window wherein you set your Weblink Preferences. At the top, choose Always show from the popup menu, and down below, click on the Select… button to show the Acrobat Reader where you keep your Web browser. By the way, if you have a dial-up Internet connection, be sure to…uhhh…dial it up before you click on any of the Weblinks.
Some troubleshooting advice: It’s best not to click on one link while your browser is busily trying to load another page. You should first click the Stop Loading button in your browser, then click the next book you want to visit. If your browser becomes unresponsive, clear out the cobwebs by making sure that the box where it displays the URL it’s opening is completely blank. Then you can safely click on a new link.
A word to the wise: If a newer edition of a book came out since the catalog was created, we’ve linked you to the newer book. Also, a few of the older books listed in the catalog don’t have pages on our Website, clicking on them will get you nothing but carpal tunnel syndrome.
Oh, by the way, anyplace you see our Website’s home page mentioned, it’s also a link:
http://www.peachpit.com. Please click on by and say “Hello!”
P.S. In case you’re among the Web-deprived, or you’re just not comfortable ordering electronically, we’ve also provided a copy of our regular order form, which you can print out and mail to us in the normal way. Here’s how to set it up so you can print it on a single sheet of paper:
While you’re perusing the order form in the Acrobat Reader, choose Page Setup… from the File menu, and choose 2Up from the Layout popup menu. Close the box, then select Print… from the File menu. Check the Shrink to Fit box, and type “2” in the Pages:....To: box. Click Print. After that sheet emerges from the printer, turn it over and put it in the manual feed tray. Go back to the Print… dialog box, type “3” and “4” in the Pages: From: and To: boxes, and select Manual Feed from the Paper Source popup menu. Click Print one last time, and you’re done.
