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HELP
 Viewing and printing
PDF format files and documents
Many of the documents and files contained in the
Red Meat Market Web Site are in PDF format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat
Reader to view these documents and files, simply click on the PDF icon to
download the free software.
Printing
Depending on your settings,
some reports will not fit on the page when you try to print them. The size of
fonts on the screen and on the printout are determined by the browser. It is
possible to change the font sizes. For some reports, such as the condemnation
reports, set the fixed font at 10pt and the proportionate font at 8pt. This
will allow the columns to fit on an 8½ x 11 page and the font is still
large enough to read. For other reports, such as the weekly reports within the
Red Meat Market Report, it is necessary to print using 6pt. If 6pt and 8pt are
too small, then try using a larger font and printing the reports in 11x
8½ "landscape" orientation instead of 8½ x 11 "portrait".
Viewing
Spreadsheets
In the Market Information Section
of the Red Meat Market site, reports are made available Excel format. It is
possible to have your browser automatically invoke Excel when you click on one
of our spreadsheet links.
Automatic
Downloading
In the Market Information Section
of the Red Meat Market site, raw data is made available on a weekly basis. This
data is made available in a "fixed width ASCII" format and can be downloaded to
a PC and pulled into a database to perform queries. The datafiles have a .dat
extension.
It is possible to have the browser automatically save .dat
files to disk or prompt the user as to what action is desired. If you intend on
saving the .dat files, it is desireable to have your browser prompt you to save
the files rather than view them (because they are fairly large and do take
considerable time to load in the browser for viewing).
or
To view an entry, you simply click on it. To
download a copy of that file to your computer, all you have to do is hold down
the [SHIFT key] while clicking on the available entry. This
automatically invokes the "Save Screen" .
or
To download a file, right click
on the filename of the format you want and select Save Link
As... (Netscape) or Save Target As... (Internet
Explorer) from the popup menu to download.
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