MORPCA Website Help Page
Have questions about our web site? Please don't hesitate to ask. Questions about web site issues, event information, or just Porsches are welcome.
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Brian Peterson
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Q1) Trouble opening/downloading *.pdf (Acrobat) files from web site.

A1) First check to see if you have a portable document file (*.pdf) reader software program installed on your computer.
If not, you will need to install this program before you can download *.pdf files from the internet. The most popular program is Adobe Acrobat Reader. This is a free program from Adobe's web site (www.adobe.com). All of our forms are created with Adobe Acrobat 5.0. These files should be compatible with Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 to 5.0.
After downloading Acrobat Reader, you will need to install it onto your computer. Just follow the instructions given on Adobe's web site.
This should enable you to read any protable document file (pdf) on any web site. Even if you think you have Adobe Acrobat already on your computer, downloading the latest version usually fixes any trouble that might be occuring.

Download the latest version of Adobe Reader

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Q2) Files with *.pdf extensions (Acrobat) open, but can't read characters or fonts on screen. "Looks like a foreign language".

A2) This might be because the pdf reader does not support the fonts used in the file or the version is incompatable.
As with question 1, downloading the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader usually corrects these problems.
All the forms used on this web site are saved as Acrobat version 3.0. But using version 4.0 or 5.0 gives better results.

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Q3) Printing *.pdf files from internet browser. "Prints out blank paper".

A3) In order to print Acrobat files (*.pdf) while viewing with your internet browser (IE, Netscape), you will need to select the print icon from within the Acrobat window. You should not use the internet browser Print function.

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Q4) I'm told the information is on the web site, but I can't find it. Or, the link is not working, but I'm told it works for other users.

A4) This may be due to the way the internet browser is set up. Browsers can store web pages in memory called cache. This speeds up the access time by only updating the web page occasionally. Checking the browsers setting to assure the cache is updated every time the page is visited, or atleast once per session may correct this issue.
For Microsoft Internet Explorer this can be found in the Options/Preferences menu. Under Advanced category the Cache settings can be found. They should be set to Always, or Once Per Session.