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INSTRUCTIONS
for the "Fillable"
N.S.F.D. Medical Information Form
(Version 8.1)
If you have not filled out a PDF form online before
please read all of the notes below
Before you click on the link at the bottom
of this page
NOTE: These instructions are availble for download in
Microsoft Word .doc format HERE
and
PDF format HERE
LOADING THE FORM
Note 1. You may need Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, a free program
which can be downloaded from https://get.adobe.com/reader/
Note 2. This fillable form may not work with iPads or other Apple devices.
Your best option for using the fillable form is to use the Internet Explorer browser
or download the Acrobat Reader DC.
Note 3. If you are using FireFox
the built-in PDF reader will not allow the "fillable" function.
Please follow the directions below.
FireFox -- Choose "Open With Different Viewer" above the upper
right hand corner of the form. In the pop-up window,
choose Open with "Adobe Acrobat Reader DC". If you do not
see Adobe Acrobat Reader DC as an option, it can be downloaded here.
Trouble with Windows an older version of 10 Microsoft Edge?
-- Click on the 3 dots (more) in the upper right corner
of the Microsoft Edge window and select
"Open with Internet Explorer".
USING THE FORM
Note 1. You will not be able to do a direct "save"
after you make changes on the form. YOU MUST USE
THE "SAVE AS" FUNCTION found in the "File" drop-down
menu located in the top left corner of the Adobe Acrobat DC screen.
Note 2. You will not be able to use the Tab key to move to the next
place on the form in some of the tables in the bottom half. I haven't figured out
why, yet. It's a work in progress. Use your mouse to click on the next
area you want to type in.
SAVING YOUR FORM
Where should you save the file?
A. When you click the "Save As" function on the drop-down menu,
Acrobat Reader DC will pop up a screen for chosing a location to
save the file.
B. Select My Computer in the left panel.
Note: I never store anything confidential in the "Cloud".
The "Cloud" is actually someone else's computer.
Do you trust that person?
C. Select Choose a Different Folder
D. In the left window of the next pop-up, click Desktop
E. Change the file name in long, narrow white window below
the two large windows by adding the date (e.g., 5-23-17)
(No slant bars are allowed in file names.)
F. Click Save. Your form should now appear as an icon on
your desktop. REMEMBER...Every time you make changes
to your form, you must use "Save As" and rename the file.
(I just change the date at the end of the file name.)
UPDATING YOUR FORM
Double click the icon for the last version of the form that you saved,
make your changes, follow the steps under "SAVING YOUR FORM", above.
NOTE: These instructions are availble for download in
Microsoft Word .doc format HERE
and
PDF format HERE
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