First, you will see a list of files like the one below. Choose a file from the list that will work with your word processing program and click on it with your left mouse button. (If the file looks distorted or if it won't open, try another type of file from the list).
Personal Questionnaire in Microsoft Word Format (.doc) - Microsoft Word Users, click on the link, then click on "Save." You can download, edit, and type directly into this program.
Personal Questionnaire in Rich Text Format (.rtf) - Rich Text Format (.rtf) will work with many word processing programs. Click on the link. Click "Save" to download the form. You can type directly into this form and print your results.
Personal Questionnaire in .pdf Format - If your word processing program does not accept any of the above progams you should be able to use a .pdf file. Click on the link above and print the form. You can then write in your information. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open a .pdf file.
Download Free Adobe Acrobat Reader - You must use Adobe Acrobat Reader to Download a .pdf file. You can get a free reader at this site.
Once you have found the file you want to download and click on its link with your left mouse button, you will see something like this picture above. This is called a "dialog box" and represents your computer intervening on your behalf, asking you what you want to do with the file (you want to save the program to disk, so make sure to click inside the circle ("radio button") to the left of where it says "Save this program to disk"). Then click on the button that says "OK". By the way, 'disk' refers to any disk drive you have available and care to use, as long as it has enough available space to hold the file. You can save files to floppy disks, hard disks, zip disks, etc.
Next you will see the "Save As" dialog box (above). This is where you tell the computer where you want it to put the file for you. In this example, we have previously created a folder on the PC's desktop which we named "downloads" and we are telling the computer to put the file there. You can tell the computer to store the file wherever you want it. IMPORTANT: Make sure you remember where the file is being put (its the name of the folder in that top window that shows a picture of an open file folder). Often the computer will attempt to stick everything in a folder called "My Documents", which is fine, just make sure you know how to find the file later. And make sure also to note of the name of the file. In this particular example the file is named sheep.zip. See it down there where it says "File name:"? You can change the name right here to any name you want if that would make remembering it easier. Once you know the name of the file and where it is being stored, click on the button that says "Save".
Okay, we're doing really well. We've found a file to download, clicked the link, told the computer to save the file to disk, and told the computer where to put the file. We've noted what the file is called and where it is being put. Once we click the "Save" button, the actual downloading begins! Look at this picture above. This is what you will see next:
This dialog box shows a piece of paper, representing the file you are downloading, flying from the world into your folder. It tells you things about the file like the name of the file, how large the file is, how much longer it might take to download, where the file is being stored on your computer, and how quickly the file is being transferred. Sometimes a blue bar will creep across this dialog box to indicate what percentage of the file has already been downloaded.
Once the file has been completely transferred to your computer, you may see something like this. This tells you "Download Complete". Other information here includes the name of the file, the size of the file, where the file is on your computer and the rate at which the file was transferred, in case you care about these kinds of things. Remember where the file is and click on "Close". Now that the file has been downloaded, you need to double click on its icon to start it up. Then just complete the form, save your work, and print out your competed form!
