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In order for the forms to work correctly for you, follow these instructions:

Microsoft Word Version:

1.  Click on the corresponding link for the form you wish to complete.
2.  When the form appears in your browser, click on FILE and then select SAVE AS.
3.  Select the location to save this document (i.e. floppy disk, folder on your hard drive, the Desktop, etc.) and choose a name for the document.  Click the SAVE button.  
4.  If prompted for a network name and password, click cancel.  
5.  This document is a Microsoft Word document.  In order to edit it, you must start Microsoft Word and open the document you just saved.  
6.  When typing on the form, it works best to have the Insert (or overwrite) option turned on.  To do this, press the Insert key on your keyboard.  This will replace the current lines on the form with the text you are typing.  

Adobe Acrobat Version:

1.  Click on the corresponding link for the form you wish to complete.
2.  Select the hand tool .
3.  Position the mouse inside a form field (the area you want to type in), and click.  The I-beam pointer allows you to type text. The arrow pointer allows you to select a button, a check box, a radio button, or an item from a list.
4. After entering text or selecting an item, check box, or radio button, do one of the following:

Press Tab to accept the form field change and go to the next form field.
Press Shift+Tab to accept the form field change and go to the previous form field.

Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to accept the form field change and deselect the current form field.
In a multiline text form field, Enter or Return goes to the next line in the same form field.  You can use Enter on the keypad to accept a change and deselect the current form field.  Press Escape to reject the form field change and deselect the current form field.

5. Once you have filled in the appropriate form fields, click on the SAVE icon and select the location to save the file to or click on the PRINT icon to print out the form.   

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