Grand Rounds Downloadable Files

Viewing and downloading Grand Rounds Presentations

This page is designed to serve as a guide to assist you in downloading, saving and viewing the Grand Rounds Presentations. For your convenience, all download links for viewing applications will open in a new window so you may easily return to this page by closing the new window. These downloads are provided free of charge by their creators. When you are finished viewing this page click here to Return to Grand Rounds Library.

Hints for viewing/saving/downloading files

A consistent method to save/download a file without viewing it:
When using Netscape 4.73 or Internet Explorer 5.5, RIGHT-CLICK on the LINK (underlined item) to the file. Then, choose to save/download:

Netscape 4.73 -- "Save LINK as..."
Internet Explorer 5.5 -- "Save TARGET as..."

[download most recent version Netscape (Netscape Navigator, Netscape Communicator) ]
[download most recent version Microsoft Internet Explorer ]

To view a slide presentation

Several ways may be offered for viewing "Slides Presentations" that accompany recent Grand Rounds. Viewing-options appear on the Recent Grand Rounds Page beside the TITLE of the Grand Rounds.

To view a slide presentation on-line (from your Internet Browser), click on the underlined option. OR, if you prefer, you may save (download) PDF, PPS, or PPT files, then view on your local computer (see "Save...")

[PDF] - "Portable Document Format" file -- consists of one .PDF file. Viewed with Adobe "Acrobat Reader" [download Acrobat Reader] - [Read more about .PDF files]

[PPS] - Microsoft "PowerPoint" Slide Show. Consists of one .PPS file, which is created from within the PowerPoint program. Viewed with the Microsoft "PowerPoint" program. If you do not have the Microsoft "PowerPoint" program on your computer, you may view the file with Microsoft "PowerPoint Viewer" [download PowerPoint Viewer 97/2000] - [Read more about .PPS and PPT files]

[PPT] - Microsoft "PowerPoint" - original .PPT file ( PowerPoint 97 or 2000) same as PPS above

[Slide Show] - This kind of "Slide Show" consists of many separate files, which makes it less visually appealing and harder to download. When the original .PPT file is not available, then "Slide Show" is provided if available.

[DOC] - (usually) consists of one .DOC file. To view a .DOC file on-line (from your Internet Browser), click on the [DOC] option. OR, if you prefer, you may save (download) a DOC, then view on your local computer (see "Save...") Viewed with the Microsoft "Word" program. If you do not have the Microsoft "Word" program on your computer, you may view the file with "Word 97-2000 Viewer" [download Word Viewer]

More about PDF - Adobe "Portable Document Format" file

Advantage: Thumbnails - If they don't show up automatically, click the icon between PRINTER and HAND - the icon is labeled "Show/Hide Navigator Panel", then select "Thumbnails"
Advantage: ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT -- useful. for viewing photographs in greater detail.
To ZOOM-IN, do one of the following:
Click on the icon (magnifying glass with "+" inside). Next, click on the page
Click on the icon. Next, click-and-hold-down the LEFT mouse button and "draw a rectange" around the part you want to magnify.
ZOOM-OUT. To return to a particular page size, do one of the following:
Click on one of the icons that looks like a piece of paper with the right-corner turned down.
At the bottom left corner of the picture, find a small block that says "nnn %". On the "down-arrow" part of the "%box", hold down the left-button on your mouse to view and select a magnification.
The "HAND" icon lets you move around in an enlarged image.
When viewing a PDF file, there are many options, including Full Screen mode
PDF files are often smaller than PowerPoint files (therefore, download faster).
Viewable with Adobe "Acrobat Reader" [download Acrobat Reader]
To learn how to use Acrobat Reader, start "Acrobat Reader" on your local computer, then click "HELP" on Menu Bar.
When viewing a PDF file in an Internet browser:
Move the cursor SLOWLY over the Acrobat Toolbar - its ACTION will appear in small print..
Right-click -- some of your options will be shown.
To SAVE a PDF file that you are viewing from within a Web browser, "Acrobat Reader" offers an icon to "Save a copy of this file". See the Toolbar at the top of the PDF document -- the icon is a picture of a Floppy Disc.

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More about PPT and PPS (Microsoft "PowerPoint")

If you have the "PowerPoint" program installed on your computer
- Viewing: PPT files will be opened in the PowerPoint program
- Viewing: PPS file will be opened in the PowerPoint program, but will be viewed as a SLIDE SHOW
If you do not have the "PowerPoint" program installed on your computer, but you do have "PowerPoint Viewer" installed on your computer
- then both PPT and PPS files will be shown as a "Slide Show" -- often in Full-Screen mode.
To STOP a slide show:
- press the [ESC] key -OR-
- right-click, then choose "End program"
To SAVE a PPT or PPS file, see "Save..." above.
[download PowerPoint Viewer 97/2000]

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