The Essential Guide to Family & Medical Leave

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The tear-out forms in Appendix C are included on a CD-ROM in the
back of the book. This CD-ROM, which can be used with Windows
computers, installs files that you use with software programs that are
already installed on your computer. It is not a standalone software program.
Please read this appendix and the README.TXT file included on the
CD-ROM for instructions on using the Forms CD-ROM.
Note to Mac users: This CD-ROM and its files should also work on
Macintosh computers. Please note, however, that Nolo cannot provide
technical support for non-Windows users.
How to View the README File
If you do not know how to view the file README.TXT, insert the Forms
CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive and follow these instructions:
• Windows 2000, XP, and Vista: (1) On your PC’s desktop, double click
the My Computer icon; (2) double click the icon for the CD-ROM drive
into which the Forms CD-ROM was inserted; (3) double click the file
README.TXT.
• Macintosh: (1) On your Mac desktop, double click the icon for the CD-
ROM that you inserted; (2) double click on the file README.TXT.
While the README file is open, print it out by using the Print command in
the File menu.
Four different kinds of forms are on the CD-ROM:
• Word processing (RTF) forms that you can open, complete, print,
and save with your word processing program (see “Using the Word
Processing Files to Create Documents,” below),
• Government forms (PDF) that can be viewed only with Adobe Acrobat
Reader 4.0 or higher (see “Using Government Forms,” below). Some
of these forms have “fill-in” text fields and can be completed using your
computer. You will not, however, be able to save the completed forms
with the filled-in data. PDF forms without fill-in text fields must be
printed out and filled in by hand or with a typewriter.