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NIST OWM Info Hour: Tips and Tools for Navigating the PDF Electronic Version of NIST Handbooks
This is the last year (2025) that NIST Handbooks 44, 130, and 133 will be printed in hard copy. In this informational session, we will discuss how to effectively move through and access information within Portable Document Format (PDF) NIST OWM Handbooks. We will demonstrate how a NIST Handbook publication in a PDF file format can be displayed using various tools and features, including page navigation, bookmarks, search functions, links, and document structure, enabling them to quickly locate specific content within complex PDF documents, often utilizing a PDF reader like Adobe Acrobat.
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