Many of the Department’s web pages offer the option to download
documents. These downloads will present in a variety of formats.
Sometimes there will also be a web page version of the document.
We try to ensure that as many users as possible can open our
downloads. If you are unable to open a document, the advice
below on file types, saving files, and downloading free software
may help you. The following are the most common forms of
documents available on the Department's websites. We have
included links to websites from which free software can be
downloaded. PDF documents can be opened on PC and Macintosh
machines. To open a document in Adobe PDF format, you may first
need to download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat reader. If you are
unable to open a PDF by clicking 'open', you should try saving
it first. To convert PDF files to text, you can use a free
online tool from Adobe. These documents can be opened by many,
but not all, programmes. If you are unable to open a document,
you may not have the appropriate