This readme file will help guide you through some of the aspects of using the MoDOT's Specification Book. Downloading the specbook The spec book is provided in Adobe Acrobat format. You should download the version of the spec book you wish to use. After downloading the spec book self-extracting executable file, run the file (or double-click on the file with the mouse) and follow the directions. Downloading the Adobe Acrobat Reader Provided at the bottom of the spec book page is a link to Adobe's Acrobat Reader download page. It is important to note that whichever operating system you are downloading Reader for, be sure you download Reader With Search. This enables you to search the spec book for keywords, phrases, etc. The Acrobat Reader software was selected as the basis for the spec book based on it's ability to allow searching of documents. Once downloaded, run the file and follow directions for installation of Acrobat Reader With Search. Viewing the Specbook Once you've installed the Acrobat Reader and downloaded and executed the spec book file, you can start using the spec book. To do this, run Acrobat Reader and open the file begin.pdf from the subdirectory where the spec book files were unzipped. The begin.pdf file is the starting point for the spec book.  Links In most of the spec book sections there are links to other sections, subsections and/or tables. These links are denoted by blue text. Clicking once on the links will take you to the material referenced. Helpful Hints While Viewing the Specbook Moving around in the spec book may initially be somewhat frustrating, especially moving backwards (to previous views). This is where the smarticons at the top of Acrobat Reader can be somewhat helpful. Within the open document, these six smarticons with arrows move you forwards, backwards, beginning of document, ending of document, forward one view and back one view. It is suggested you learn how to use these icons. Searching the SpecBook To search for locations of words or phrases, select Tools > Search > Query. In the Find Results Containing Text dialog box, type in words you would like to search for and select Search. Next will appear a Search Results window. To view a document in the Search Results window, highlight the document and select View (or double click on the document). Acrobat Reader will open the document and show all the locations of the searched text in highlights. There are smarticons at the top of Acrobat Reader which allow for quick viewing of search results.