Instructions for downloading off-line versions of FPC Guidebooks

For clients outside the Ministry of Forests we are offering an option to download each guidebook so it can be viewed off-line using your browser to access the files on your hard drive.  This allows you to browse a guidebook without having to be connected to the Internet at the time.  However, it also means you will not benefit from any updates, corrections or amendments unless you check the site regularly and download updated versions.

Please note that the download files are very large (.5 to 7 megabytes) and will take a considerable time to download across a slower internet connection.  Ministry staff should not attempt to download these files as they already have access to the guidebook files on their local office LANs.

As guidebooks are revised we will be offering them in Adobe Acrobat Reader format.  Click on PDF to open the file then save it to your local drive for later use.

Instructions

Note: It may be helpful to print this page so you have these instructions available while downloading

1. From the FPC Guidebook Home Page go to the title you are interested in and click on Download EXE or, if you are a Macintosh user, Download ZIP.
2. When prompted by your browser select SAVE TO DISK.
3. Save each guidebook in its own unique directory on your hard drive.  Failure to do this will result in errors because guidebook filenames are often duplicated.
4. After downloading is completed, go to the directory you created using your file manager and double-click on the self-extracting .exe file to de-compress the files into that directory.  Macintosh users will click on the .zip file to de-compress the files.
5. When completed, the .exe or .zip file may be deleted to save drive space.
6. Using your browser, select FILE, OPEN and click on the file with the filename ending in toc.htm to open the table of contents file.  If you can't find it, click on any .htm file then click on the RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS hyperlink at the top.
7. Once you have the table of contents file open you may want to create a favourite/bookmark to the file for future reference.