Why is the form opening as “gibberish”?
One of two things is wrong. First, you must determine the file type of the file you are opening. Go to the location of the file and right click on the file. On the grey menu that appears select “Properties.” Under the “General” tab, check what it says under “type of file.” If it says “Adobe Acrobat Document” or “Microsoft Word Document,” then it is opening as gibberish because it is opening in the wrong program. Adobe files must be opened with Adobe Reader or Acrobat. If you do not have Adobe Reader, you can download a free copy at www.adobe.com. Microsoft Word documents must be opened in Microsoft Word. To open the file in the appropriate program, first open that program. From the “file” menu select “open” and then browse to find the file you are trying to open. If the “type of file” says “Application,” then it is gibberish because you are trying to open this file through another program. Applications must be run by double clicking on the file itself. You can also go to the file, righ
