USING THE NAAMS ASSEMBLY WEBSITE


1. READING THE FILES requires that you have Adobe Acrobat Reader.  To download the latest version, currently 6, click the “Get Adobe Acrobat Reader” button at the bottom center, opening page of the NAAMSSTANDARDS website.   The printing tips (Item 2) are based on version 6.

The website was changed on June 17, 2003, eliminating the option of downloading individual pages and providing only for down­load­ing full chapters.  A section can be downloaded by clicking on the chapter letter or title. 

Individual pages can be viewed by scrolling to the desired page or by clicking on the page number in the first column of the index page (first page in each section).

 

2. Printing (based on version 6)

Open the Print dialogue box (File, Print: or Ctrl + P: or print icon).  The Print Range defaults to “All”.  You can also select the current page or current view, or specify a range of pages.  You can optionally select even or odd pages, which is useful when printing on both sides of the paper.

To minimize the margins, and thus maximize the printed area, in the Page Handling area, Page Scaling box, select None.

To print on both sides of the paper:

·         Select the range of pages you want to print

·         In the subset box (which defaults to “All pages in range”) select “even pages”

·         Check “Reverse pages”

·         Print

·         Place the pages back into the printer feed

·         In the subset box select “odd pages”

·         Uncheck “Reverse pages”

·         Print

 

3. TO SEE THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO A PAGE:
The individual pages allow only enough room to indicate the occurrence and approximate vertical location of a change. Each change is identified with a capital letter in a box located in the right margin. A description of each change, including the effective date of the change, is recorded on the Logsheet. 

 

4. TO USE THE LOGSHEET  Click on Logsheet at the top of the index.

 A. SEE ALL CHANGES SINCE A SPECIFIED DATE:

·   Check the date “last updated” in the top line to see if you have the latest information.

·   Enter the desired date, such as the last date you checked, in the “Search By DATE” box.

·   Click on "Go!"

·   You will see a listing of the pages that were changed on and after the date you entered, the date that each change was made, and a brief description of each change.

·   To access a page from the Logsheet click on the page number in the first column.

B. SEE ALL CHANGES MADE TO A SPECIFIC PAGE:

·   In the lower dialogue box, enter the chapter and page.

·   Click on "Go!"

·   You will see a listing of the page with an explanation of all changes that have been made.

·   To access the page from the Logsheet click on the page number in the first column.

C. SEE THE ENTIRE LOGSHEET

·   Enter the date 1/1/81 in the top dialogue box.

·   Click on "Go!" (Compilation will take longer than checking a single page.)

·   Scroll down to the desired the page.

·   To access a page from the Logsheet, click on the page number in the first column.

5. NAAMS CODES SEARCH DATABASE

This feature was added January 31, 2004 enabling you to search for NAAMS codes to verify if they are current, locate the chapter and page on which they are found, and display any comments, such as “Discontinued”.  You have two search options:

A.     Search for a NAAMS Code.

B.     Search an entire chapter.

Currently it is not possible to access the page from the database.

Please note that the database does not include entries for Section F, which uses a coding system that is different from the other chapters: F + 6 numeric instead of 3 alpha + 3 or 4 numeric + (sometimes) suffix.  All parts with codes beginning with the letter F are found in section F.  The first two numeric characters are the series number, which is listed in the third column of the index page.

 

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