Consolidated PDF Instructions

The following are instructions on how to extract the ZIP file for the consolidated design guidelines download.

Windows

📁 Using File Explorer (Graphical Method)

  1. Locate the .zip file: Go to the folder where your zipped file is saved.
  2. Right-click the .zip file.
  3. Choose “Extract All…” from the context menu.
  4. A dialog box appears:
    • Select the destination folder where you want to extract the contents.
    • Check or uncheck “Show extracted files when complete”.
  5. Click “Extract”.
  6. The files will be unzipped to the destination you selected.

macOS

📁 Using Finder (Graphical Method)

  1. Locate your .zip file in Finder.
  2. Double-click the file.
  3. The contents will automatically be extracted into a folder in the same location.

Using the Design Guideline

  1. Once the Zip file is extracted, there are 2 major files:
    • Files folder
    • Design Guideline PDF
  2. Open the Design Guideline PDF and navigate as you would as if you were navigating on a web page. Ctrl+F or Command+F to find specific phrases and files.
  3. The Files folder contains all the files on the website snapshotted as of the downloaded month. These files are linked to from the PDF. 
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