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Instructions to
install Adobe Acrobat Reader |
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Step 1: Download Acrobat Reader |
- Visit the
Adobe Reader download page and fill out the
online form.
- Click the red DOWNLOAD button under STEP 3 when
finished entering information.
- Save this file to your hard drive by following
these steps:
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Windows
Users |
Macintosh Users |
- You will
be prompted with a "File Download"
window.
- Make
sure "Save this program to disk" is
selected and click OK.
- Choose
to save the file to the desktop. Click
the "down arrow" at the top of the
dialog window and choose DESKTOP.
- Click
SAVE to start the download.
- A
download window should pop up that
indicates the destination folder for the
download (where the file is being
saved), the current transfer rate, and
sometimes an estimate for the time left
till completion. The total amount of the
file downloaded so far is shown at the
bottom of the screen on the taskbar icon
for the download window:
- If there
is a problem with the downloaded file,
sometimes you can RIGHT CLICK the
provided link again and choose SAVE
TARGET AS. Then specify the download
folder and click SAVE. This may not work
on download forms like the one on
Adobe's site, but can work on other
direct download links on other sites.
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- The
download should begin in the background
if you are using Internet Explorer. This
file will be saved on your DESKTOP.
- To see
the progress, select the "Window" menu
at the top of the screen and select
"Download manager" a few seconds after
you click the link to download:
- Note
that the download manager shows you a
progress bar, an estimated time to
completion, the amount transferred so
far, the total file size, and the
current speed of the download.
- If you
are using Netscape, refer to the
directions on the left for Windows
users. Netscape will prompt you to SAVE
the file. Specify a location (the
desktop works well) and click SAVE
- If there
is a problem with the downloaded file,
sometimes you can CONTROL - CLICK the
provided link again and choose SAVE LINK
AS. Then specify the download folder and
click SAVE. This may not work on
download forms like the one on Adobe's
site, but can work on other direct
download links on other sites.
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Step 2: Install Adobe Reader |
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- Quit your web
browser. It is always a good idea to quit all open
applications before installing new software.
- Double click the
file you downloaded. If you downloaded it on the
desktop as recommended above, it will be easy to
find.
- Follow the
instructions to install the program on your hard
drive. Click YES / NEXT / OK repeatedly to accept
all default settings.
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Step 3: Use Adobe Reader |
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After
Acrobat Reader software is installed on your computer,
you should be able to view and print PDF files by either
double clicking on them, or by choosing FILE - OPEN
within Acrobat Reader and locating the desired PDF file. |
