Adobe Acrobat Download and Installation Instructions

Adobe Acrobat Reader (Acrobat) is a separate application produced by Adobe Systems Incorporated. It allows users to view Portable Document Format (PDF) files. During installation, Acrobat will integrate ("plug-in") with your Internet browser (Netscape, Microsoft Internet Explorer, etc.). If you experience problems using Acrobat see Problems Using Acrobat Reader with Internet Browsers. To download and install Acrobat, complete the following steps: To download, visit Adobe's Web site by pressing the button below. At this point, follow the instructions at the Adobe Web site. The first step is to select the appropriate operating system. The last step is to specify a location on your hard drive to save the downloaded file. If you have trouble with the above link, or need an earlier version of Acrobat, please try this alternate source. To install the software, exit your browser and double-click the file you just downloaded. Follow the instructions and Acrobat will install and integrate itself with your browser. Once installed, Acrobat will automatically start/execute when you click on a PDF file with your browser. Problems Using Acrobat Reader with Internet Browsers Some users have reported problems viewing documents when using Acrobat as a browser plug-in. (Acrobat is installed as a plug-in if the PDF file is opened in the browser window and not in the Acrobat window.) The suggested work around is to configure Acrobat as a browser helper application instead of a plug-in. PDF files will then appear in a separate Acrobat window instead of within the browser window. To configure Acrobat 4.x or 5.x as a helper application, follow these steps. Exit your browser Start Acrobat 4.x, 5.x or 6.x Version 4.x: Choose File -> Preferences -> General... Version 5.x: Choose Edit -> Preferences... -> Options Version 6.x: Choose Edit -> Preferences... -> Internet Version 4.x: Deselect the "Web Browser Integration" checkbox in the Options section and then press the OK button Version 5.x: Deselect the "Display PDF in Browser" checkbox in the Web Browser Options section and then press the OK button Version 6.x: Deselect the "Display PDF in Browser" checkbox in the Web Browser Options section and then press the OK button Exit Acrobat Restart your browser and click on a PDF document Another work around to problems with the integration of Acrobat and your browser is to save the PDF document to your hard disk or network before opening it with Acrobat. To do this, point at the file and click with the right mouse button. A pop-up menu will appear. Find the option to save this file (also called target or link). The wording to save it will vary from one browser to another. Select a location on your hard disk or network. Start Acrobat independent of your browser and open the document from your hard disk or network.