Instructions for Installing and Using

Portable Document Format (.pdf) files are becoming increasingly popular for use on the web by designers for delivering printed documents to users. Unlike HTML, the PDF format can retain the original document's fonts, text formatting and graphics. When you're looking at a file saved as a PDF, you're seeing an accurate rendition of what the designer intended when the piece was originally printed. Here are some helpful tips on installing and using the Adobe Acrobat Reader:

Getting Started...
  1. Use the link at right to go to the Adobe Acrobat Reader download page.
  2. Select your operating system, the product you want and the language you want.
  3. Scroll down and click the Download button.
  4. On the next page, select the server location to download from.
  5. Wait while the install file downloads to your hard drive.
  6. Exit, or Quit, your browser and run the install file.
Windows 95, 98 & NT users...

The installer file should have installed the Acrobat Reader application AND placed the appropriate plug-in into the correct location to be used by your web browser. 

On the web,when you find a Portable Document Format (.pdf) file you want to view, copy and or print:

  1. Simply click on the link pointing to the file.
  2. If everything is configured correctly, you should briefly see a window indicating the Acrobat Reader program is starting up.
  3. The file should appear within the right frame of this web site with the addition of a new set of controls just under the top edge of the frame.
  4. Use these controls to click through the pages of the file, to print the file, or to save the file to your hard drive.

or

  1. Use your right mouse button to click on the link pointing to the file.
  2. You will see a dialog that gives you a number of options. Select "Save This Link As..."
  3. Next you should see a directory window which allows you to rename the file, if necessary, and choose the location on your computer for copying the file to.
  4. Click "Save".
  5. Off-line, you can launch the Adobe Acrobat Reader program to view or print the file.
Macintosh users...

The installer file will not place the appropriate plug-in file where it belongs in order to function properly. You need to do the following:

  1. Find the Adobe Acrobat Reader Folder.
  2. Inside, look for a folder called Web Browser Plug-in and move the file called "PDFViewer" to your desktop.
  3. Find the folder for your web browser, usually either Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer.
  4. Inside, locate a folder called "Plug-ins".
  5. Move the PDFViewer file into this folder.
  6. Restart your browser.

On the web,when you find a Portable Document Format (.pdf) file you want to view, copy and or print:

  1. Simply click on the link pointing to the file.
  2. If everything is configured correctly, you should briefly see a window indicating the Acrobat Reader program is starting up.
  3. The file should appear within the right frame of this web site with the addition of a new set of controls just under the top edge of the frame.
  4. Use these controls to click through the pages of the file, to print the file, or to save the file to your hard drive.

or

  1. Hold down the OPTION key while clicking on the link pointing to the file.
  2. Next you should see a directory window which allows you to rename the file, if necessary, and choose the location on your computer for copying the file to.
  3. Click "Save".
  4. Off-line, you can launch the Adobe Acrobat Reader program to view or print the file.