The
Adobe Acrobat Reader allows you to view, navigate and print PDF (Portable Document
Format) files across many different platforms. Documents in the PDF can be displayed
and printed from any computer - Macintosh, Windows, DOS or UNIX - regardless of
the fonts or software programs used to create the original.
Follow
these steps to successfully install your Acrobat Reader.
Go to Adobe's Reader
page by clicking on the link given above.
Select the version of Reader
you will need for your platform (Macintosh, Windows, DOS or Unix) from the "Released
Software" list (NOT the Beta version).
Check the system requirements
- processor (386, 486, Pentium), version of the operating system, and the amount
of RAM required for installation.
When you are sure about the platform
and the system requirements, click on "Download." Select the language with which
you are most comfortable.
You will now be prompted to select the location
where you want Acrobat Reader saved. By default it will be saved on your C drive.
If you wish you can create a separate directory or folder and save it in that
location.
When you are done, click on "Save." Saving Reader to your disk
may take anywhere from a few to 10 minutes, depending on network traffic.
The
name of the folder in which Reader is saved is Acroread and the executable file
is Acroread.exe.
Now you need to configure Netscape so that Acrobat
Reader automatically opens the PDF files. The following steps will walk you through
this simple procedure.
Open Netscape and under "Options" click on
"General Preferences."
Under the "Helpers" tab, click on "Create New Type."
A pop-up window will display. Type the following:
MIME type: application
subtype:
PDF
The next step is to type PDF in the space provided for "File Extensions."
Click
on "Browse" and select the folder Acroread and again select the file Acroread.exe.
The final step is to click OK and save under "Options" Save.
You should
be set to open and print documents using Adobe Acrobat Reader.