How
to Download, View and Print a PDF file
Some tips have printer friendly versions available. These
documents are only available in a Portable Document Format
(PDF) and must be viewed with a free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader.
This Web page provides information to help you accomplish
this.
-
I don't have the Acrobat Reader on my computer. How do I
download it?
- I
downloaded Acrobat Reader. How do I install it?
- I
installed the Acrobat Reader. How do I view a PDF document?
- How
do I print a PDF document?
- I'm
having problems trying to read a PDF file.
1.
I don't have the Adobe Acrobat Reader on my computer. How
do I download it?
Download free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader
To use
a PDF file, a reader program must be installed on your machine
to display, print, and navigate through the Portable Document
Format file. An Adobe® Acrobat®Reader plug-in is available
for most of the popular web browsers, enabling the browser
to use and display PDF files inline one page at a time, while
the document is still downloading.
To download
the Adobe Acrobat Reader, do the following:
- Access
the Adobe Web site at: http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html
- On
the Adobe Web page, go to the bottom of the page.
- Fill
in the Language, Platform, Country blanks in Step One with
information correct for your computer.
- Fill
in your Name and Email in the blanks in Step Two.
- Press
Download in step three.
- Wait
until a dialogue box appears which says "Save As" at the
top.
- Save
the file to a folder which you can remember later. Or a
good idea is to save it to your Desktop.
- Allow
the file to save to your computer. The time varies due to
the speed of your connection.
- After
the file is saved to your computer, go to the question #2,
below.
2.
I downloaded Acrobat Reader. How do I install it?
After
you've download the Adobe Acrobat file, you need to install
it on your computer. Do the following:
- Find
the file. It will probably be named something similar to
"ar405eng.exe" or "rs405eng.exe".
- Double
click on this file. This will prompt the file to unpack
and install on your computer.
- Answer
the questions (usually by clicking on "Next") and it will
place the program on your computer so that it automatically
reads PDF files from your browser.
3.
I installed the Acrobat Reader. How do I view a PDF document?
After
you've installed the Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer,
do the following to view a PDF file:
- Access
a Web page with a link to a PDF file (the link typically
says "PDF").
- Click
on the PDF file link. Your browser will then automatically
launch the Adobe Acrobat reader with the PDF file inside
the reader.
- When
you are done viewing the PDF file, simply click on your
browser's Back button to return the page that had the PDF
link.
Or, you
can do the following to save, and later view, a PDF file to
your computer:
- Place
the mouse cursor over a PDF file link, then click your right
mouse button. A small menu will appear.
- Select
"Save Link As" from the menu. A location box appears.
- Save
the PDF file to a location you can remember. You can also
save it is your Desktop.
- Next
time you want to view the file, launch the Acrobat Reader.
- On
the Acrobat Reader menu, choose File, then Open.
- Now
select the PDF file to open it inside the Acrobat Reader.
4.
How do I print a PDF document?
- Open
a PDF file in your browser.
- In
the browser, select File and Print. The PDF document should
print exactly as it looks on the screen.
5.
I'm having problems trying to read a PDF file.
If you
receive any error messages while trying to read a PDF file
on the site, it is possible that you need a newer version
of the Acrobat Reader. To install a newer version, do the
following:
First,
uninstall your current version of Acrobat Reader, by doing
the following:
- For
Windows operating system, click on Start / Settings / Control
Panel.
- In
the Control Panel window, double click on the "Add/Remove
Programs" icon.
- In
the new window, select "Adobe Acrobat x.x".
- Click
on the Add/Remove button. A small "Confirm File Deletion"
window displays.
- Click
Yes, and your computer will remove Adobe Acrobat.
Now download
and install the latest version of Adobe Acrobat by following
the steps in questions #1 and #2, above.
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