installing and using Adobe Acrobat

The Adobe Acrobat PDF format allows you to view, print and save documents. The advantage of this format is that the document looks the same no matter what kind of computer, software, or fonts you are using. In order to view and print these files you must first download Adobe's Acrobat reader and install it on your computer. The reader is absolutely free and may be obtained by pointing your web browser to Adobe' s Homepage at http://www.adobe.com.

Or, download your operating system's version of the Acrobat reader now at http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html

Setting up the Acrobat reader is an easy task as it does all the work for you. The following steps are typical of an installation:

1. Download the self-extracting acrobat reader (the reader is available for most operating systems). You may need to use "Save Next Link As..." or "Save to Disk" functions of your Web browser. Approx. 7 minutes

2. Save the file to a temporary directory.

3. From "File Manager" or "Explorer" run the self-extracting acrobat reader program and follow the instructions of the setup program.

4. The program will be automatically installed and set up for your browser. If your browser does not read the PDF files, you may need to set up the program in your browser's "Options" menu. For example, with Netscape use Options | General Preferences | Helpers to set up a new PDF type.