1. Click the Start button on your taskbar (usually found in the bottom left of the computer screen).
2. Select All Programs from the pop-up menu.
3. Verify that there is a folder called Adobe Acrobat listed.

If not, click the "No..." link and we'll step you through the process of setting up Adobe Acrobat Reader.

No, I need to Install Adobe Acrobat Reader.   

You can download the Reader by following the steps below:

• Click the Get Adobe Reader icon above or Visit the Adobe Web site.
• Follow the steps to download the "free Acrobat Reader installer." Be certain to review the system requirements to determine which version is needed for your particular computer.
• After you have downloaded Acrobat, exit your browser and double-click on the installer.
• Follow the step-by-step instructions to install the program.
• Once you have installed Reader, you will be able to view and print PDF files.

If Adobe Reader is properly installed and configured to work with your browser software, when you click on a link to a PDF document you should see the document in the browser window with the Acrobat Toolbar added. You might be promoted through a dialog box to save the file. However, some browsers do not support this.

If the file does not automatically open in your browser, download and save the PDF file to your computer, and view it through the Acrobat Reader.

To save the file for later use once you have loaded it for viewing, on most browsers you just select "File" then "Save As..." from the menu bar. To just save without viewing, right-click (Windows) or control-click (Macintosh), and choose 'Save Target As' from the pop-up menu.

A dialog box should open asking you where to save the file. Save it somewhere where you will be able to find it again (e.g. the Desktop if you are using Windows).

Open the Adobe Reader application.
In Reader, select File --> Open.
In the dialog box that opens, find the file you saved in step 3) and click Open.

When printing Adobe PDF files from within your web browser, do NOT use the web browser print facility. Instead, use the print button at the left end of the special Adobe Reader tool bar, which appears immediately above the viewing window (see illustration to left).

You will then get a "Print" pop-up window which will give you several options, including the option to print the entire document. With the print dialog box, you can specify to print a range of pages or only one page.

People with visual disabilities may choose to convert the Adobe Acrobat format to HTML. This service can be accessed at the Access Adobe Web site. The tools convert Adobe PDF documents into HTML text that can then be read by a number of common screen reading programs.

Adobe PDF files are often used to publish larger documents online. PDF files on this site range in size from 5KB up to 10MB. Larger files may take quite a while to download and your browser may appear to have frozen while the first few pages are downloading. Please be patient!

Some web browsers have problems downloading PDF files - they can freeze up and not show anything. If your browser won't let you view the PDF files online, then the best solution is to save the PDF file to your PC (see the instruction above for saving a PDF file) and then view the file using the Adobe Reader.