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Web documents are posted in Adobe Acrobat format. (You can recognize these
files because they end in .pdf or may be called PDF files.) To read
these, you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download the reader
for free.
To check whether you already have the Reader, click
here. If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader successfully installed on your
machine, you will get a message: "Congratulations, You have Adobe Acrobat
Reader!"
If you do not have the Reader, you can download it, free of charge,
from http://get.adobe.com/reader/.
The page that appears will look like this:
To avoid having unwanted software slipped onto your computer, we recommend
you read these instructions thoroughly before attempting installation:
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On the main Reader page, you see a pre-checked option for a non-Adobe product
(in this case, McAfee). These are products Adobe uses to boost their earnings.
Unclick that box.
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If you are using the Windows XP, SP2 or SP3 operating system (as seen),
click "Download."
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If you are not using Windows XP, SP2 or SP3, then click "Different
language or operating system?" (See red arrow.)
Choose your platform, i.e. Windows (e.g. Vista), Mac or other operating
system, and the version of Acrobat you want. Again, be sure
to uncheck the optional non-Adobe application to prevent its installation
on your computer. Then click on "Continue."
What you do next actually depends on the browser you are using.
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If using IE/Internet Explorer (blue
arrow), clicking the "Download" button will either start the download immediately
or you will have to "click here to download." If you are using the
Firefox browser (see green arrow),
click on the link on the page - "For Firefox users, please see the Installation
Instructions." Print out this page. You'll need the instructions
to install Adobe Reader into the Firefox browser.
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