How to use Adobe Acrobat Reader

Adobe Acrobat Reader is a software program that interprets files that are in portable document format (PDF). The first step in being able to open files of type .pdf, is to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. Visit the Adobe web site for further details.

When viewing web pages that have links to a pdf file, once Acrobat Reader is installed, when you click on the link, Acrobat Reader will automatically start up with the document. Depending on your browser. Acrobat may open inside your browser window or in a new window.

Navigating Acrobat Reader

1. To go to the Adobe web site, click on the icon labeled #1 above.
2. To open a pdf file, click on the open file icon labeled #2 above and navigate to the file you wish to open.
3. To save the document on your hard drive or to a floppy disk, click on the save icon labeled #4 above or select Fileˆ Save As. Be sure to remember where you have saved the file.
4. To print the document, click on the print icon labeled #5 above or select Fileˆ Print.
5. To show or hide the navigation pane that is shown on the left of the screen on the first graphic above, click on the Show/hide navigation pane icon labeled # 6 above. If the creator of the pdf included thumbnails, the when the navigation pane is visible, you can use the pane to double click on the page that you want to view.
6. To navigate through the document, click on the first page #7, previous page #8, next page #9, and last page icons #10.
7. To change the view, click on the previous view #11 or next view icons #12. These work like your browser's back #11 and forward #12 buttons.
8. To change the size of the document, click on the actual size #13, fit in window width #14 or fit width #15 icons.
9. To find a word or phrase in a document, click on the find icon #16.
   1. Type in the word or phrase and press find.
   2. The word or phrase found will be highlighted in the document.
10. To search Adobe documentation, click on the search icon #17
11. To view the search results click on the search results icon #18.
12. To change the zoom, click on the drop down arrow at the bottom of the screen. Change to the desired setting.
13. To input a specified amount, click inside the box and type in a value.
14. To change the page, click on the arrows next to the number of pages.
15. To change how the pages are viewed, click on the paper icon to change between single page, continuous or continuous facing. This will allow you to scroll from one page to the next with the vertical scroll bar.
16. To move around the document, use the vertical and horizontal scroll bars.
17. Or if you put your mouse over the document, a hand will appear.
18. You can hold down the mouse button and drag the document around.

If the document was pre pared with links the hand will change to a pointer finger. You can click on the link as you would in a browser.

Acrobat Reader has many more options that you can explore from the menu bar with File, Edit, View, etc.