• To download Adobe Acrobat Reader:
  • Link to Adobe at the address www.adobe.com.
  • Hit the button "Get Acrobat Reader" and simply follow the directions. This will place an installer on your computer in the location to which your download preferences are set.
  • If your browser is not set to do so automatically, you may have to use "Stuffit Expander" to decompress the downloaded file on a Macintosh computer.
  • Double click the installer. The preferences on your browser may be set so that it uses the plug-in "PDFViewer" (causing the document to appear in your browser) or merely activates the reader when a PDF file is accessed (causing the document to appear in a new window outside the browser).
• To view materials:
  • Hit the link to the materials. The mini-unit should show in your browser if the plug-in is installed or in a new window otherwise.
  • Occasionally, the user may receive a message "Unable to create the font ... . Some characters may not display or print correctly." and the screen may show some trash characters when using the plug-in. Hitting the "Reload" button will sometimes clear up this problem, but if not, simply download the file to your hard drive and view with the Reader.
• To download materials:
  • While viewing the mini-unit to be downloaded, scroll to File:Save As... and save as Source (as opposed to Text).

If you encounter problems not covered here, contact Bruce Kessler at bruce.kessler@wku.edu.

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