Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

Students, faculty, and staff can use these instructions for first-time install Adobe Reader installation and usage on a for Mac computers.

Installing Adobe Reader on Mac

...

 

  1. Navigate to the Adobe Acrobat Reader

    install

    installation page

    at Adobe's website

    .

  2. Download the installer.

    Downloading McAfee software is optional.

  3. Save the .dmg

    file, open it, and open

    file.

  4. Open the .dmg file.

  5. Open the .pkg file. 

  6. Follow the

    installation

    on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Note
Note
iconfalse
title

Adobe may install partner programs for integration with a web browser and updating such as Adobe ARM and Adobe AIR. These programs enhance the capabilities of Reader without interfering with the end user and should be installed.

Using Adobe Reader on Mac

To set Adobe Reader as the default reader for PDFs:

  1. Right click a document of the relevant filetype, .pdf in this case.
  2. Select Get info
  3. Click the Open with section if it is not already expanded, and select Adobe Reader.
  4. Click Change all and confirm your change when asked.

Troubleshooting Adobe Reader on Mac

...

.

...

Filter by label (Content by label)
showLabelsfalse
max

...

10
spacesIKB
showSpacefalse

...

typepage
cqllabel in ( "adobe" , "installing" , "install" , "mac

...

" , "adobe_reader" ) and type = "page" and space = "IKB"
labelshow_to adobe adobe_reader mac installing install
Page Properties
hiddentrue

Related issues