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

Installing Adobe Reader on Mac

  1. Go to the Adobe Acrobat Reader install page at Adobe's website.
  2. Download the installer. Downloading McAfee software is optional.
  3. Save the .dmg file, open it, and open the .pkg file.
  4. Follow the installation instructions to complete the installation.


Note

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

Please refer to Adobe's help page for assistance on Adobe Reader itself.

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