Students, faculty and staff can use these instructions for first-time Adobe Reader installation and usage on a Mac.
Installing Adobe Reader on Mac
- Go to the Adobe Acrobat Reader install page at Adobe's website.
- Download the installer. Downloading McAfee software is optional.
- Save the .dmg file, open it, and open the .pkg file.
- Follow the installation instructions to complete the installation.
Using Adobe Reader on Mac
To set Adobe Reader as the default reader for PDFs:
- Right click a document of the relevant filetype, .pdf in this case.
- Select Get info
- Click the Open with section if it is not already expanded, and select Adobe Reader.
- 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.