Viewing, Downloading, and Printing PDF Files (Windows 95 / 98 / ME / 2000 / XP)

Viewing PDF Files on a Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP System
When Acrobat Reader is installed on a Windows system, it automatically configures the browser you are using to display PDF files WITHIN THE BROWSER WINDOW, by installing a plug-in into the browser's plug-in folder. This is the true for Acrobat Reader Version 3 and up, and either Netscape or Internet Explorer, with only one exception.

(Exception: When you're using Navigator 4.x, which is included with Netscape Communicator, you'll need to manually move the Nppdf32.dll file or the Nppdf16.dll file from the Acrobat3\Reader\Browser or Acrobat3\Exchange\Browser folder into the Netscape\Communicator\Program\Plugins folder.)

With the Acrobat Plug-in installed, when you click on any PDF file link on the Web your browser will automatically display the PDF file in your browser's window. It will also display an Adobe Acrobat tool bar underneath your regular browser tool bars. You can now navigate through the file, reading it as you would any other document.

Downloading PDF files to a Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP System
Instead of viewing (or while viewing) the PDF file within the browser, you can choose to download the PDF file directly to your hard drive, floppy disk, Zip disk, etc.

Netscape Users:
To download a PDF file from a link:

1. Right-click the link to a PDF file, then choose Save Link As from the pop-up menu.
2. In the Save As dialog box, select a location for the file, then click Save.

To download an open PDF file (meaning you have already clicked on the link, and the file is open in front of you):

1. Choose File > Save As.
2. In the Save As dialog box, select a location for the file, then click Save.

Internet Explorer or AOL Users:
You can download PDF files to wherever you save your files from a Web page's link.

To download a PDF file from a link:

1. Right-click the link to a PDF file, then choose Save Target As... from the pop-up menu.
2. In the Save As dialog box, select a location on your hard drive, then click Save.

Printing PDF files
You can print the downloaded PDF file by launching the Acrobat Reader application, opening the file, and using the command File>Print

If you are using Acrobat Reader Version 4 or higher, you can also print the document from within the open browser window, by clicking on the printer icon in the Acrobat tool bar.

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