What are PDF Files ??
Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF) is the open de facto standard for electronic document distribution worldwide. Adobe PDF is a universal file format that preserves all the fonts, formatting, graphics, and color of any source document, regardless of the application and platform used to create it. Adobe PDF files are compact and can be shared, viewed, navigated, and printed exactly as intended by anyone with free Adobe Acrobat® Reader® software.

Click here to download a sample PDF file. If you are able to see the text in this file, you already have the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The Adobe Acrobat Reader is necessary for features with this icon:

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

How to Download Acrobat Reader

The Acrobat PDF Reader is free software created by the Adobe Corporation. To download it, follow these steps:

1. Visit the Adobe Acrobat Reader Downloads Page.

2. Select your Operating System, Operating System Version, and Language

3. Once you make your select, the download will become available. Select the latest version.

4. Decisions - if you aren't sure if you want these options, go to the appropriate LEARN MORE link to find out.
If you DO NOT uncheck the boxes, they will download with Acrobat Reader.
If you do not want the YAHOO toolbar - uncheck this box
If you do not want Adobe Photoshop® Album 2.0 Starter Edition - uncheck the box.

4. Click "OK" to begin downloading. The downloading will ask you where you want to save the Acrobat Reader installation file for later installation OR run now. The results are basically the same!

NEED HELP UNDERSTANDING ACROBAT READER?
ACROBAT READER TUTORIAL
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign web site: http://w3.aces.uiuc.edu/AIM/scale/tutorials/Acrobat/