How to install Adobe® Acrobat® for Windows®

How to install Adobe® Acrobat® for Windows®

You must install the Adobe Acrobat program files from the CD-ROM. You cannot run Acrobat from the CD; you must install the components onto your hard drive, and run the software from that drive.

Installing Acrobat for Windows

In addition to Adobe Acrobat, the Acrobat installer includes the Microsoft® PostScript 5 driver for Windows 2000, the AdobePST 4.5 (Windows 95/98/ME) and 5.2 (Windows NT®) printer drivers, and a set of Distiller® PostScript® Printer Description (PPD) files. Before using Distiller to create PDF files, you may need to select a PPD file for the printer you intend to use.

The default installation in Windows includes macros that allow you to create PDF files easily in Microsoft Office 97 and Microsoft Office 2000.

To install Acrobat (Windows):

Restart Windows, and do not start any other applications.

Insert the Adobe Acrobat CD into your CD drive.

In the Adobe Acrobat 5.0 Setup dialog box, click Next whenever you are ready to proceed to the next panel. Follow the on-screen instructions to move past the introduction, to select a language, and to accept the license agreement.

Select the type of installation you want:

Typical installs the program files for Acrobat, Acrobat Distiller, PDFMaker, the Adobe PostScript printer driver for your system, standard plug-ins, the accessories, and the online documentation.

Compact installs Acrobat, Acrobat Distiller, the Adobe PostScript printer driver for your system, standard plug-ins, and the accessories.

Custom lets you specify what components to install. You can include any of the components in the typical installation, plus support for PDF documents with Asian-l 24324j911y anguage text, Apple QuickTime 4, and a plug-in for Photoshop® versions 5.0 and 5.5.

For a description of any component that can be installed, select Custom, and click Next. Then select the component in the list to see a description of it. You can click Back to return to the panel for selecting a type of installation if you do not intend to continue with the custom installation.

If you want to change the destination folder for the Acrobat files, click Browse, and navigate to the destination.

Click Next.

If you selected custom installation, select the components you want to install, and click Next. The dialog box displays the amount of disk space required to install each component and the amount of space available. You can also select a component from the list, and click Change to include or remove items within that component.

Note: The serial number for your copy of the software is located on the printed registration card.

Enter your name, your organization (optional), and the serial number for your copy of the program, and then click Next.

Click Yes to verify the user information.

Click Next to begin the installation. When the process is complete, a message tells you that Adobe Acrobat is installed. Click OK to complete the installation.

Configuring Adobe Illustrator® and Adobe Photoshop® for image or PDF editing in Acrobat

Adobe Illustrator 7, 8, and 9.0 enable you to take a PDF page from a PDF document, edit it in Illustrator, save it, and return the page to the PDF document. There should be no need to configure this manually.

If you install Adobe Acrobat after installing Adobe Photoshop 5.x, Acrobat will automatically supply Photoshop with a PDF plug-in that enables you to take an image from a PDF document, edit it in Photoshop, save it, and return the image to the PDF document. If you install Photoshop 5.x after installing Acrobat, however, you may need to configure this application manually.

To configure Adobe Photoshop 5.0 manually:

Copy the Photoshop plug-in file PDFFormat.8bi from the Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat folder to the Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop 5.0\Plug- ins\File Formats folder.

Quit Photoshop if it is running. The next time you start Photoshop, it should recognize the plug-in.

To configure Adobe Photoshop 5.5 manually:

Copy the Photoshop plug-in file PDFFormat.8bi from the Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat folder to the Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop 5.5\Plug- ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\File Formats folder.

Quit Photoshop if it is running. The next time you start Photoshop, it should recognize the plug-in.

Starting Acrobat for Windows:

Click the Start Menu, choose Programs > Adobe Acrobat 5.0. You can also double-click the Adobe Acrobat icon on your desktop to start the Acrobat program, or double-click a PDF file icon to start the program by opening that file.

Start the Adobe Acrobat 5.0 program to view, enhance, or create PDF documents. Choose Tools > Catalog to build a searchable index for a collection of PDF documents. Start Acrobat Distiller to customize Distiller job options, change the Distiller preferences, set up watched folders, or convert PostScript files to PDF.

To start Acrobat without plug-ins (Windows):

Hold down Shift immediately after starting up the Acrobat program.

Uninstalling Acrobat for Windows

You can remove all of the Acrobat components installed on your system by using the Add/Remove Control Panel on your Windows system.

Legal Notices

© 2001 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.

Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, AdobePS, Distiller, and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Microsoft and Windows, are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Apple and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.

Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, California 95110, USA.

Notice to U.S. Government End Users. The Software and Documentation are "Commercial Items," as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. §2.101, consisting of "Commercial Computer Software" and "Commercial Computer Software Documentation," as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202, as applicable. Consistent with 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §§227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, as applicable, the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are being licensed to U.S. Government end users (a) only as Commercial Items and (b) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions herein. Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA. For U.S. Government End Users, Adobe agrees to comply with all applicable equal opportunity laws including, if appropriate, the provisions of Executive Order 11246, as amended, Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (38 USC 4212), and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the regulations at 41 CFR Parts 60-1 through 60-60, 60-250, and 60-741. The affirmative action clause and regulations contained in the preceding sentence shall be incorporated by reference.

How to install Adobe® Acrobat® on Mac OS

You must install the Acrobat program files from the CD-ROM. Note that you cannot run Acrobat from the CD; you must install the components onto your hard drive and run the software from that drive.

Installing Acrobat on Mac OS

In addition to Adobe Acrobat, the Acrobat installer includes the AdobePST 8.7 printer driver and a set of Distiller® PostScript® Printer Description (PPD) files. Before using Distiller to create PDF files, you may need to select a PPD file for the printer you intend to use.

Note: The serial number for your copy of the software is located on the printed registration card.

To install Acrobat (Mac OS):

Insert the Adobe Acrobat CD into your CD drive.

Double-click the Install Adobe Acrobat 5.0 icon.

In the Adobe Acrobat Installer dialog box, click Continue to move past the introduction. Follow the on-screen instructions to select a language and accept the license agreement.

Specify the type of installation you want:

To use the standard installation, choose Easy Install from the pop-up menu. This installs the program files for Acrobat, Acrobat Distiller, PDFWriter, Adobe PS, Create Adobe PDF, standard plug-ins, and the online documentation.

To install only particular components, choose Custom Install, and select the components in the list box. You can include any of the components in Easy Install, plus support for PDF documents with Asian-l 24324j911y anguage files.

Acrobat attempts to launch in the language of the operating system. If you have installed a European language, you can have Acrobat launch in that language. Choose Edit > Preferences > General > Display in Acrobat after installing, and choose the language from the Application Language pop-up menu. The change takes effect the next time you start Acrobat.

For a description of any component that can be installed, choose Custom Install to see a list of the components, and click the I button to the right of the component you want in the list.

Click Install, and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. When the process is complete, a message tells you that Acrobat is installed. You can register as part of the installation process, or cancel the registration when prompted and do it at a later time.

Click Restart to restart your computer.

Installing QuickTime (Mac OS)

You need QuickTime to play QuickTime movies pointed to from PDF files. QuickTime is installed on most Mac OS computers, but if you need it, you can install it from the Acrobat CD.

To install QuickTime (Mac OS):

Insert the Adobe Acrobat CD into your CD drive.

Open the QuickTime folder, and launch the QuickTime installer.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Starting Adobe Acrobat on Mac OS:

Open the Adobe Acrobat 5.0 folder, and double-click the icon for the program you want to start. Or double-click a PDF file icon to start the program with that file open.

Start the Adobe Acrobat 5.0 program to view, enhance, or create PDF documents. Choose Tools > Catalog to build a searchable index for a collection of PDF documents. Start Acrobat Distiller to customize Distiller job options, change the Distiller preferences, set up watched folders, or convert PostScript files to PDF.

If you installed Japanese fonts with Acrobat, the first time you start Distiller you are asked to process the fonts for use with Distiller. Click OK to allow Distiller to process the fonts. See setting Acrobat Distiller Options in the online User Guide for more information.

To start Acrobat without plug-ins (Mac OS):

Hold down Shift immediately after starting up the Acrobat program.

Legal Notices

© 2001 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.

Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, AdobePS, Distiller, and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Microsoft and Windows, are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Apple and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.

Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, California 95110, USA.

Notice to U.S. Government End Users. The Software and Documentation are "Commercial Items," as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. §2.101, consisting of "Commercial Computer Software" and "Commercial Computer Software Documentation," as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202, as applicable. Consistent with 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §§227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, as applicable, the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are being licensed to U.S. Government end users (a) only as Commercial Items and (b) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions herein. Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA. For U.S. Government End Users, Adobe agrees to comply with all applicable equal opportunity laws including, if appropriate, the provisions of Executive Order 11246, as amended, Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (38 USC 4212), and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the regulations at 41 CFR Parts 60-1 through 60-60, 60-250, and 60-741. The affirmative action clause and regulations contained in the preceding sentence shall be incorporated by reference.