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Obtaining
Acrobat
Reader
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Adobe Systems, Inc. makes free versions of the
AcrobatTM
reader tool available for every major platform.
To get yours, just use the yellow button and follow the downloading instructions on the Adobe site.
The files in the sample chapter can only be read by version 4 or later of the Acrobat reader so if your
reader version is older than this you should obtain an updated one.
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Installing
and
Configuring
Acrobat
Reader
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Before you can view the MathForLife sample chapter as intended, you'll need to install the Acrobat reader.
This is straightforward but, if needed, instructions are available on the
Acrobat Reader Technical
Support page.
You'll also need to
configure your browser to use it, or in some cases the PDFViewer plugin which is distributed with the reader,
to display the online PDF files in the sample chapter. You'll need version 3.x or later of either
Netscape Navigator/Communicator of Microsoft Internet Explorer to get the tools to mesh seamlessly.
Exactly what you need to do to configure your browser varies
considerably depending on what browser you use and what platform (Mac,
Windows...) you are working on and for some browsers can be a bit arcane.
Detailed instructions for installation on all versions and for configuration
of each of the common browser/platform combinations are available by following links on the
Acrobat Reader Technical
Support page. I strongly recommend using at these instructions rather than trying to perform the configuration
on your own.
Once you are correctly configured, you should be able to navigate through the
MathForLife site just like any other except that when you link to a PDF file you'll see it in an the Acrobat reader
window. If you find that
following links to other files causes your browser to begin downloading the file you requested instead of just displaying it, you
are not correctly configured. Check that you have followed all the instructions for configuring your browser
properly.
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