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Adobe Reader is a free program for viewing and printing PDF documents. It includes an Adobe Acrobat browser plugin for displaying PDF documents within Firefox and other Web browsers.

[[Image:adobe_icon.gif|]] [http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/ Adobe Reader] is a free program for viewing and printing PDF documents. It includes an Adobe Acrobat browser plugin for displaying PDF documents within Firefox and other Web browsers. {note}'''Note:''' The Firefox Software Update feature does not update installed plugins. See the [http://www.adobe.com/support/security/index.html Adobe Security bulletins and advisories page] for information about security and stability issues affecting Adobe products.{/note} <br> This article provides resources for setting up Adobe Reader and the browser plugin on your computer. __TOC__ = Installing and updating Adobe Reader = To install Adobe Reader, please visit the [http://get.adobe.com/reader/ Adobe.com website]. To make sure your installation of Adobe Reader includes the latest available security and stability updates, open Adobe Reader, click on the {menu Help} menu and then click {menu Check for Updates}. {for mac} Adobe does not yet maintain a plugin for viewing PDF files within Firefox for computers with Mac OS X: * If you have a Mac with a PowerPC processor, the [http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf/ Schubert<nowiki>|</nowiki>it PDF Browser Plugin] can be used to view PDF files in Firefox. * If you have a Mac with an Intel processor, the [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/7518 Firefox PDF Plugin for Mac OS X] can be used to view PDF files in Firefox. {/for} = Testing the Adobe Reader plugin = Visit the [http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/pdfs/reader_user_guide.pdf Adobe Reader User Guide PDF], which is in PDF format, to test whether you are able to open PDF files. = Troubleshooting = If you are unable to view PDFs in the Firefox window, see [[Opening PDF files within Firefox]] for troubleshooting instructions. {for win,mac} = Viewing PDF files outside of Firefox = You can set Adobe Reader not to open PDF files within Firefox. # Open Adobe Reader. # At the top of the Adobe Reader window, click the {menu Edit} menu, and select {menu Preferences}, to open the Preferences window. # In the left pane of the Adobe Reader Preferences window, select the {menu Internet} section. # Uncheck '''Display PDF in browser'''. {/for} {for win} = Uninstalling Adobe Reader = The Adobe support site has these instructions for uninstalling Adobe Reader: * [http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=327675 Remove Adobe Reader 6.x (Windows XP and 2000)] * [http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb400769&sliceId=1 Manually remove Adobe Reader (versions 8 and above)] {/for} <!-- MZ credit --> <br/> <br/> '''''Based on information from [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Adobe_Reader Adobe Reader (mozillaZine KB)]'''''