Step-by-step Guidance to Download Your Free PDF Reader

 

A little background about Adobe Reader: Adobe Reader software is the global standard for electronic document sharing. It is the only PDF file viewer that can open and interact with all PDF documents. You can use Adobe Reader to view, search, verify, print, and collaborate on Adobe PDF files.

 

The Adobe reader (Version 9) is a relatively small (41.1 MB) program that is distributed free. It is a safe and easy-to-use program that will allow you to open and read any document that has been saved in a PDF format. Distributed by Acrobat, the Adobe reader is offered free as part of Acrobats marketing strategy. You need only the Adobe reader to be able to access PDF format documents. Once you have downloaded the Adobe reader to your computer, any PDF formatted documents, including the CDs of newspapers offered by the Monroe County Historical Society, will open automatically on your computer screen.

 

The Adobe reader is simply a tool that allows your computer to open and display PDF formats. There is nothing new to learn and no new procedures to master in order to use the Adobe reader. Simply download it and all subsequent use is automatic.

 

 

1. Click on the following address to get your FREE copy of Adobe Reader: http://get.adobe.com/reader/

 

2. Follow the instructions on the page that appears to download your copy of Adobe reader.

 

 

 

More about the Acrobat marketing strategy: The PDF format is analogous to the HTML format that is extensively used on the Internet. The PDF format has certain advantages when used on documents and other materials over which the author wishes to maintain complete control. The PDF format is frequently used for forms, published documents, operating manuals, etc.

 

To maximize their advantage with the PDF format, Acrobat would like their product to be used globally. Acrobat makes its money by selling products other than the Adobe reader. To maximize their market they are willing to give users the Adobe reader free, hoping that users will buy their additional products. Their marketing strategy has been largely successful. The PDF format has become an international standard for many types of documents.

 

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