You will need Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view Portable Document Format ("PDF") documents and forms on ASA's website. We recommend installing or upgrading to Acrobat Reader version 5.0.5 or higher -- the current version is 7.0.7.
First, determine if Acrobat Reader is installed on your system:
Go to the Start menu on the lower left corner of your screen. Click on Programs. If you see Adobe Acrobat Reader or an Adobe folder containing Acrobat Reader, this indicates you have Acrobat Reader and its version number.
If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you will need to install it for the first time:
- If you do not already know it, determine the operating system you are currently using on your computer. To do so, go to the Start menu on the lower left corner of your screen, select Settings, Control Panel, and System. Make a note of the operating system listed in this window.
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Reader - You are now ready to Install Acrobat Reader for the first time. Click here to Download.
If you currently have an older version of Acrobat Reader installed, you may choose to upgrade to Acrobat Reader 5.0.5:
- First you will need to uninstall any earlier version of Acrobat Reader before installing 5.0.5.
- Go to Start in the lower left corner of your screen, Programs, and Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click on Uninstall Acrobat Reader.
- If no uninstall option is shown, go to Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs. Highlight Adobe Acrobat and click the Add/Remove button. Answer Yes to remove all files.
Upgrade
Acrobat
Reader - Go to Start in the lower left corner of your screen, Programs, and Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click on Uninstall Acrobat Reader.
- You are now ready to Upgrade to Acrobat Reader 5.0.5. Click here to Download. Make a note of where the .exe file is saved. After the download is finished, click on the icon for the .exe file to Install Acrobat Reader.