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- Welcome to Adobe Acrobat Reader 2.0 for Windows
-
- Adobe(tm) Acrobat(tm) software gives you instant access to documents in
- their original form, independent of computer platform. With the
- Acrobat Reader, you can view, navigate, print and present any
- Portable Document Format (PDF) file.
-
- This Read Me file contains installation instructions and product
- information for the Acrobat Reader program. The On-line Guide
- (Acrobat Reader Help) also provides essential information to help
- you begin using Acrobat Reader 2.0.
-
- INSTALLING ACROBAT READER
- =========================
- - To install Acrobat Reader 2.0 on your hard drive, from the
- Windows Program Manager, choose Run from the File menu; type
- [drive]:\acroread.exe
- - Follow the instructions on your screen.
- - Installation requires approximately 2 MB of free hard disk space.
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- ===================
- - 386- or 486-based personal computer (486 recommended)
- - Microsoft Windows 3.1 or greater
- - 4 MB application RAM
- - 4 MB hard disk space
- - 1.44 MB 3.5" floppy disk drive
-
- NEW FEATURES IN ACROBAT READER 2.0
- ==================================
- - Smaller size
- - Cross-document links
- - Article threads
- - Copy and paste formatted text and graphics
- - Full screen mode
-
- TO CREATE YOUR OWN PDF DOCUMENTS
- ================================
- To take full advantage of the benefits of electronic documents, you can
- purchase Acrobat, Acrobat Pro, or Acrobat for Workgroups with the coupon
- contained in the Acrobat Reader On-line Guide (available on the Acrobat
- CD Sampler) or by calling 800-87-ADOBE (800-872-3623). With the full
- Acrobat products, you can:
-
- - Create your own electronic documents as easily as printing from your
- existing applications with PDF Writer.
- - Protect your files with passwords; control access, printing, changing
- the document, adding and changing notes, copying text and graphics.
- - Find exactly what you need across multiple PDF files by searching on
- keywords, author, title, subject synonyms, etc.
- - Reuse information easily by extracting, copying, reordering and replacing
- pages among PDF files -- with bookmarks, links and notes preserved.
- - Create your own custom views into information.
- - Add value, set priorities and maintain a dynamic information network
- with links, bookmarks, notes and connections to external applications
- and documents.
- - Take advantage of third-party plug-ins to add new features to Acrobat.
- - Integrate Acrobat with your desktop applications with Acrobat's support
- for OLE automation, Notes F/X, AppleEvents, and more.
-
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT
- =================
- For primary technical information and answers, you're free to take advantage
- of Adobe's Basic Support Services at any time. You're responsible only for
- telephone charges. These services include:
- - Adobe US Automated Technical Suport -- a full-time, computer-driven
- diagnostic system with answers to the most commonly asked questions.
- Call 1-408-986-6560 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- - Adobe US Fax Request Line -- an easy way to request free technical notes by fax.
- Dial 1-408-986-6587 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- - CompuServe Questions and Answers -- an Adobe bulletin board for CompuServe
- subscribers. Directory: GO ADOBE
- - Adobe US Electronic Bulletin Board -- A 24 hours a day bank of information.
- Dial 1-408-562-6839.
-
- US and Canada -- for users of Adobe Acrobat products in the US and Canada,
- pay for support options include:
- - 900-555-ADOBE -- this business-to-business 900 service is a way for
- infrequent users to get help from an Adobe Technical Support
- Representative. Each minute is $2.00 plus toll, if any, and charges
- will appear on your monthly phone bill. Call 900-555-ADOBE (900-555-2362).
-
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- =====================================
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