How to View PDF Files With Adobe Acrobat 9 Plugins in Firefox 3

Viewing PDF files with Adobe Acrobat 9 and Firefox 3 is simple.

Adobe Acrobat Reader 9, a PDF viewer, has a convenient plug-in for Firefox 3, a Web browser. The plug-in works behind the scenes when you click a link to a PDF file from within Firefox. When you are using Firefox after installing the plug-in, your PDFs will open automatically in Adobe Reader.

Instructions

1. Open your Firefox browser and go to the Firefox download page. (See "Resources.")

2. Click the green "Download Now" button in the Adobe Reader section. Choose your operating system and click the "Continue" button.

3. Click the "Download" button. A dialog box will appear with an "Install Now" button. Click this button.

4. Click the "Restart Firefox" button. When you find a link to a PDF you want to view, just click it and it will open in Adobe Reader.

5. Open your Firefox browser and go to the Sample PDF site. (See "Resources.") Click the "Click here to test your PDF software" button to test your Adobe Reader.

References

• Mozilla: Using the Adobe Reader plugin with Firefox

Resources

• Mozilla: Firefox download page
• Sample PDF site