How to install Adobe Reader

The following guide is a step by step guide on how to install the Adobe Reader program used to view PDF files.

1. The Adobe Reader software can be found on the L: Drive, more specifically, L:\IT Dept\Software
2. Open the Adobe Reader folder
3. Launch the install software
   • For staff, this may prompt you for an admin user name and password, use the following:
     • User Name: download
     • Password: Library4ever
4. On the next pop up, click install
   • This will also have a check box to make sure you set Adobe to the default pdf viewer. Make sure the box is ticked.
5. On the next pop up, click finish
6. Double check that Adobe is set to your default .pdf viewer

•  Windows 10 
  • You will want to search out default apps and then scroll down to the bottom past Web Browser and select Choose default apps by file type then scroll all the way down to .pdf and change it to Adobe reader     

•   Windows 11 
  • This is slightly different to get the same result however you still start off by searching default apps.  

• Once in Default apps you will want to search out Adobe Reader under the search bar with text saying Search Apps click into it and then click into the .pdf option to have it set as the default PDF reader. 

Last Revised July, 05, 2022