Acrobat Reader Configuration Instructions using Microsoft Internet Explorer

1) In Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), go up to the EDIT menu item and select PREFERENCES. The window below will appear.
2) In the left box, select RECEIVING FILES and then FILE HELPERS.
3) In the right box, scroll through the MIME TYPES to look for .PDF. (Note the period {.} before the PDF. You need it.) If you find it, click on it and then click on the CHANGE button at the bottom of the box. If it does not exist, click on the ADD button.

The directions below (4-8) refer to the EDIT FILE HELPER box below.

4) Fill in the top section of the box titled REPRESENTATION using the diagram below as a guide.
5) In the second section of the box titled FILE TYPE, click on the BROWSE button to locate where on your computer you have stored the ADOBE ACROBAT READER program. Once you have located the program, double-click on it and the remaining pieces of information in this section will fill themselves in.
6) In the DOWNLOAD DESTINATION section, select a folder on your hard drive where you want files downloaded from the Internet to be saved. You can create a special folder ahead of time (ex. Downloads) or use an existing folder. (You select the Downloads folder through IE's preferences also. It is much simpler than this process.)

7) In the HANDLING section, select VIEW WITH APPLICATION and again click on the BROWSE button as you did in the FILE TYPE section to select the ADOBE ACROBAT READER program.
8) Click OK twice. You should now be back at the main window of IE and able to view any PDF documents on the Internet simply by clicking on them.