Worksheet: Downloading and Printing Files from the WWW

Assignment:
  1. Download the current version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  2. Print out the Rockefeller College home page at http://www.albany.edu/rockefeller/.


Guide for Assignment #1:


Step #1: Go to Acrobat Home Page (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html)

Step #2: Look around the home page until you find the "Get Adobe Reader" icon like this one:


Click once on this icon.


Step #3: A new page similar to this one will appear:

 

Choose your language, platform (i.e., type of computer and operating system), and speed of the connection through which
you will download the Acrobat Reader. The page will automatically update, showing the recommended version to download.

Read the prompts and download at least the Acrobat Reader (you may also wish to download other components or
Adobe software; the only requirement is that you download the latest version of the Reader).

As of January 2004, the latest version of the Reader is 6.0.1.

Step #4: Click on “Download”

Step #5: A dialog box will appear:

Choose “Save”, and click “OK”

Step #6: Navigate to the folder where you want to save the file, and click “Save”.

Step #7: Once you get the “Download Complete” message, click on the “Open Folder” button.

Step #8: You will be taken to the folder where your downloaded file is. (if you put the file
one the desktop, you will have to close windows until you can see the desktop - the Open Folder button won't
take you there directly).

Double click on the file to install the program.

Step #9: Follow the instruction to install the program.




Guide for Assignment #2:

Step #1: Go to the Rockefeller College home page at http://www.albany.edu/rockefeller/.

Go to the Page

 
Step #2: Select “File > Print” from the menu.

Choose "File > Print"


Step #3: A print dialog will open. Click on “Print”.

Click on "Print"