Install Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional for Mac from the UW Network

NOTE: Functional knowledge and use of this application is the responsibility of the user.

Introduction

The University of Wyoming is a program member of Adobe’s Open Options Contractual Licensing Program (CLP). As a member, UW is able to secure volume pricing on various Adobe products. This significantly reduces the costs incurred by UW departments and colleges. Further information on this program, product descriptions and pricing, the eligibility requirements, and the necessary steps for attaining a license to a specific Adobe product can be found on the UW Adobe CLP License Web page (www.uwyo.edu/InfoTech/Services/Sales/Software/adobe/default.htm).

For ease of installation of some Adobe applications, Information Technology (IT) provides network installation points. These network locations are restricted to UWYO domain accounts. Adobe applications are fee-based, so access to the network location will not be granted until a departmental IDR is received by IT.

Minimum System Requirements for Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional for Mac

• PowerPC G3, G4, G5, or Intel processors
• Mac OS X v.10.4.3
• 256 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended)
• 1,060 MB of available hard-disk space
• 1,024X768 screen resolution

Procedure

1. Accessing the Network Installation Point for Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional for Mac

   1. Select the Go menu, and click Connect to Server...
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   2. In the Connect to Server window, in the Server Address: box, type smb://uwapps.uwyo.edu/adobeacrobat8promac$ and click Connect.
      
      NOTE: Make sure that you have typed the correct slashes (i.e. / and not \).
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   3. In the SMB/CIFS File System Authentication window, in the Workgroup or Domain field, type UWYO; in the Name field, enter your UWYO domain username; in the Password field, enter your UWYO domain password, and click OK.
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2. Installing Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional for Mac

   1. In the ADOBEACROBAT8PROMAC$ window, double-click the Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Professional Mac.dmg file to mount the Acrobat image to your Desktop.
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   2. In the Acrobat 8 Professional window, drag the Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional folder to your Applications folder. 
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   3. Locate the mounted Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Professional icon on your Desktop, and drag it to the trash to un-mount it. 
       
   4. Locate the ADOBEACROBAT8PROMAC$ icon on your Desktop, and drag it to the trash to un-mount it.
       
   5. The first time you launch Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, you will be prompted to personalize your software. In the Personalize Your Software window, enter your name in the Name field, University of Wyoming in the Company field (optional), the serial number of the application in the Serial Number fields, and click Next.
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Reviewed: 0907 By: CD, SJ