How Can I Tell What PDF Reader I Have Installed?
- 1). Click "Start" and enter "*.pdf" in the "Search programs and files" box. Your computer will search automatically for files ending with the ".pdf" extension, if using Windows. If using a Mac, enter "pdf" in the box over "Search" on Finder's toolbar, then press "Return" on your 's keyboard.
- 2). Right-click the first file name found with a "*.pdf" extension. Look at the top of the sub-menu for the name of the PDF reader that is set as the default application for opening the ".pdf" extension. The application's name will be within the wording "Open with," if using Windows. If using a Mac, click the name of the first PDF file in the right pane of the open search dialog box to launch the PDF reader and open the document.
- 3). Click the "Open with XXXXX" option -- "XXXXX" represents the name of your specific PDF reader application,if using Windows (skip this step if you're using a Mac). The PDF reader you have on your computer will launch and open the PDF document.
- 4). Click "Help" on the reader's main toolbar then click "About XXXX," with "XXXX" representing the name of your specific PDF reader application, to see the application's version number, date of release and other technical information, for both Windows and Mac systems.
- 5). Click "Close" or anywhere outside of the "About" dialog box to close the open box. Click "X" in the upper right-hand corner of the PDF reader dialog box to close the application, if using Windows. To close the PDF reader on a Mac, click the red circle in the upper left-hand corner of the program's dialog box.
