Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1 Tutorial

Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1 is a versatile .pdf reader which allows you to view large, full-color documents as well as index links and links to other locations on the web. With Adobe Reader 5.1 documents published as pamphlets, large manuals, user guides, CD jackets and on-screen presentations are easily viewable. For those wanting to protect their content, Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1 takes advantage of security features that discourage plagiarism.

Starting Out With Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1

Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1 is a legacy application unavailable from Adobe although it is available-along with other older versions of Adobe Reader-for downloaded from OldVersion.Com. Browse the list of legacy Adobe Readers on OldVersion.Com until you find Adobe Reader 5.1. Click on "Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1" and wait for the download to complete.

Double-click on the "acrobat51.exe" file and follow the installation steps.

To open a .pdf file go to "File" on the toolbar and then choose "Open." Find the .pdf file you would like to view and then double-click on the file.

The work area in Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1 can be found on the right side of your screen. The left side includes a navigation pane so you can skip quickly through the document pages. Toolbars at the top of the application screen give you control over PDF actions such as Zoom, Snapshot and Select.

Work Area and Toolbars for Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1

Click the document border tab located on the left side of the screen in order to toggle the navigation pane. Choose a palate from the Window menu and left-click on the palate you would like to toggle in order to see various palates-palates may be shown in the navigation pane or even as a floating window.

Click on the tool or press the letter key shown in the tool's "tip" to select a tool in the toolbar. Note that Tool Tips are displayed by allowing your mouse pointer to hover over each tool.

Navigating Within a Document

Paging through a document in Adobe Acrobat 5.1 is quite simple. Notice the buttons at the top of the document display window and also in the status bar which can be found at the bottom of the document. To move to the next page, click the right arrow (>). To go back, click the left arrow (
The bookmark function also allows you to navigate quickly. Activate the bookmark function by browsing to Window on the toolbar, and then selecting "Bookmarks". This will open the bookmark palate.