Adobe ACROBAT READER 7.0, Manual, Page: 231 / 262

Activating Adobe Reader
You must activate Adobe Reader before you can use it to purchase or read Digital
Editions. Adobe Reader automatically starts an Easy Activation the first time you attempt
to open a protected Digital Edition. To move documents to other computers, you must
complete the full activation using an Adobe ID or .NET Passport login.
To read an Adobe Digital Edition on a Palm OS mobile device, download and install
Adobe Reader for Palm OS or Pocket PC by visiting the Adobe website at www.adobe.
com/products/acrobat/readermain.html.
To activate Adobe Reader for the first time (Easy Activation):
1. If you're not using the full version of Adobe Reader, you must first install the Digital
Editions plug-in by choosing Help > Check For Updates Now and select Digital Editions
and Accessibility Package.
2. Connect to the Internet.
3. In Adobe Reader, choose File > Digital Editions > Adobe Digital Media Store, or visit
http://digitalmediastore.adobe.com if you are using the basic version of Adobe Reader.
4. On the Welcome To The Digital Media Store web page, click the link that lets you
download a free Digital Edition.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to select a free Digital Edition to download, add the
Digital Edition to your order, and download it. (The Easy Activation process begins.)
A congratulatory web page prompts you to complete the full activation using an Adobe ID
or .NET Passport login.
6. On the congratulatory web page, click the Sign In And Reactivate button, and follow the
on-screen prompts to complete the full activation.
To activate Adobe Reader using an Adobe ID or .NET Passport ID:
1. While connected to the Internet, do one of the following:
●
If you have just completed an Easy Activation, click the Sign In And Reactivate button on
the congratulatory page that appears after the Easy Activation process, and follow the on-
screen prompts to complete the full activation.
●
In Adobe Reader, choose File > Digital Editions > Authorize Devices. On the Adobe
DRM Activator website, sign in using your Adobe ID or .NET Passport ID and follow the
on-screen instructions to activate Adobe Reader.
●
Go to the Adobe website at http://aractivate.adobe.com, and follow the on-screen prompts.
Note: To activate Adobe Reader, you need your Adobe ID and password or your
Microsoft .NET Passport ID and password. If you don't have either ID, follow the on-
screen prompts to create an ID and password.
To activate a mobile device:
1. Place the mobile device in its synchronization cradle.
2. In Adobe Reader, choose File > Digital Editions > Authorize Devices.
3. Click the Activate Palm OS Or Pocket PC Device button .