W hile versatile, Preview will not allow you to make changes to PDF's with editable content such as forms posted on the intranet. Please advise on how I can successfully update my Adobe Reader (DC) v 11.0.10 on my Mac OS X 10.8.5. Setting Adobe Acrobat as the default PDF reader in Mac OS X In OS X, Apple's Preview is the default application for opening a number of file types, including PDF's. Please advise on how I can successfully update my Adobe Reader (DC) v 11.0.10 on my Mac OS X 10.8.5. I'm unsure if Adobe Reader's update failure is due to 's lack of an update for Mac OS Intel 10.8.5. On Adobe's website I noticed that my exact operating system 10.8.5 is not included in the drop down menu, so I chose Mac OS Intel 10.8. Here is the link to the FF page where I check my plugins. However, I know the installation must have failed because when I go to FireFox check plugins, FF indicates that my Adobe Reader plugin is vulnerable ('Status') and says under 'Action' that I should update it now. Under When Visiting Other Websites, in the drop-down list choose Allow Always and click Done. Select Adobe Reader in the list of plug-ins.

In the Preferences window, click Security, and then click Website Settings next to Internet plug-ins.

Launch Safari and choose Safari > Preferences. I go through all the steps listed on the help menu, and at the end of the installation, says that the installation was successful. Safari on Mac or Windows - browser preferences. I have gone to Adobe's website: and tried to update Adobe Reader DC while following all the instructions on the help menu. I'm unable to update Adobe Reader v 11.0.10 to the latest version on Mac OS X 10.8.5.

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