- In Acrobat 5, Edit Menu > Preferences > Click on Updates in the left side column > Check for Updates – three choices, Every Week, Every Month or Manually. You also have an option to Update Acrobat Now
- In Acrobat 6, Edit Menu > Preferences > Click on Updates in the left side column > Check for Updates – choose Monthly
- In Acrobat 7, Edit Menu > Click on Updates in the left side column > Under Update and Notification, Check choose either Notify me of critical updates and Notify me before installing.
- In Acrobat 8 and 9, X, and XI Help Menu > Check for Updates… The updater will run automatically. You can set preferences by Clicking on Preferences and then checking Automatically check for Adobe updates and choosing Monthly. Select either “Download updates automatically and notify me when they are ready to be installed”, or “Ask me before downloading any updates and then notify me when they are ready to be installed.” Then click Quit when finished.