# Start in the Beyond Adobe Reader window

The Beyond Adobe Reader® window opens by default when you start Reader from the application icon, Start menu (Windows), or Dock (Mac OS). In UNIX, choose Application > Office. The home page in this window contains links that open additional pages, which may include buttons and links that start specific tasks or display topics in the full Reader Help system (which you are reading now).

Use the controls on the left side of the page to expand the list of new features in Adobe Reader 8.

You can close and reopen the Beyond Adobe Reader window, or simply let it remain open behind or beside the Reader work area.

### Start a task from the Beyond Adobe Reader window

1. On the Beyond Adobe Reader home page, select a topic group, such as Collaborate or Reader Enabled PDF Files.
2. Start a task or view a Help topic:

   - Click an action text link or button to initiate a task.

   - Click an information text link or button to open full Reader Help to the related Help topic.

   If you decide to try a different topic group, click Home in the upper-left corner to return to the Beyond Adobe Reader home page.

### Reopen and reset the Beyond Adobe Reader window

1. Choose Help > Beyond Adobe Reader to reopen the window.
2. Deselect the Do Not Show At Startup option in the upper-right corner.