Installing programs - in this case Adobe Acrobat

Complete Mac novice.  I cannot for the life of me figure out how to installed Adobe on this computer!  I can go to the site, hit dowload.  The program shows up in my downloads, but I have no idea how ro open it, save it to the desktop, etc.  On my work PC all I have to do it save it to my desktop etc.  How do I install programs from the web onto my Mac???? Thanks.

The Adobe file was downloaded to your Downloads folder. To get there click the Finder icon on the very left side of your dock (blue smiling face).  A Finder window will open.  Look in the list for your Downloads folder and click  it to expand it.  Look for your Adobe download file and double click it.  The Adobe installer will open.  At this point, I believe you will see the Adobe icon on the left and the Applications icon on the right (unless Adobe has changed).  Simply drag the Adobe icon onto the Applications icon and drop it there.  The installer will take over.
Or, you may need to double click the Adobe icon to begin installation.
In either case, follow the prompts once the installation begins.
However, I use Apple's built-in Preview for all of my PDF files and find that it meets all my needs including searching and annotations.
Hope this is helpful.
Enjoy your day.

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