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    opening pdf from web??

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by The_R, Oct 8, 2005.

  1. The_R

    The_R Notebook Guru

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    Quick question, why doesn't IE open pdf (either in a IE window, or in adobe acrobat window), when i press on a pdf file. I have to download the file manually (right click, save target), but being the slob i am, my desktop fills up quickly. I just wan't it to open, or ask me if I wan't to download...
     
    The_R, Oct 8, 2005
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  2. drumfu

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    do you have the acrobat reader installed ?

    if so, check for a setting/plugin that functions with IE.
     
    drumfu, Oct 8, 2005
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    found it:

    launch adobe reader > edit > preferences > internet > "Display PDF in browser"

    this is for version Adobe Reader 7.0
     
    drumfu, Oct 8, 2005
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  4. The_R

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    I have adobe acrobat prof. But I found the setting. Thanks.
     
    The_R, Oct 10, 2005
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    since i have firefox...i got the extension that gives me an option for what i want the .pdf to do when i clik on it from the internet...either open in a new tab....new window...or download it..or cancel...pretty nice
     
    LuckMC11, Oct 12, 2005
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    i saw that extension. it seems a little redundant when you have those options in the adobe reader and also the 'in-browser-reader' that launches when you open the pdf in FF. i like to run lean 'n' mean. less extensions = better performance.
     
    drumfu, Oct 12, 2005
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