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Troubleshooting PDFs

If you are using Internet Explorer or AOL, you may get a blank page when you try to open a PDF file.

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browser window rather than in an Acrobat window. There are two ways to
solve this problem.

Save the PDF file:

  • Hold your mouse over the link to the PDF file;
  • Right click;
  • Choose Save Target As in the pop-up menu;
  • In the Save As dialog box, select a location on your hard drive and then click Save;
  • Start Acrobat Reader;
  • Open the file you have just saved.

Re-configure your Acrobat:

  • Exit from Internet Explorer or AOL;
  • Start Acrobat or Acrobat Reader;
  • Choose Edit > Preferences > Options (Acrobat 5.0 or Acrobat Reader 5.0) or choose File > Preferences > General (Acrobat 4.x or Acrobat Reader 4.x);
  • Deselect Display PDF in Browser (Acrobat 5.0 or Acrobat Reader 5.0) or deselect Web Browser Integration (Acrobat 4.x or Acrobat Reader 4.x);
  • Click OK, and then exit from Acrobat or Acrobat Reader;
  • Restart Internet Explorer or AOL.

Note:

The next time you select a link to a PDF file in Internet Explorer or
AOL, a dialog box will prompt you to specify what to do with the file.

  • If you select "Open this file from its current location," your browser will open the PDF file in a separate Acrobat window. You will have to go back to your browser window to go to other items on the Internet.
  • If you select "Save this file to disk," your browser will save the PDF file to your hard disk from where you can open it later.

 

    Last updated: 2004-01-22

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