IE and viewing PDFs with Acrobat (not Preview)

dvand · 01-24-2002, 11:48 PM

I need to visit a site, click a link to view a password protected pdf. Instead of using Acrobat Reader to view the pdf, Preview pops up. Preview does not allow the password to be entered and I get a blank pdf. So far been unable to change the file helper/ protocol helper prefs in IE to allow Acrobat Reader to be the default for pdfs.
Thanks.
Dave

mervTormel · 01-25-2002, 12:00 AM

have you launched acrobat and fiddled with the preferences:options:web browser options ?

give that a try and let us know.

griffman · 01-25-2002, 12:00 AM

Can you control-click on the link and do a "Save As" to save it to the disk and then open it with Acrobat?

Another option is to change OS X's desire to use Preview for PDF's. Select a PDF, and change the preferred application to Acrobat. Click the button to apply to all documents, and that should be the end of Preview :-).

-rob.

dvand · 01-25-2002, 12:06 AM

Dang, ya'll are good. And quick. Fiddling with IE and Acrobat prefs did no good. But it looks like success. Selecting a pdf and changing the preferred app to Acrobat, apply to all docs, and no more Preview! Excellent. Thanks!
--Dave

01-24-2002, 11:48 PM	#1
dvand Prospect Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 3	IE and viewing PDFs with Acrobat (not Preview) I need to visit a site, click a link to view a password protected pdf. Instead of using Acrobat Reader to view the pdf, Preview pops up. Preview does not allow the password to be entered and I get a blank pdf. So far been unable to change the file helper/ protocol helper prefs in IE to allow Acrobat Reader to be the default for pdfs. Thanks. Dave

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01-25-2002, 12:00 AM	#2
mervTormel League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,536	have you launched acrobat and fiddled with the preferences:options:web browser options ? give that a try and let us know.

01-25-2002, 12:00 AM	#3
griffman MVP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,471	Can you control-click on the link and do a "Save As" to save it to the disk and then open it with Acrobat? Another option is to change OS X's desire to use Preview for PDF's. Select a PDF, and change the preferred application to Acrobat. Click the button to apply to all documents, and that should be the end of Preview :-). -rob.

01-25-2002, 12:06 AM	#4
dvand Prospect Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 3	Dang, ya'll are good. And quick. Fiddling with IE and Acrobat prefs did no good. But it looks like success. Selecting a pdf and changing the preferred app to Acrobat, apply to all docs, and no more Preview! Excellent. Thanks! --Dave