[Macpartners] open pdfs in adobe not browser window

[Karen Johnson]

Tried it but it does not work for me.

I installed adobe reader 8.1.0.
Clicking on a pdf. It opened in safari.
Went to show info. The adobe pdf viewer did not show as one of the  
plug ins so I added it. Everything was quit and I tried again. The  
pdf opens in safari.
Moreover, when I control click on the pdf in the browser window it  
does not show an option to open in preview as it did in adobe reader  
7.0.5. Nor did it have an option to open in adobe.

I tried many things. Tried deleting the pdf viewer so that I could  
open the pdf in the browser and then control click to get it to open  
in preview or adobe. That caused the following message to appear  
which suggests to me that the pdf viewer is to work and see the adobe  
pdf within the browser. No?

I am going to ask the users if control clicking on the pdf in the  
browser window to get it to open in preview will work for them.

Thank you to all who sent suggestions.

Here is the message:


-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Picture 1.png
Type: image/png
Size: 26385 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/macpartners/attachments/20070821/3fbcb0b1/attachment.png
-------------- next part --------------




On Aug 21, 2007, at 9:50 AM, Deb Bowser wrote:

> Hi Karen:
>
> You need to upgrade to Adobe Reader 8.0.x.  When installing, you  
> will be prompted that Reader can provide additional capabilities if  
> you install extras and by default, Adobe PDF viewer Safari plugin  
> is checked.  The installer will automatically install the Adobe PDF  
> Viewer at /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewer.plugin)
>
> The next time you launch a PDF file in Safari, it will be opened by  
> Adobe Reader 8 and not Preview.
>
> To obtain the reader:
> http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Cheers,
> Deb Bowser
> Team Leader - Software Release Team
> Client Support Services
> Information Services and Technology
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> W92-175
> Cambridge, MA 02139
> 617-253-3879
> bowser at mit.edu
>
>
>
>
> On Aug 21, 2007, at 9:29 AM, Karen Johnson wrote:
>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> We would like to be able to click on a pdf link in Safari and have
>> the pdf open in adobe, not the browser window.
>>
>> Is there a way to do that? I tried changing a few settings but have
>> not found the answer yet.
>>
>> We have OS X.4.10 and Adobe reader 7.0.5.
>>
>> thank you,
>>
>> karen
>> _______________________________________________
>> Macpartners mailing list
>> Macpartners at mit.edu
>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/macpartners
>