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FAQs

Troubleshooting PDF files

Solution: Adobe provides these two options to try.

Save the file
  • Position the mouse over the link on the web page and right-click (a pop-up menu will appear).
  • Click "Save Target As"·
  • In the File Name box, type a name for the file (or use the default filename), and then click Save.
  • Once the file is saved on your computer, start Acrobat Reader and open the file you have just saved.

Re-configure your Acrobat reader settings For more information see the Adobe document.

Acrobat 4.0

  • Open the Acrobat Reader application
  • Click on the "File" item on your menu bar
  • Choose "Preferences" item
  • Select the "General" preferences
  • Go to the "Options" box at the bottom of this window
  • De-select the Web Browser Integration item
  • Click the OK buton.
  • Close Acobat Reader.
  • Close your Browser.

Acrobat 5.0

  • Open the Acrobat Reader application
  • Click on the "Edit" item on your menu bar
  • Choose "Preferences" item
  • Choose "Options" from the list on the left side of this window
  • Uncheck "Display PDF in Browser"
  • Click the OK buton.
  • Close Acobat Reader.
  • Close your Browser.
Please note: by removing the web browser integration, you will no longer be able follow links from the PDF document to other items on the Internet. You will be able to follow the internal PDF document links.
Downloading PDFs: To download PDFs, rather than viewing from your browser, right click on the above link and select save target as to save to your PC.