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A. Netscape Browser Configurations
and Tips
When accessing PDF files on the
Web, you have two options: opening the PDF file within the
browser window, or opening the PDF file in PDF® Reader®
as a separate application. The following instructions will
help you configure Netscape NavigatorT and Microsoft Internet
Explorer® for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows
NT 4.0 to use PDF® Reader® in one of these ways.
Configuring Netscape 4.x
You can configure Netscape for
Windows to use PDF® Reader® as a browser plug-in or
as a helper application. When Reader® is configured as
a plug-in, the PDF file displays within the browser window.
When Reader® is configured as a helper application, the
PDF file displays in a separate Reader® window.
Configuring Netscape 4.x to
use the PDF® Reader® plug-in
The PDF® Reader® installer
configures Reader® as a browser plug-in by default. When
you install PDF® Reader®, the installer places the
nppdf32.dll plug-in in Netscape's plug-ins folder at:
c:\Program Files\Netscape\Communicator\Program\Plugins
You may need to manually move the (Nppdf32.dll) plug-in from
the Adobe/PDF-or Reader/Browser folder to the Netscape\Communicator\Program\Plugins
folder.
No other action is needed. After
restarting Netscape, clicking a PDF file link in a Web page
opens the file in an PDF® Reader® window within Netscape's
browser window. All the toolbars and controls available in
Reader® as a stand-alone application are available when
using the browser plug-in.
Configuring Netscape 4.x to
use PDF® Reader® as a helper application
If you don't want PDFs to open
in your browser window, you can set up Reader® as a helper
application. When you use this configuration and click a PDF
file link in a Web page, Netscape opens PDF® Reader®
as a separate application where you view the PDF. To configure
Netscape to use PDF® Reader® as a helper application:
1. In Netscape, choose Edit >
Preferences to display the Preferences dialog box.
2. Select Applications in the
Navigator category of the Category list:
3. Click New Type.
4. In the New Type dialog box,
do the following:
a. Type Portable Document Format
in the Description of Type text box.
b. Type pdf in the File Extension
text box.
c. Type application/pdf in
the MIME Type text box.
a. Click Browse, locate
and select the PDF® Reader® 4.0x application file,
and then click Open. The path
to the PDF® Reader® 4.0x application file displays
in Application to Use text box.
5. Click OK to close the New
Type dialog box, and then click OK to close the Preferences
dialog box.
6. Restart Navigator.
Once Reader® is set up as
a helper application, you can switch between using Reader®
as a helper application and using the browser plug-in by selecting
and deselecting Web Browser Integration in the Options area
of the General Preferences dialog box in PDF® Reader®
4.0x.
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You can download PDF files to your hard
drive from a Web page's link and then copy text, distribute
the file, or save the file to a disk. To download a PDF
file from a link: 1. Right-click the link to a PDF file,
and then choose Save Target As from the pop-up menu. 2.
In the Save As dialog box, select a location on your hard
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CONFIGURING WINDOWS BROWSERS
B. Microsoft Explorer 4.x
and 5.x Configurations for Reader
You can configure Internet Explorer
for Windows to use PDF® Reader® as a browser plug-in
or as a helper application. When Reader® is configured
as a plug-in, the PDF file displays within the browser window.
When Reader® is configured as a helper application, the
PDF file displays in a separate Reader® window.
Configuring Internet Explorer
4.x and 5.x to use the PDF® Reader® plug-in
PDF® Reader®'s default
configuration for Internet Explorer uses ActiveX controls
to open a PDF within the browser window. The PDF® Reader®
installer automatically installs plug-in files (Pdf.ocx, Pdf41.ocx,
or Pdf42.ocx, and Pdf.tlb) to the Reader\ActiveX directory
when you install PDF® Reader®. Clicking a PDF file
link in a Web page opens the file in an PDF® Reader®
window within Internet Explorer's browser window. All the
toolbars and controls available in Reader® as a stand-alone
application are available when using the browser plug-in.
Configuring Internet Explorer
4.x and 5.x to use PDF® Reader® as a helper application
If you don't want PDFs to open
in your browser window, you can set up Reader® as a helper
application. When you use this configuration and click a PDF
file link in a Web page, Internet Explorer opens PDF®
Reader® as a separate application where you view the PDF.
To configure Internet Explorer
to use Reader® 4.0x as a helper application:
1. Exit from Internet Explorer.
2. Start PDF® Reader®
4.0x.
3. In PDF® Reader®,
choose File > Preferences > General:
4. Deselect Web Browser Integration
in the Options / General Preferences dialog box:
5. Click OK, and then exit
from the PDF® Reader®. 6. Restart Internet Explorer.
The next time you select a link to a PDF file in Internet
Explorer, a File Download dialog box will prompt you to
specify what to do with the file:
If you select "Open this file from its current
location," Internet Explorer opens the PDF file in PDF®
Reader® as a helper application.
If you select "Save this file to disk," Internet
Explorer saves the PDF file to your hard disk, where you can
open it later.
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If you deselect "Always ask before opening this type of
file," Internet Explorer will default thereafter to the
last option selected. If "Always ask before opening this
type of file" remains selected, you will continue to get
the prompt. |
Once Reader® is set up as
a helper application, you can switch between using Reader®
as a helper application and using the browser plug-in by selecting
and deselecting Web Browser Integration in the Options area
of the General Preferences dialog box in PDF® Reader®
4.0x.
CONFIGURING WEB LINK LAUNCH
BEHAVIORS
C. Microsoft Explorer 4.x
and 5.x Configurations for Reader
1. General
Control Settings
If you want to control how Web
Links are opened, click the Right Mouse Button on a Web Link
and select one of the three options (see Fig 1.1):
Open WebLink in Browser (Netscape,
Internet Explorer etc) Append To Document (Conversion of Web
Page using Web Capture, pages placed at the end of the current
PDF)
Open WebLink as New Document
(Conversion of Web Page using Web Capture in a new PDF document)
Fig 1.1
You can also extract the Uniform
Resource Locator (URL) for the Web Link by selecting the last
option 'Copy Link Location.
2.
Link Web Browser Errors
Navigator is probably configured
to use your PDF viewer as a plug-in. There are two options
for correcting this problem:
Solution 1: Configure Navigator
to use your PDF viewer as a helper application. For instructions,
see "Configuring Netscape 4.x to use PDF® Reader®
as a helper application." at the top of this page.
Solution 2: Switch to Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.0 or later.
AOL
users; look for more browser tips lower on this page.
CONFIGURING WINDOWS BROWSERS
D. WEB LAUNCH ERRORS
Unsupported Web Browser Errors
The solution for this error is
to choose a new browser.
1. In PDF, choose File > Preferences
> Weblink.
2. Click Browse in the WWW
Browser Application section.
3. Select another Web browser
(e.g., Netscape Navigator), then click Open.
4. From the Connection Type
pop-up menu, choose the option that corresponds to your
Web browser (e.g., Navigator), or choose Standard if you're
using another Web browser (e.g., NCSA Mosaic).
5. Click OK to close the Weblink
Preferences dialog box.
Manually connect to Weblinks from within Internet Explorer
by entering the URL into Internet Explorer's Address text
box and pressing enter. For more information, refer to your
Internet Explorer documentation or contact Microsoft.
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Holding down the control key as you move your mouse over
a Web Link will make the Tool Tip display the Internet
address of the link. Note: You should set your PDF®
"Web Capture" settings to NEVER verify stored images!
Go to file > preferences > web capture for these settings.
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CONFIGURING WINDOWS BROWSERS
E. AOL BROWSER LAUNCH ERRORS
No Helper Application Defined
Errors
Helper applications are separate
programs that deal with files that your AOL Web browser isn't
equipped to handle. For example, there are helper applications
that decode and decompress file archives, play special sound
formats, and show animated movies.
The "No Helper Application Defined"
error message means you have run into a file that requires
a helper application, and you either don't have the helper
application or your AOL Web browser doesn't know where to
find it. In most Web browsers, you can select helper applications
in the "Preferences" or "Options" menu item, where you should
see an option to choose "Programs," "Helpers," or "Viewers."
Each file type will have a description
which includes the file extension (like .txt for text or .pdf
for a Adobe® PDF® file), a content type (called the
MIME type, which is server information that tells the browser
what kind of information it is, like "text/plain" or "audio/x-wav"),
and then the location and name of the helper application used
to process that file.
You can modify existing helper
applications, add new ones, and remove old ones.
pdf=application/pdf is the file
extensions for Adobe® PDF® files supported by the
members.aol.com Web server.
Again, the MIME-type tells the
AOL Web server how to send the file and tells the AOL Web
browser what kind of application to use to open the file.
You can set up a helper application to view any of these files
types with the Helper Application button. If a helper application
has not been set up for .PDF® file types, you will likely
receive gibberish or an unreadable file that will be of no
use to you.
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CONFIGURING WINDOWS BROWSERS
F. AOL BROWSER LAUNCH ERRORS
Configuring AOL for Windows
95, 98, and NT 4.0
Adobe® PDF® 3.0x and
4.0x include ActiveX plug-in files for Windows 95, Windows
98, and Windows NT 4.0 that enable Internet Explorer and America
Online (AOL) Web browsers to display PDF files in the browser
window using an PDF® viewer. Internet Explorer and the
AOL browser display PDF files in the browser window automatically
if the PDF® plug-in files are installed.
PDF® 3.0x viewers are compatible
with Internet Explorer 4.x and AOL 4.x; PDF® 4.0x viewers
are compatible with Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x and with
AOL 4.x and 5.x.
Installing the PDF® Plug-in
Files
The plug-in files install automatically
with PDF® viewers:
PDF® 4.0.x viewers
The PDF® 4.0x installer
automatically installs the plug-in files Pdf.ocx and Pdf.tlb
to the Program Files\Adobe®\PDF® 4.0\PDF®\ActiveX\
folder when you install PDF® 4.0x.
The PDF® Reader®
4.0x installer automatically installs the plug-in files
Pdf.ocx and Pdf.tlb in the Program Files\Adobe®\PDF®
4.0\Reader®\ActiveX folder when you install PDF®
Reader® 4.0x.
PDF® 3.0x viewers
The PDF® 3.0x installer automatically
installs the plug-in files (Pdf.ocx, Pdf41.ocx, or Pdf42.ocx,
and Pdf.tlb) to the Reader®\ActiveX or PDF®3\ActiveX
folder when you install PDF® Reader® 3.0x or PDF®
Exchange 3.0x.
If you select a PDF file in your
browser, the file will download to the browser's Temp folder,
and then Internet Explorer or AOL will use your PDF® viewer
to display the file within the browser window.
Disclaimer:
Adobe® Systems, Incorporated does not support AOL's software
or files sent or received using AOL. If the following suggestions
do not enable you to view PDF files the way you prefer, refer
to your AOL software documentation or contact AOL.
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If you select a PDF file and Internet Explorer or AOL
prompts you to save the file to disk or open it outside
the browser window, or does not respond, do one or more
of the following: - If you're using an PDF 4.0x viewer,
make sure that a Pdf.ocx and a Pdf.tlb files is in the
Program Files\Adobe\PDF 4.0\PDF\ActiveX folder or the
Program Files\Adobe\PDF 4.0\Reader\ActiveX folder. - If
you're using an PDF 3.0x viewer, make sure that a Pdf*.ocx
file and a Pdf.tlb file are in the PDF3\ActiveX folder
or the Reader\ActiveX folder. - Reinstall your PDF viewer
to make sure that the correct plug-in information is added
to the Windows registry. - Restart Windows to make sure
that Internet Explorer or AOL is accessing the most current
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CONFIGURING WINDOWS BROWSERS
G. AOL BROWSER LAUNCH ERRORS
Setting AOL Browsers to Use
PDF as a Helper Application
If you'd rather have PDF files appear in a separate
PDF viewer window, you can enable the browser to use the viewer
as a helper application. Internet Explorer or AOL then starts
an PDF viewer, which displays PDF files within the PDF viewer
window, instead of within the browser window.
PDF 4.0x Viewers
To configure an PDF 4.0x viewer
as a helper application:
1. Exit from Internet Explorer
or AOL.
2. Start the PDF 4.0x viewer.
3. Choose File > Preferences
> General.
4. Deselect Web Browser Integration
in the Options section and then click OK.
5. Exit from the PDF 4.0x viewer.
6. Restart Internet Explorer
or AOL.
The next time you select a link to a PDF file in Internet
Explorer, a dialog box will prompt you to specify what to
do with the file. If you select "Open this file from its current
location," Internet Explorer opens the PDF file in the PDF
viewer as a helper application. If you select "Save this file
to disk," Internet Explorer saves the PDF file to your hard
disk, from where you can open it later.
For more information about the
general preferences in the PDF 4.0x viewer, refer to the Adobe
PDF 4.0 User Guide or the Adobe PDF Reader 4.0 User Guide.
PDF 3.0x Viewers
To configure Internet Explorer
or AOL to use an PDF 3.0x viewer as a helper application:
1. Exit Internet Explorer or
AOL.
2. Choose Start > Find > Files
Or Folders.
3. Type "pdf*.ocx," choose
your local hard drive from the Look In pop-up menu, and
then click Find Now. Make a note of the pathname to each
Pdf*.ocx file on your system.
4. Choose Start > Run.
5. Type "regsvr32 -u X:\[path]\pdf*.ocx"
in the Open text box, where "X" is the drive and "[path]"
is the path to a Pdf*.ocx file. For example: regsvr32 -u
C:\PDF3\Exchange\ActiveX\pdf42.ocx
6. Click OK.
7. Repeat steps 4-6 for every
Pdf*.ocx file installed on your system.
8. Delete the Pdf*.ocx and
Pdf.tlb files from the PDF3\Exchange\ActiveX and PDF3\Reader\ActiveX
directories or from the Reader\ActiveX directory. (You
must delete all the Pdf*.ocx files; if you rename or move
the files, Internet Explorer or AOL can still use them).
9. If Netscape Navigator is
installed, locate the Nppdf32.dll file in the Netscape\Navigator\Program\Plugins
directory or the Netscape\Communicator\Program\Plugins directory,
and then move or rename the file. (Internet Explorer and
AOL can use the Nppdf32.dll file if it cannot locate a Pdf.ocx
file.)
10. Restart Windows.
11. Start Internet Explorer
or AOL; the browser will start an PDF viewer in a separate
window to display PDF files when you click a link to a PDF
file.
12. Double-click My Computer,
choose View > Options, and then select Programs.
13. Click File Types.
14. Select Adobe PDF Document
in the Registered File Types scroll box, then click Edit.
If Adobe PDF Document is not listed, select New Type.
15. Type "Adobe PDF Document"
in the Description text box.
16. Type "application/pdf"
in the Content Type (MIME) text box.
17 Type "pdf" in the Default
Extension for Content text box.
18. Select Open from the list
of Actions and then click Edit. If Open is not listed, click
New.
19. Click Browse, locate and
then select the PDF Reader 3.0x or PDF Exchange 3.0x application
file, then click Select.
20. Select Use DDE, then click
OK to close each dialog box.
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To reestablish the original Internet Explorer or AOL settings,
reinstall PDF Reader 3.0x or PDF Exchange 3.0x. |
CONFIGURING WINDOWS BROWSERS
H. AOL BROWSER LAUNCH ERRORS
Additional Browser Error Configuration
Guides:
For instructions on configuring
Navigator for Mac OS, see document 314544.
For instructions on configuring
Navigator for Windows, see document 313692.
For instructions on configuring
Internet Explorer for Mac OS, see document 314807.
For instructions on configuring
Internet Explorer for Windows, see document 315029.
As
a last ditch effort to correct faulty browser interaction
with PDF®, configure your browser to use PDF® as a
helper viewer, see document 32897
E-mail your PDF or ProForce Software
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