How do I make Safari open PDF's using installed Adobe Acrobat 7.1.0

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How do I make Safari open PDF's using installed Adobe Acrobat 7.1.0

I would like to force Safari 3.1.2 to open all PDF links using Adobe Acrobat 7.1.0. How do I accomplish this? I have no problem making Safari use the Adobe Reader, however, I would like to use the full Adobe Program so I can save and download interactive PDF forms I have filled out on the web. Using the Adobe reader, you can only download the form itself - all supplied information using the form's interactive features are lost when the filled in form is downloaded.

MacPro1,1, Mac OS X (10.5.4), Processors:2 Dual-Core Intel Xeon,Speed:2.66 GHz,Memory:2 GB

Posted on Sep 29, 2008 1:40 PM

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Sep 29, 2008 8:33 PM in response to Rafofa

Hello,

To change Safari's PDF handling back to the default. Open Adobe Acrobat and choose "Preferences" from the Acrobat menu (the main pull-down menu next to the Apple logo). In the preferences box, find the "Internet" category on the list at left and highlight it. The top "Web Browser Option" in this category will read "Display PDF in browser using Adobe Acrobat (your version)" and it will be checked. Uncheck it and click the "OK" button. If Safari is running, quit it and re-open it. Safari will then return to normal, opening PDF documents with Apple's own "Preview" application. Alternatively, you can set it to do the opposite and open PDF's in Adobe.

Carolyn 🙂

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Rafofa Author

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Oct 4, 2008 11:55 AM in response to Carolyn Samit

Hello, Carolyn:

Thank you for your suggestions. Unfortunately, it is not working for me. I have both Adobe Acrobat v. 7.1.0 and Acrobat Reader v. 9.0.0 running on my computer. In either program's preferences both programs are availabe when I choose the program to display PDF files in the browser (Safari). There is no problem setting Safari's PDF handling to the default value.

When I choose Acrobat Reader to be the program to display PDF files in the browser, Safari will indeed use Acrobat Reader. However, when I choose Adobe Acrobat v. 7.1.0, Safari does not use the Adobe Acrobat program to display the PDF file, rather the file is displayed by the PDF handling features built in to Safari. I have found no way to make Safari use the full version of Adobe Acrobat. PDF files residing on my computer opens without difficulty using my copy of Adobe Acrobat v. 7.1.0. Do you have any other ideas that would help solve this problem?

RaFoFa (Ragnar)

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