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Opening PDF Files in Safari

How do I open a PDF File inside Safari? All I get is a dark grey screen. I know adobe doesn't support the 64bit version of Safari. Is there another option?

Thanks!

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Jul 21, 2010 8:45 PM

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Sep 6, 2010 5:08 AM in response to Carolyn Samit

Same problem here.

From that link above I get:

+(A) View a PDF File With Safari+
+1 Go to a Web page that displays a PDF link.+
+2 Click on the link. Safari will open up the PDF file into your Safari window.+
+3 View the contents of the PDF file by scrolling down the page.+

+(B) Download a PDF File+
+1 Open up Safari and go to a Web page that offers a link to a PDF file.+
+2 Hold down the 'Control' button and click on the PDF link in the Web page (or right-click if you have the right kind of mouse).+
+3 Choose the option 'Download Linked File' from the pull down menu that appears. This will download the file directly to your desktop.+

+(C) Open a PDF File in Preview+
+1 Open up a PDF file in your browser window.+
+2 Hold down the 'Control' button and click anywhere on the PDF document in the Safari window.+
+3 Choose the option 'Open File with Preview.app' from the pull down menu.+

A - doesn't work. I get a grey screen. Sometimes it asks which prog I want to use and then have to navigate to Reader. But, unlike Windows, it never remembers that choice!

B - it often doesn't download a thing. And the rest of that workaround is a ridiculous thing to have to do every time you want to view a .pdf file!

C - oh please...

Opening PDF Files in Safari

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