When I get a message that contains a link to a PDF, and I select the link, the target of the link is saved as a file in my Downloads folder.
How do I get the target PDF to just open when I select the link, and not save to my downloads folder?
Mac mini, OS X 10.11
kg21071 wrote:
I use Mac Mail. I have Adobe installed. Its not a PDF, its a link to a PDF. When a PDF file is attached, there are no issues. It's totally related to links to files, not when a file is attached.
It is a link to a document that exists on the Interwebtubes.
You can't "open" it with anything until it's been downloaded.
If it were a link in a web page, the PDF will generally open in the browser using the default PDF reader. That is not the case with email being read using a mail client. If you access your email using a browser, you'll see the difference.
Unfortunately Preview, and Apple's own implementation of PDF is based on open source PDF standards. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the PDF directly to access all the read features of the PDF.
You can control mouse click the link to change the behavior of what happens when the link is selected.
Yeah, when I do that I get three options:
Open With >
Safari (Default)
Google Chrome
Other
If I select Safari or Chrome, the target file is downloaded. The target file is not opened automatically. I have to hunt down the file then select to open it.
If I select Other, I do not actually have any options to select from.
Yes, it is a link to a file that lives somewhere else. I get that.
I select the link, I want that action (me clicking the link) to open the target file. I do not want to go hunt down a file in a download folder. This is the issue.
Using Mail on the iPad provides the experience I expect. I select the link in the email, and the PDF opens. Why does this not happen on the Mac desktop.
What mail client are you using?
I use Mac Mail. I have Adobe installed. Its not a PDF, its a link to a PDF. When a PDF file is attached, there are no issues. It's totally related to links to files, not when a file is attached.
Links to PDF's in recieved emails
