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  Configure Internet Explorer to display PDF files (Acrobat 6.0 and Adobe Reader 6.0 on Mac OS X)

You can display PDF files in Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 5.0 or later if you have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer. First, you need to configure IE to use Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat as a helper application. (A helper application opens files that IE can't open directly).

Note: Acrobat 6.0 and later products don't include the PDFViewer plug-in, which allows you to view PDF files from within a browser window. Instead, you must configure IE to use the Acrobat product as a helper applications.

Configuring Internet Explorer to Use Adobe Reader or Acrobat as a Helper Application

If you configure IE to use Adobe Reader or Acrobat as a helper application, IE starts the application and displays the PDF files within the Adobe Reader or Acrobat window.

To configure IE to use Adobe Reader or Acrobat as a helper application:
1. Start IE, and choose Explorer > Preferences.
2. Under Receiving Files, click File Helpers.
3. In the File Helper Settings pane, select Portable Document Format, click Change, and then click OK.
4. If Portable Document Format isn't listed, click Add, and then proceed with the following steps:
a. In the File Type text box, type PDF and type a space after the "F."
b. In the Creator text box, type CARO
c. In the Encoding section, select the following options:
-- Select Binary
-- Use For Incoming
-- Use For Outgoing
d. In the Download Destination section, choose the location in which to save PDF files from the Download menu.
e. In the Handling Section, choose View with Application from the How to Handle menu.
f. If the Acrobat product name doesn't appear next to Application, click Browse, select the Acrobat application file, and then click Open.
g. Click OK.
5. Restart Internet Explorer.

Downloading a PDF File to Your Hard Disk

You can download a PDF file to your hard disk rather than opening it from within IE. After you download a PDF file to your hard disk, you can copy text in the file, distribute the file, or save it to another disk.

To download a PDF file from a link:
1. Control-click the link to a PDF file, and choose Download Link To Disk from the context menu.
2. In the Save As dialog box, specify a location on the hard disk, and then click Save.

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