Adobe acrobat reader 7.0 User Manual
Viewing PDF documents on the desktop or in a browser
You can open PDF documents in two different ways. One way is to open the PDF
documents directly in the Adobe Reader application on your desktop. Another way is to
open a PDF document that is posted on the Internet in your web browser. When you open
a PDF document in your web browser, Adobe Reader tools appear within the web
browser. You can change preference settings to determine whether PDF documents on the
web are opened in Adobe Reader on your desktop or in a web browser. (See
documents directly in the Adobe Reader application on your desktop. Another way is to
open a PDF document that is posted on the Internet in your web browser. When you open
a PDF document in your web browser, Adobe Reader tools appear within the web
browser. You can change preference settings to determine whether PDF documents on the
web are opened in Adobe Reader on your desktop or in a web browser. (See
.)
To determine whether web-based PDF documents are opened within a browser:
1. Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Reader > Preferences (Mac OS), and
then click Internet.
2. Select Display PDF In Browser to open PDF documents on the web within the browser.
Deselect this option if you want web-based PDF documents to open in Adobe Reader, not
the browser.
the browser.