When you download and install Acrobat Reader, there are two portions of the install - the stand alone reader, and the browser add-in. It sounds like you are missing the browser add-in portion. Or perhaps you are using a non-standard browser that doesn't support the add-in. What is your browser and version? You can find this by clicking on Help/About from the browser menu. > -----Original Message----- > From: JA [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 8:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOCHRIST] PDF(acrobat Reader) > > > Hi Rob, > I've had Acrobat reader for years, but on Web sites, when > I click on a "result" of a search, if it needs PDF, I still > get a download of Acrobat Reader, a waste of time. Can you > tell us how to get around this annoying time wasting > feature? > Jim > ******************************************* > > Phyllis, > > When I mouse over those links in my browser,and pause, a > 'bubble' pops up showing the web address of the files. This > address ends in a file name and " .pdf ". When you see a > file name that ends in ".pdf" it means that it's an Adobe > Acrobat file. You need to download and install the free > Adobe Acrobat Reader ( > http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html ) > program in order to read these files. > > This should install a 'plugin' into your web browser > that'll allow you to view these files in your web browser as > well as in the Acrobat Reader program. > > Good Luck, Rob