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Stop PDF docs from loading in the browser

Posted Sep 23, 2005 by David Risley  

One of the more annoying facets of Acrobat is that Acrobat documents, by default, open in the browser when sought as a “link.” To change this behavior, go to Acrobat and go to Edit -> Preference -> Internet; disable “Display PDF in browser” and “Allow Fast Web View.” Now, when you click on a PDF link in IE or Firefox, the Acrobat program will actually open in a new Acrobat window rather than the browser.

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