[Electronics-Talk] PDF's

Ashley bflyblue13 at gmail.com
Tue Dec 11 20:01:11 UTC 2018


I just installed adobe, and for me, when i opened a PDF, it asked me 
what program I wanted to open it with and there was a check box that I 
could check to always use that program. So I selected adobe and checked 
to always use that program.


On 12/11/2018 2:58 PM, Rik James via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Thanks, David.
> This is precisely what I am trying to figure out, how to get my pc to open a
> pdf in my desktop software and not using the online web or browser to do it,
> which does not work very well, for me, who is using JAWS 2019.
> Is it in the Windows settings I change it, in other words how do you want to
> open this file? Or is it settings in the Acrobat software.
>
> Thanks.
> Rik J
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
> Andrews, David B (DEED) via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 8:38 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
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> Cc: Andrews, David B (DEED) <david.b.andrews at state.mn.us>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] PDF's
>
> The most common program to use is Adobe Acrobat Reader -- which is free.
>
> You may also have to configure your browser to open PDF's in Reader, not in
> its own plug-in, which isn't as reliable.
>
> Dave
>
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> Dave
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Ashley via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 12:43 AM
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> Cc: Ashley <bflyblue13 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] PDF's
>
> Hi everyone,
>
>
> I was wondering if anyone knew of a good and accessible program to read pdf
> files?
>
> There are some documents I have to fill out on my grad school's web site,
> and when I open them, they keep opening in Microsoft Edge, or it wants to
> open in some other internet browser. Wondering if you have any suggestions
> please.
>
>
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