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CPG Toolbox: How to Download Files from the Web to Your Hard Drive

Assistance for PC & Mac Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows and Explorer:

  1. Right-click the link to a file, and then choose 'Save Target As' from the pop-up menu.
  2. In the Save As dialog box, select a location on your hard drive, and then click Save.

 

Microsoft Windows and Netscape:

  1. Right-click the link to a file, and then choose 'Save Link Target As...' from the pop-up menu.
  2. In the Save As dialog box, select a location on your hard drive, and then click Save.

 

Apple OS and Firefox, Explorer or Safari:

  1. Right-click (or Control-click) the link to a file, and then choose 'Download Link to Disk' from the pop-up menu.
  2. In the Save dialog box, select a location on your hard drive, and then click Save.

 

Configuring the Browser to Open PDF Files in an Acrobat Window

If you want the browser to open PDF files in a separate Acrobat window, configure the browser to use Acrobat or Adobe Reader as a helper application. Then, when you select a PDF file in IE or AOL, the browser opens the PDF file in an Acrobat window instead of the browser window.

To configure the browser to use Acrobat 6.0 or Adobe Reader 6.0 to open PDF files:
1. Exit from IE (Internet Explorer) or any browser.
2. Start Acrobat or Adobe Reader.
3. Choose Edit > Preferences.
4. Select Internet in the list on the left.
5. Deselect Display PDF in Browser, and click OK.
6. Restart your browser.

To configure the browser to use Acrobat 5.x or Acrobat Reader 5.x to open PDF files:
1. Exit from IE (Internet Explorer) or any browser.
2. Start Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.
3. Choose Edit > Preferences > General.
4. In the Options section, deselect Display PDF in Browser.
5. Click OK, and then exit from Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.
6. Restart your browser.


Note: The next time you select a link to a PDF file, the browser may prompt you to open or save the file. If you choose to open the file, the browser opens the file in the helper application that you specified. If you choose to save the file, the browser downloads the file to the hard disk.

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