At 5:21 PM +0900 8/27/2002, Kay Narumi wrote: >Hello, > >My colleague is using G4 flat panel i-Mac, 700 MHz, loaded with 640 MB >memory, and running OS X 10.1.5 (Japanese). > >He's using IE version 5.2.1(Japanese). When he downloads a PDF file, it >immediately opens in Preview and as try as he might to save it as a PDF >file, it doesn't work, meaning the icon won't change to the Acrobat icon. > >I'm using a DP G4 500 MHz, running OS X 10.1.5 (English) and I cannot >duplicate the problem. That is, when I download a file (using the same >version of IE, except it's English), the file immediate opens in Acrobat. > >There's no way of disabling Preview, short of removing the application, I >think, which I don't want to do anyway. Would the knowledgeable ones >please instruct me on how to get Preview to save the file as Acrobat PDF >document?
The save button is not enabled until the entire file has downloaded but preview will go ahead and work on what is available. To turn off Preview open preferences in IE, select file helpers and then search for Portable Document Format and double click on it. Change "How to Handle" to "Save to File" . That is after translating to/from Japanese. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
