Hi Mike, I used those steps to change IEon IE9 and IE11. If you have Adobe Reader on your pc you should have Adobe Reader PDF in the tree list on the manage add-ons screen. Also if you have Adobe Reader link helper you need to disable both of them. Then change the filter comb box to "All Aadd-on" then tab to ok. If you do not see Adobe Reader in your tree list make sure when you first bring up the Manage add on screen that it says "toolbars and extensions." If it does not then arrow up or down until you hear "toolbars and extensions." Then when you hear that tab and change the filter box to "All add-on" then tab I think once to the tree view and look for Adobe Reader PDF and Adobe Reader link helper and disable both of them. Thentab to ok button. I hope that helps. Ed -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike B Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 7:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What to change in IE to make PDF file read
Hi Ed, Is this for any IE version in particular? In IE 10 I don't show anything for Adobe in All Add-ons hence the question for if these steps are for a specific version of IE. Thank you very much, definitely a keeper. Take care. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Pinky To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What to change in IE to make PDF file read Hi Group, Listed below is what I did to get both my W7 pc's to read PDF files. If you follow the instructions below and you are in IE and you click on a PDF file it will open in a new window and JAWS will read it. When you are done you can just hit Alt+f4 and it will close the PDF file and you will be back in IE on the PDF link you just click on. You Have to change some things in IE and also in Adobe Reader. Here is the instructions below. How to make Adobe Reader load in its own Window? 1. Open IE 2. Press Alt+t then press A to open manage add-ons. 3. JAWs should say "toolbars and extensions" if it does not arrow down or up until it does. 4. Then tab once and you will hear "filter combo box" 5. Arrow up once to "all add-ons" then tab once 6. Scroll down to Adobe Reader PDF 7. If it is enabled press spacebar to highlight Adobe Reader PDF 8. Press application key and then press enter to disabled Adobe Reader PDF 9. Arrow up or down and if you hear Adobe PDF link helper. Press the application key and disable it. 10. Tab to Close Now you have to make some changes in Adobe Reader. See instruction's below. Recommended Adobe Settings 1. Open Adobe. 2. Select "Edit", "Preferences". 3. In the "Documents" category, uncheck "Show each document in its own window" (Adobe 8 only, not Adobe 7 or Adobe 9). 4. In the "3D & Multimedia" category, under the "Preferred Renderer", select "Software" instead of "DirectX". Also, uncheck "Enable hardware rendering for legacy video cards...". 5. In the "Accessibility" category, select "Always use Zoom Setting" 100%. 6. For Adobe 9 and 10, in the "Internet" category, uncheck "Display PDF in browser". 7. In the "Reading" category, uncheck "Confirm before tagging documents". 8. In the "Reading" category, for "Page vs. Document" select "For large documents, only read the currently visible pages." 9. In the "Reading" category, for "Minimum number of pages in a large document", make the number 2. 10. For Adobe Reader 10, in the "General" category, uncheck "Enable Protected Mode at startup". 11. For Adobe 11, in the "Security (Enhanced)" category, uncheck "Enable Protected Mode at startup". 12. For Adobe Acrobat 11, in the "Security (Enhanced)" category, for Protected View select the option or radio button for Off. 13. Click OK. 14. Restart Adobe and Jaws and Zoomtest if you use it. Now when you open a PDF file in IE, Adobe Reader should open up in a new window. When you are done reading the PDF file just hit alt+f4 and you should be right back in IE on the link of the PDF file. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mario Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 8:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What to change in IE to make PDF file read yes Ed, please do. On 11/29/2015 7:46 PM, Mike B wrote: > Hi Ed, > > When you do find out, would you please let the list know? Thanks much. > Take care. > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pinky > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2015 4:36 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What to change in IE to make PDF file read > > > Hi Mike, > I tried this but it did not help. Thanks for sending it to me. > > I know the tech changed something in IE to make it open Adobe Reader > on its own page. I thought he had disabled the add on but I did that > and I did that an it did not help. So I am not sure what he changed. I > have been all over IE and cannot find what he could have changed. > > Thanks again > Ed > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Mike B > Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2015 5:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What to change in IE to make PDF file read > > Hi Ed, > > Here's a note I had saved that might help you: > > From: Gerald Levy > I finally figured it out. As I mentioned previously, I could not get > IE 11 to read a PDF document when ever I encountered a Google search > result labled as "PDF". When I clicked on the link, it would open on > a blank page. But I solved this problem by launching Adobe Reader, > and bringing up the Preferences dialog on the Edit menu. I scrolled > down to Security (Enhanced) on the list of options, tabbed once to the > option labeled "Enable Enhanced Security Mode at Start Up", which was checked by default, and unchecked it. > Now when I encounter a PDF document in IE 11 and activate the link to > read it, Adobe Reader processes and reads it. I remember this being > discussed on this list or elsewhere some time ago, but had forgotten > about it. Hope this helps others who are experiencing the same problem. > > Gerald > Take care. > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pinky > To: JAWS-Users-List 2 > Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2015 8:41 AM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] What to change in IE to make PDF file read > > > Hi Group, > > Does anyone know what I have to change in IE to get the PDF files to > read. I had a tech change something in IE that made Adobe Reader open > in its own window. When he did that JAWS would read the pdf file. Then > I could close the PDF file and I would be back on the link in IE where > I clicked on it. I need to find what he changed in IE as I had to > reset my IE setting back to default. If anyone knows what I have to > change in IE to make Adobe Reader open in it's on window please let me know. > > > > Thanks for any help on this matter. > > > > Ed > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
