My Reply follows quote. On 25/12/2002 10:12 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (JGE) >This is a simple question and a general one. > >In windows a ".pdf" documnet will associate with the Acrobat reader >automatically. However on the 6300CD I'm putting together for a friends >child, the AppleWorks 5 Manual which is a "PDF" document won't open unless >I open Acrobat 4 rreader and the open a the file from within. Is there a >way this can live on the desktop and he can just click on it and it opens? >He's a boy of about 10 and doesn't have a lot of computer experience and >no Apple experience at all. I'd like to provide him with some choice by >providing this Mac to him, but it has to be fairly simple for him to run. > >Thanks, >Gareth ---------- Well, it should open "automatically" on a Mac also, unless it was somehow discombobulated and lost its type/creator code. If the Icon for the file shows up in the finder then you might check the File Exchange control panel to see if the .pdf has been improperly mapped. If so, just switch it back.
If the file "lives" in a subordinate folder, you can just drag it to the desktop (or make an alias and put that on the desktop) where it can be opened with a "double click." Ken -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
