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pdf will not display

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phurwitz
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My FF browser recently updated to v. 36.0.4

Up until that update, I had no problems with previewing PDF's in my browser. After the update, i have lost that functionality. When I click on a live link in a web page, nothing more happens.

i have the adobe acrobat plugin (v.11); it is up to date. my adobe acrobat (v.11) and adobe reader (v.11) are also up to date.

My FF browser recently updated to v. 36.0.4 Up until that update, I had no problems with previewing PDF's in my browser. After the update, i have lost that functionality. When I click on a live link in a web page, nothing more happens. i have the adobe acrobat plugin (v.11); it is up to date. my adobe acrobat (v.11) and adobe reader (v.11) are also up to date.

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guigs
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Version XI (11.0.10) is the most up to date version of Firefox. In order to make sure it is still selected as the default Reader:

In order to change the default reader for PDF files (to not open PDF files with Firefox's internal PDF reader), follow these steps:

  1. Click the menu button New Fx Menu and click Options (Preferences for Linux and Mac).
  2. In the Options (Preferences for Linux and Mac) window, select the Applications panel.
  3. In the Search field, type PDF. You should find Portable Document Format (PDF).
  4. On the right hand side you should find an Action column. Use that to select your favorite PDF reader. In order to view PDF files in Firefox, choose Preview in Firefox.

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