(1) In dtSearch Desktop/Network, click Options > Preferences > External Viewers, and check that you have "Standard" selected under "PDF viewing options."
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Alternatively, if you have an older version of Adobe Reader, you can download and install the latest version of Adobe Reader from PDF files appear as plain text instead of in Adobe Reader To repair your Adobe Reader installation, click Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features, click on Adobe Reader in the list of programs, and click "Repair". Usually doing a "Repair" on your Adobe Reader installation will fix this. Adobe Reader is installed but PDF files open using another productĮach PDF viewer that is installed can take over the role of viewing PDF files in a browser window, so if you installed or used another product since you installed Adobe Reader, that product may have taken over the role. If this happens, uncheck the box, click OK, then open Edit > Preferences > Internet again, re-check the box, and click OK. Sometimes this option is checked but Adobe Reader seems to ignore it anyway. (4) If you have an older version of Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat (version X or earlier), click Edit > Preferences > Internet, and under "Web Browser Options" make sure the box to "Display PDF in browser" is checked. To test your Internet Explorer configuration, open this link in Internet Explorer to see if the PDF file displays inside the browser window: Please see this Adobe help page for more information: (3) Configure Internet Explorer to allow Adobe Reader to display PDF files. (2) Check the setting in dtSearch Desktop: In dtSearch Desktop, click Options > Preferences > External Viewers, and make sure the box to "View PDF files in a separate Adobe Reader window" is not checked. The 64-bit version cannot display PDF files in an embedded Adobe Reader window. (1) If you are running the 64-bit version of dtSearch Desktop (dtSearch64.exe), use the 32-bit version instead. PDF files always open in a separate window To do this, run dtSearch Desktop and click Options > Preferences > PDF View Options, and check the option to "View PDF files as text". This is preferable to disabling Protected View generally because it lets you preserve the security benefits of Protected View on untrusted sites.Īlternatively, you can have dtSearch display PDF files as plain text (without using Adobe Reader). (2) Click the "Trust this host" banner that pops up the first time you open a retrieved PDF file. (1) Disable Protected Mode or Protected View in Adobe Reader, or When Protected Mode or Protected View are enabled, Adobe Reader blocks the plug-in. To change this setting, run Adobe Reader and click Edit > Preferences > Security (Enhanced). If you have the plug-in installed and PDF highlighting still does not work, you may have Adobe Reader "Protected Mode" or "Protected View" enabled. For information on this plug-in, please see To get the plug-in, install dtSearch version 7.71 or later, run dtSearch Desktop, and click Options > Preferences > PDF View Options > Configure Plug-in. To make hit highlighting work in Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat DC, X or XI, you will need dtSearch version 7.71 or later, and you will also need a dtSearch plug-in for Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat. PDF files appear normally but without hit highlighting This changes the mechanism used to load PDF files in dtSearch Desktop and sometimes resolves cases where the Internet Explorer security settings prevent the standard mechanism from working. (4) In dtSearch Desktop, click Options > Preferences > PDF View Options and un-check the box to "Use dtSearch Desktop toolbar to navigate hits in PDF files". (3) Open Adobe Reader and leave it open in the background while running dtSearch Desktop. Please see this Adobe page for additional troubleshooting suggestions: Click Start > Apps & Features, select the Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader version that is installed, click "Modify" and then "Repair". If you do not see the PDF file on this page: You can open this page in Internet Explorer to test: (2) Test whether Internet Explorer can display PDF files using Adobe Reader. The download is available from the Adobe web site, here: (1) If Adobe Reader DC is not installed, install it.
Applies to: dtSearch Desktop PDF files do not open at all or appear as a grey box