Open/View PDF files or PDF attachment

PDF (short for Portable Document Format), one of the most popular ebook formats, created by Adobe Systems in 1993. PDF files are viewable and printable on virtually any platform, including Windows, Mac OS, and mobile platforms such as Android. Know more introduction to PDF features.

Open PDF files on computer

1. Download and install Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader on your PC or Mac.
Free download the Adobe Reader 9 at http://get.adobe.com/br/reader/

2. Alternatively, you can choose online PDF conversion tool to convert PDF to HTML or TXT format. http://access.adobe.com/access/
Type a URL for an PDF document into the form and tick your desirable output format HTML 3.2 or Text, then do the conversion.



Read PDF attachments on the web like Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari

Generally speaking, you can read PDF attachments on the web as long as you install PDF reader like Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader on your computer.

However, failure in viewing PDF on the web can be caused by incorrect settings. If get frustrated in reading PDF in Browser, you would better follow the below guide to check out the possible reason and clear it up.

1. Restart your PC or Mac and reopen the PDF file.
Sometimes, it can solve some common problem.

2. Try to open your local PDF file in web browser
In your web browser, choose File->open File, then select your PDF from hard drive, click "Open".

If the PDF document can't be well displayed on the web, but it can well readable with Adobe Reader, the problem results in the web server. Contact the webmaster to find the solution.

3. Select the option "Display PDF in Browser"
Open Adobe Reader or Acrobat, choose "Edit"->"Preference", select "Internet"->tick "Display PDF In Browser"->click "OK".

4. Install the latest version of Adobe Reader or Acrobat, or uninstall and reinstall the program.

Sometimes, you may also wanna open PDF on your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad, here share some tips:
 

Tip 1: View PDF e-mail attachments or PDFs from Safari with iBooks
Only applicable to iPhone and iTouch with iOS 4 or later.
 

Tip 2: Desktop applications-Stanza or Good Reader, which can support you to view PDF documents on iPhone, iPod Touch.
 

Tip 3: Convert PDF for perfect playback on Apple products like iPad, iPhone, iTouch.

Click to refer to related articles: How to read PDF on iPad and transfer PDF to iPhone/iTouch, hope these guides can give you some hints.