Monday, February 28, 2011

Can't Open PDF Files in SharePoint 2010

If you try to open PDF file in the Browser in SharePoint Server 2010 you will not able to open it by default in the browser just you have an option to save a PDF file like the below images



 so to solve this issue make sure you read and implement the following Links:



First Check if your PC or system and browser support to open PDF file in the browser by the following Link:
Can't view PDF on the web
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/328/328233.html

 Second Implement the following solution by changing settings in General Setting of Web Application in Central administration and run the some specific power shell:
SharePoint 2010 forces users to save PDFs – Solution Found!
http://nerdtastictips.blogspot.com/2010/08/sp2010-forces-users-to-save-pdfs.html

Regards,

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

thanks eng.fadi

Fadi Ahmad Abdulwahab said...

I tried the above solution in two different environment so the first environment just I changed the settings in General Settings of Web application and it's work fine and second environment it does work like first environment except I have to run the power shell code.

Secure Ebook said...

Hi,

To open PDF files in SharePoint 2010 is very nice. The above links are giving more informations of it. Thanks.