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How to Open Web Links in PDF Files with One Click Instead of Two

By Neil J. Squillante | Monday, August 13, 2007

Now that BlawgWorld 2007 with TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide (our free PDF eBook) resides on thousands of hard drives, we would like to pass along a hot tip for those of you accessing this eBook with Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader. The eBook contains hundreds of Web links so you may find yourself staring at this dialog box:

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Fortunately, you can easily turn off this annoying "feature" and save your hand from all those extra clicks. Below you'll find instructions for Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 7 and 8.

Adobe Acrobat 8 | Adobe Reader 8
1. Under the Edit menu, select Preferences. (Mac users can find Preferences under the Acrobat menu.)

2. Select Trust Manager in the left column.

3. Click the Change Settings button.

4. Where it says "PDF files may connect to web sites to share or get information," select "Allow all web sites."

5. Click OK.

Adobe Acrobat 7 | Adobe Reader 7
1. Under the Edit menu, select Preferences. (Mac users can find Preferences under the Acrobat menu.)

2. Select Trust Manager in the left column.

3. Click the Change Site Settings button.

4. Where it says "Default behavior for URL access," select "Always Allow."

5. Click OK.

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