Computer Question For Advanced Win 7 Peeps

[Mike Crudele]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Lee Storm \(God Is The Healing Force\)" <n2fgc at ...> wrote:
>
> Hi there,
> 
> Hope there's a kind soul here who can help before I pound the computer to
> mush. :-)
> 
> How do I set things so that when I click a link to a PDF file it will save
> rather than open the file?  Since I can't find action options in Win 7,
> hopefully someone here can point me in the right direction.  Do I have to
> dig deep into the bowls of RegEdit?
> 
> It's just very annoying to click on a link and have Adobe start opening the
> file when I really want to save it.  I see the download box flash by with no
> Save or Open buttons and then there's Acrobat playing its tricks.
> 
> Help? Please?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Lee
> 
> 
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Hi Lee,

What I do is Right-click on the link and select "Save target as". Then it asks where you want to save it and have the opportunity to change the file name.It downloads super fast like this, too.

Hope this helps,
Mike