ot what's the deal with PDF files?, geek me Options

[rhodyguy]

trying to click on a link, @ mallory's site to be exact, i get the "some files can harm your computer..." warning. i'm ask to open or save. i choose open. then the file gets saved in some temp file i can't find. so i save to a specific file and then the doc won't open. so what's the deal? i just want to view some instructions.

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[Coy]

PDFs are Portable Document Files developed by Adobe Systems as a solution to multiple word processing and graphics software incompatibilities. It's essentially a generic file format to present printed documents. It embeds all of the fonts and graphics so as to preserve the original layout. It's a pretty common format used in graphic design and the printing industry.

When you click the link you'll see the generic Microsoft operating system's "some files can harm your computer..." warning, but it is really one of the safest files to open, as it predominantly opens only in PDF viewers and editors and the viewer allows for only minimal scripting capabilities. For safety's sake you may generally avoid clicking hyperlinks inside PDF files. That way it cannot take advantage of any type of advanced scripting on another page or site.