Acrobat 7 SDI/MDI (1 Viewer)

[jm1234567890]

The default seems to be a MDI interface where all PDFs open within acrobat. This is very irratating when I want to put separate PDFs on different screens.

is there any way to change it to a SDI interface? like ms word.

or any alternative pdf viewers that are comparable to acrobat?

 

[fatmuscle]

Not really answering your Q, but how is Acrobat Reader 7 compared to 5 and 6.

I'm not too big a fan of 6, and decided to roll back to 5.
Is 7 just as bloated or better?

 

[jm1234567890]

Not really answering your Q, but how is Acrobat Reader 7 compared to 5 and 6.

I'm not too big a fan of 6, and decided to roll back to 5.
Is 7 just as bloated or better?

Well, acrobat 7 has MUCH faster load time compared to all previous versions. That is a major advantage. Probably the only one I can see.

damn it.... how can I get different PDFs to load in separate windows

 

[acmilan]

Yeah i have the same problem, it gets annoying especially when going through exam papers and trying to look at the solutions at the same time. Having adobe professional 6 and adobe reader 7 sort of helps in having 2 pdfs open at the same time but id prefer to be able to open them all with 7.

 

[sunny]

I open mine up in different browser windows to get the same effect.

 

[jm1234567890]

I open mine up in different browser windows to get the same effect.

so you go right-click -> open with... -> firefox.

or something like that?

 

[sunny]

You need to have the Acrobat plugin installed (just normal File->Open in Firefox/browser). I'm pretty sure Acrobat automatically installs it for any browsers you already have on your system. So try open the PDF in IE windows or reinstall Acrobat.

(and yeh, 6 had memory issues when it closed for me, runs much better in 7, and loads faster with whatever it preloads when Windows starts)

 

[insert-username]

Open up Acrobat 7.

Go to the Edit Menu, then select Preferences.

Under the "General" tab, tick "Show Documents in Taskbar". Restart Acrobat, and they'll appear individually.


fatmuscle: I would really recommend the upgrade to Acrobat 7. It's much leaner than 6, which was really bloated, and Adobe have done a good job of slimming the reader down.


I_F

 

[sunny]

They appear in the taskbar as separate documents, but they are all still in the same MDI interface, which doesn't help since jm wants the two on different screens.

 

[AsyLum]

Just disable all the useless plugins if you want it to load quick