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May 19, 2017
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Embedding PDF into Dreamweaver

I am new to Dreamweaver and HTML. I am trying to insert a PDF document into a webpage, and have tried using each of the below codes:

<object data="Name.pdf" TYPE="application/x-pdf" title="Name" width="1140" height="1500">

   </object>

<embed src="Name.pdf" width="1140" height="1500"></embed>

A gray placeholder appears, as if to load the pdf, but instead the puzzle piece icon appears, with the words, "This plug-in is not supported."

Thank you.

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    Nancy OShea
    Nancy OSheaCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    May 19, 2017

    PDF is media.  And because it's media it needs browser plugins and helper applications to make it render inside a browser.  However, modern browsers are stopping support for 3rd party plugins mainly for security reasons. 

    The best way to handle PDF files is to put them on your server and add an ordinary HTML link to your document like this.

    <a href="Awesome.pdf">My Awesome PDF (filesize 356 kb)</a>

    This way people can see that it's a PDF file and they can choose which application to open it with -- Acrobat Reader or Acrobat Pro or something else.

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    May 19, 2017

    PDF is media.  And because it's media it needs browser plugins and helper applications to make it render inside a browser.  However, modern browsers are stopping support for 3rd party plugins mainly for security reasons. 

    The best way to handle PDF files is to put them on your server and add an ordinary HTML link to your document like this.

    <a href="Awesome.pdf">My Awesome PDF (filesize 356 kb)</a>

    This way people can see that it's a PDF file and they can choose which application to open it with -- Acrobat Reader or Acrobat Pro or something else.

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