Linking to a PDF file from a webpage

Question

How do you superheroes link to your .PDF files on your websites?

Do you just straight-up vanilla-link to them directly, or can that link be somehow refined in ways I'm unaware of?

(Does everyone just more or less do it the same way?)

Jon Fritz · Accepted Answer

https://forums.adobe.com/people/Jon+Fritz+II wrote
That is correct.
Here are some other things you can do with PDF links (if you're using the browser's plug-in)...
Link to PDFs from HTML -- The PowerPoint FAQ

Just to clarify, PDF parameters don't work with the built-in (browser API) readers in Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer and Safari. Unless you're using a really old browser, plug-in support is gone.

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https://forums.adobe.com/people/Nancy+OShea wrote
https://forums.adobe.com/people/Jon+Fritz+II wrote
That is correct.
Here are some other things you can do with PDF links (if you're using the browser's plug-in)...
Link to PDFs from HTML -- The PowerPoint FAQ
Just to clarify, PDF parameters don't work with the built-in (browser API) readers in Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer and Safari. Unless you're using a really old browser, plug-in support is gone.
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When native PDF handling came out, absolutely nothing worked right, but there have been some updates to those native PDF handlers since their introduction.

I'm not sure about Safari (no Mac) but setting the page a PDF opens to works perfectly fine in Chrome, Edge, Vivaldi and Firefox with the built in readers under Windows 10. I haven't tested the other parameters, but it looks like zoom works in the majority of those browsers as well (Edge being the only one where it fails).

I imagine, as time passes, more support will be added and eventually, we'll have something fairly similar to the old Acrobat plug-in as far as feature sets are concerned.

WolfShade · Answer

Do you just straight-up vanilla-link to them directly, or can that link be somehow refined in ways I'm unaware of?If you are working with plain, static .htm/.html files, yes, plain straight link to the PDF is pretty much your only option.If, however, you are working with a server-side scripting language like ColdFusion or ASP or PHP, you have options. Some will open in browser, some will force a download. But as Nancy pointed out, I think most users would prefer to just download the PDF and open it in Acrobat.V/r,^ _ ^

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