Here is the neatest idea to put a mini pdf "container" on the page, to allow you to go to acrobat.com to read it correctly. However, since I do not know code (I read the "view source" with no understanding) I can not determine if I can do this in VSD. Anyone have any ideas as to how to do this? Thanks for your insight. http://coffeesocial.net/menu.html

Sarah

Hiya Sarah,

To be honest I'm wondering why you're going through all the trouble of a PDF file for a 2 page menu type document? Wouldn't it look a lot nicer right on the site itself without having to navigate a PDF viewer? Just my thoughts on it.

I also would think you should be able to alter the size of that viewer if you're bound and determined to still have it in a PDF viewer. How is the viewer input into the page at the moment? Is it inserted with HTML code or is it just some link that opens that viewer?

In the source code I see a setting for the size of the PDF window. I don't know where you would do these changes in VSD since i don't use VSD, but if you do find where it is the code that is controlling the PDF setup is this:

<div class="MainText">

<embed src="images/MenuSpring09.pdf" width="475" height="375">
</div>


The parts in bold is the parts you would change to alter the size of the window, but you'll need to do that "within" VSD so that you dont' lose your changes on updates as you can't do these changes outside the program and still edit them inside etc.

Hope that helps at least some.

Hi Sarah,
Is this what you wish to do?
http://www.myofficialnewbie.com/VSD
the code I used is
<iframe src="MenuSpring09.pdf" width="475" height="375" frameborder="0"scrolling="yes"></iframe>
just change the sizes as needed and use the add files to add the PDF, but as Ms JoAnn said why not just use a link to the document and have it open there on site.

Hi JoAnn, thank you for your reply. You are right, of course, that it would be easier to just put the menu on the page, but it looks so magical and nifty neat to see the small pdf box to convert to a real pdf. Just a fun thing. I appreciate your help and thank you for the code. I'll give it a try. Sarah

Hi Bruzer, thanks for your info. Funny, I was just thinking iframe, about when you taught me to do an iframe for the picture gallery I created in Xara. But, of course I didn't know what code to use until you just gave it to me. Thank you. As I told Joann, it would be easy to either just paste the document right there or put a link to it, but it's just the magic of it. Kind of like doll houses or flip books. The magic of childhood beliefs. I tried to open your link, but it wouldn't open and the page froze. I'll try again though. maybe it's my computer. Thanks again. Sarah

I got a virus warning when I went to your site. Scanning my computer as we speak: (

Sometimes if a business changes a PDF often then they may not want to edit the PDF and the web page whenever they make a change. I prefer a bigger size, and would have a link on the main page to open a page that only has the PDF file.

I also use a freeware program to modify the PDF inital views. I use Quick PDF Tools. This will give you many functions to change the PDF files. It creates a context menu in explorer when you view a PDF file.

The program and its description can be found at http://www.quickpdftools.com/

I use it to change the inital view for PDF files. I open the PDF context menu and choose the "Edit initial view. I choose 'Hide tool bars' and 'Hide menu bar'
I choose the "Page Only' Navigation Tab, the 'Single Page Continuous' page layout, and 'Fit width' Magnification. I can view my changes by just double clicking and viewing the PDF file in Explorer.

I made a new page in VSD and made it 1024 x 768 as this is the most prevalent on the web.

I use the HTML Tool to add a HTML box.
I add the following into 'Body HTML'...

<embed src="MenuSpring09.pdf" width="1000" height="728">

I center it. Add the file under the settings tab and add any other page info I want.

Here is my page

http://home.comcast.net/~jshrimp/PDF%20Menu/index.html

I can also use Quick PDF Tools to password protect my PDF file. I add the protected PDF file to my web page and it works great. Password Protection without HTML.

Try the page below and use password : menu

http://home.comcast.net/~jshrimp/PDF%20Menu/Page1.html


Jay Shrimplin

Hi Tassletiger, sorry you seem to have a virus. the site is one I found and thought the menu page was a neat idea. I would like to do something similar in VSD as I do not know code. I did not find any virus in the site as my computer scans all sites I visit. Sarah

Hi Jay, Sounds like an interesting pdf program. I normally use Nitro pdf and have been quite happy with it. pdf pages are great to use to display things. I'm glad you shared your experience with all of us. Looks like your program works great. Sarah