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  1. Edwin
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    Frustrating when convoluted, expensive software doesn't work and simple free stuff does!

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  2. ship69
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    Edwin said:
    Frustrating when convoluted, expensive software doesn't work and simple free stuff does!

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    I don't quite understand your point.
    Are you suggesting an alternative solution? Or just making a general point about software in general?
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  4. Jacee
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    Try this...
    How do I turn on previewer in Outlook?
    Microsoft Outlook

    Open the Microsoft Outlook program.
    Click the View menu or tab at the top of the program window.
    Click the Reading pane or Preview pane option.
    Select the Right or Bottom option, depending on where you want the Preview pane displayed.
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  5. Edwin
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    ship69 said:
    I don't quite understand your point.
    Are you suggesting an alternative solution? Or just making a general point about software in general?
    Both......, sorta!

    Let it go! I do pointless sh*t like that all the time!!!
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  7. ship69
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    Jacee said:
    Try this...
    Sorry no. Not even close. The error message I am getting say "This file cannot be previews because there is no previewer installed for it"

    So we need to INSTALL something!

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    Edwin said:
    Both......, sorta!
    Let it go! I do pointless sh*t like that all the time!!!
    Wait, Edwin you could be on to something... Where do we set our email security settings?
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  8. Edwin
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    ship69 said:
    Sorry no. Not even close. The error message I am getting say "This file cannot be previews because there is no previewer installed for it"

    So we need to INSTALL something!

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    Wait, Edwin you could be on to something... Where do we set our email security settings?
    I can't get previews on Outlook either!

    I use Mailbird and Sumatra, as per previous screenshots.
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  9. zebal
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    ship69 said:
    So we need to INSTALL something!
    Does this help?
    Outlook doesn't include a built-in PDF previewer. In order to preview PDF files, use the following steps.
    1. Close Outlook.
    2. Make Adobe Acrobat Reader the default program used to open PDF files.
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...a-bc95107f66be

    And before you say it doesn't work know that Adobe is not M$ owned firm, and if that means you need to get Adobe Reader Pro to make previews then that's why it doesn't work by default.
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  10. Jacee
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    BTW Yahoo mail let's you preview .PDF's
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  11. jimbo45
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    Hi there
    FF will also read pdf files and I also think EDGE will do it too - so if you have a pdf attachment in Outlook just clicking on it should automatically open EDGE or FF depending on your default program- so if you use EDGE you don't need to install anything extra.

    Here in Outlook 2019 is what I'm using here : You can see that the little FF icon in the outlook email attachment 1.pdf in the email shows that FF is my default pdf reader -- you shouuld be able to set any particular program that handles pdf's as your default. Go to settings in windows and choose default programs / applications.

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    Same process if you double click a pdf file in Windows explorer -- check the default programs and apps.

    So I'm not quite understanding the point you are trying to make.

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  12. Edwin
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    Don't wanna open it in a program..., we want a Quick Preview within the client...

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