Under XP and IE 7 at least Internet Explorer Favourites are not normally used for storing documents. I cannot comment on Vista. In XP Favourites are normally a set of URL links to locations on the internet that you want to return to frequently.
I have not tried to store documents in Favourites or even links to PDF documents. There may be a quicker way of doing this but the following should work if your mum really wants to do this. You say that she can use a mouse. If she can do this the simplest thing is to move the mouse cursor to the link leading to the document . Right click and then select copy shortcut. She should then go to My Computer and then Local disc C documents and settings then her profile folder and finally paste this link in the favourites folder there . If she wants to do this frequently then she can set up a shortcut to her favourites folder on her desktop. Simply use the mouse to right click on Favourites folder and then right click on the desktop and select paste shortcut. As I say though this is quite an odd way of accessing PDF documents. Why not simply download the actual documents and save them in My Documents folder? Perhaps under a folder called Downloaded Pdf. She can then access these documents anytime by simply by running Adobe Reader or any other program you use to read PDF documents . This is not only easier but also guarantees access no matter what problems are occurring on the internet . Often I find documents withdrawn or links to them change. Sometimes whole web sites can close down. If I had not downloaded them I would not be able to access them . Regards David Griffith My Low Vision Resources Web Site is http://www.nonags.org/members/dajgriff/ -----Original Message----- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Marvin Hunkin Sent: Friday, 09 January 2009 00:30 To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: [Blind-Computing] Adding pdf documents to favorites HI. asking on behalf of my mum. and she uses a mouse and windows vista. okay, she downloaded a document from the net, dot pdf. and she had to download adobe reader 9, and it removed adobe reader 8. now, so she does not have to remember where the document is, and a computer newbie, and not knowing what she is doing, and having to find documents, in windows explorer, under downloads, she done it a couple of times, but maybe not remember how to do it. in adobe reader 8, she was able to download and add a adobe pdf file to her favorites in internet explorer 7. and now, she cannot seem to add this current adobe reader document to her favorites in internet explorer. never done it my self, so could not offer her any suggestions or help. she did see a favorite links, but when she clicked on it, it did nothing. so was wondering, any low vision users, added a adobe pdf document to favorites in internet explorer? and has this feature been taken out of version 9? any help would be grateful. to do it using the mouse on my dad's acer laptop. cheers Marvin. E-mail: startrekc...@gmail.com MSN: sttartrekc...@msn.com Skype: startrekcafe We Are The Borg! You Will Be Assimilated! Resistance Is Futile! Star Trek Voyager Episode 68 Scorpian Part One E-mail: startrekc...@gmail.com MSN: sttartrekc...@msn.com Skype: startrekcafe We Are The Borg! You Will Be Assimilated! Resistance Is Futile! Star Trek Voyager Episode 68 Scorpian Part One Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ To post to this group, send email to blind-computing@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to blind-computing-le...@jaws-users.com For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: blind-computing-requ...@jaws-users.com Use the following address in order to contact the management team blind-computing-ow...@jaws-users.com If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: jaws-users-list-j...@jaws-users.com Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ To post to this group, send email to blind-computing@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to blind-computing-le...@jaws-users.com For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: blind-computing-requ...@jaws-users.com Use the following address in order to contact the management team blind-computing-ow...@jaws-users.com If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: jaws-users-list-j...@jaws-users.com
