Change Viewers

You might prefer the way one viewer displays a particular file format over another viewer or the way the tools work in one viewer better than another viewer.

When you display a document, PowerUser or PowerWeb tries to use the first viewer in its list of available viewers for each file type. If the first viewer fails, it moves on to the next viewer in the list.

To use this feature, you must be an administrator of the computer or User Account Control (UAC) must be disabled.

Note:

System administrators can disable this feature.
For information about third-party viewer tools, refer to that viewer's documentation.

PowerWeb Procedures

Use these steps for PowerWeb.

In PowerWeb, this feature is only available Internet Explorer when ActiveX compatibility mode is selected. When this is not the case, only PDFTron and Forge are supported.

To change the order of the viewers:

Select your user.
In the context menu that opens, select Preferences.

The Change preferences for YourUser page opens.
Select the ActiveX compatibility mode check box if it is not already selected.
Click Viewer options.

The Meridian View Control dialog box opens. The Viewer Priority page, under Use viewers in order contains the list of available viewers for the selected file type.
Select the viewer you want then move it to the top of the list using the button.
Click OK.

PowerUser Procedures

Note:

If hyperlinks in PDF documents do not work as expected, click the Options icon A gray button with a hand pointing to an option in a menu. with the Acrobat viewer selected as described below and then enable Embed Acrobat viewer into Web Browser control.

Use these steps for PowerUser.

To change the order of the viewers:

Select a document of the format for which you want to select a different viewer.

For example, select an AutoCAD drawing file if you want to use a different viewer for this file format.
Right-click in the viewer pane and select Viewer Options.

The Meridian View Control dialog box appears. On the Viewer Priority page, under Use viewers in order is the list of available viewers for the selected file type.
Select the desired viewer from the list and move it to the top of the list using the button.
Click OK.

You should now see the document displayed with the chosen viewer in the viewer pane. This procedure applies to all file formats and all viewers.