Preview PDF-files
To preview PDF-files in Outlook you can install the latest version of Adobe Reader. This includes a preview handler that is compatible with Outlook 2007, Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013.
Download: Adobe Reader
Acrobat Reader DC is connected to Adobe Document Cloud, so you can work with your PDFs anywhere. You can even access and store files in Box, Dropbox, Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive. Convert PDFs to Word. Additional PDF services are just a click away. Inside Reader, you can subscribe to activate additional capabilities to create PDF files. 2) If that does not work, then in Adobe, go to Edit Preferences Internet and look under the Web Browser Options you will need to make sure you have it set to 'allow web viewing.' 3) In Internet Explorer, go to Tools Manage Add-ons and make sure the 'Adobe PDF Reader' add-on is enabled.
Note:
When you are using Outlook 2013 on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 or newer, Outlook has native support for previewing pdf-files. Opening pdf-files via a double click will open it in the Reader app and can even be edited in Word 2013. Installing Adobe Reader has therefor become optional.
Search inside PDF-files
When you are using Windows 7 or previous and want to be able to search inside PDF-attachments in Outlook and Windows, you must install an iFilter for pdf-files. When you are using a 32-bit version of Windows, this is automatically installed when you install the latest version of Adobe Reader.
For a 64-bit version of Windows you'll need an additional installer which you can download below.
Download: Adobe PDF iFilter 11 for 64-bit platforms
Download: Adobe PDF iFilter Configuration Administrator Guide (pdf)
Note:
Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 and later provide native support for indexing pdf-files. This applies to both the 32-bit and the 64-bit editions and is done via the Reader Search Handler. Installing the Adobe PDF iFilter is therefor optional.
Adobe Reader Preview
PDF iFilter for Exchange, SharePoint and SQL
The 64-bit PDF iFilter also enables searching inside pdf-files in server products such as Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and 2010, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and 2010, and Microsoft SQL Server.
Adobe Reader Preview Handler X64
Microsoft Exchange 2013 and SharePoint 2013 include their own PDF iFilter. If you want, you can force it to use the Adobe PDF iFilter in the following way:
