Manage PDFs in Internet Explorer (Windows)

You can open the Adobe PDF Explorer Bar within Internet Explorer to see PDF files and folders on your computer in a familiar navigation-tree pane and format. All other types of files do not appear, which makes it easier to find the PDFs on your computer. You can move PDFs and folders, rename them, or delete them, just like in Windows Explorer.

The Adobe PDF Explorer Bar also contains buttons for converting the current web page to PDF or creating new folders on your computer.

Note: When you right-click a web page, the context-sensitive menu includes some commands for converting PDFs. Which commands are available depends on the element you right-click on the web page. For example, the commands that appear when you right-click a text link differ from those that appear when you right-click ordinary text on the web page.
  1. Open the Adobe PDF pane in Internet Explorer, using one of the following methods:

    • Choose Adobe PDF Explorer Bar from the Adobe PDF toolbar menu.

    • Choose View > Explorer Bar > Adobe PDF.

  2. In the Adobe PDF pane, manage folders by doing any of the following:

    • To add a new folder, select the location for the folder in the tree structure and click New Folder, or right-click the location icon and choose New Folder.

    • To rename a folder, right-click the folder, choose Rename, and type a new name.

    • To delete a folder, right-click the folder and choose Delete.

    Note: Only PDF files appear in the navigation structure in the Adobe PDF pane, but other files may be present in folders. If you attempt to delete a folder that contains files that aren’t visible, a confirmation message appears. If you’re not sure that you want to delete those files, click No.
  3. In the Adobe PDF pane, manage PDFs by right-clicking a PDF and choosing one of the following:
    Option Description
    Open In Internet Explorer

    Opens the selected PDF within the document pane of Internet Explorer.
    Open In Acrobat

    Opens the selected PDF in a standalone instance of Acrobat.
    Open Containing Folder

    Opens the folder in which the PDF is located, as a new instance of Windows Explorer.
    Add Web Page To This File

    Converts the currently open Web page to PDF and adds it as a new page to the selected PDF.
    Add Selection To This File

    Converts your selection within the currently open Web page to PDF and adds it as a new page to the selected PDF.
    Note: You can also rename or delete the selected PDF from the right-click menu.