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Embed PDFs on Web Sites

I need to embed some pdf documents in a website. The last time I did this, I used the jQuery lightbox to pop up an iFrame with a PDF as a URL. After that, the client PDF viewer will take care of the rest.

Obviously, this was a bit of a mistake in some browsers of other nations. I guess this was due to the large size of the PDF files and the efforts that it took for their computers to run Adobe.

So, I am thinking about how to do this. How do you guys embed your PDF in websites? Or are you just adding a download link?

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I often use scribd to solve this problem.

You need to upload your document (maybe PDF, DOC or something else) to your scribd account, and this service allows you to view this (pdf) document in a flash environment (it integrates perfectly into lightboxes).

This solution requires a third-party service (scribd) for your documents, but with their API it can include all the scribd functions on your own website.

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We used the Docuter. They let you insert and track.

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I used Google Docs in Flash: http://trajctrl.tyblu.ca/?page_id=2 This is a bit buggy, but I find that it works if you slightly sway the image - i.e.: zoom, click, etc. A download link is nearby just in case. Not exactly how it was done as a Wordpress plugin (Google Doc Embedder), but I suppose Google has an API somewhere.

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