Civil Engineering, Built Environment & Surveying: Downloading PDFs from British Standards Online

Firefox

1. Click 'download document' on the BSOL site.

2. A pop-up box will appear. Select 'Open with' and choose a PDF reader installed on your computer. A common PDF reader is Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.

3. Click 'OK' and the PDF should open.

Google Chrome

1. Go into settings and scroll down to the privacy and security section

2. Click on 'Site settings'

3. Scroll down and click on 'PDF settings'

4. Ensure 'Download PDF file instead of automatically opening them in Chrome' is switched on

Microsoft Edge

1. In Microsoft Edge, find the document you want on BSOL and click the download option in BSOL.

2. A download pop-up box will open to the right of the address bar in Edge.

3. Hover over the name of the file you have just downloaded until you see a small folder icon appear to the right of the file name. Click this icon to open the download folder containing the PDF file.

4. When the folder is open, right click on the downloaded document and choose ‘Open with’ and then select ‘Adobe Acrobat’ from the menu that appears.

5. The file should now open in the Adobe Acrobat PDF application installed on your computer

Safari

Once the FileOpen plugin has been installed the PDF should automatically open in Adobe Reader.