[MacTUG] Safari Automatically Downloads

[Ian Turner]

if you haven't already done it for other good reasons - check to make sure:
Preferences
General
un-tick "Open "safe" files after downloading

Jeff Dunnett wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Currently my Safari 4 installation automatically downloads a file and  
> saves it to my desktop.  Is there a way so that the when downloading  
> the file it asks me if I want to open it and lets me choose the  
> program (or automatically choses but still asked me if I want to open  
> it).  I tried Googling it but couldn't find a quick answer.  The  
> reason I ask this is that I am having problems downloading Excel  
> reports from FORE.  It seems to be producing the reports in the xsl  
> when they are really in .xslx format.  The only way I can get them to  
> open is if I try to open them on download using IE.  Which is a  
> problem on a Mac :)
> 
> Regards,
> Jeff
>   
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