Opening DjVu Documents with the DjVuViewer – NEW!

Opening and viewing DjVu documents is a now even easier and quicker with the new DjVuViewer included with the DjVu Browser Plug-in. While the DjVu Browser Plug-in is necessary for viewing DjVu documents over a network, such as the Web, the standalone DjVuViewer enables you to view local DjVu documents (those located on your computer) without using a browser.

Local DjVu files automatically* open with the new DjVuViewer, but if you are accustomed to opening DjVu files in your Web browser and don’t wish to change your workflow, you can still view them with the Web browser by dragging and dropping them into your browser window.

Viewing with the standalone DjVuViewer offers the same toolbar and menu options as viewing with the DjVu Browser Plug-in.

To open a local DjVu document with the DjVuViewer, do one of the following:

• Double-click any DjVu file in your computer’s folder system. DjVu documents usually have the extension “.djvu”.
• From the File menu in your favorite application, choose Open. In the “Open” dialog box, select a DjVu file, then click OK; Note: If you do not see DjVu files that you know are in the directory, change the “Files of type:” view to “All Files (*.*)”.
• Open an attached DjVu document in an email application as you would open any other attached file.

Upon opening a DjVu document, you will be looking at the Viewing Area.

*NOTE: If you already have a previous version when you install DjVu Browser Plug-in 6.0, a dialog box notifies you that DjVu files currently open with another application and asks whether you would like to change this and use DjVuViewer to open local files. If you click “Yes” local files will automatically open with the DjVuViewer, just as they would if you were installing the DjVu Browser Plug-in for the very first time. If you click “No” they will continue to be opened through your Web browser.