Title: Problems loading PDF in IE
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Problems loading PDF in IE

 *  [rick1975](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rick1975/)
 * (@rick1975)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-loading-pdf-in-ie/)
 * I’m having problems loading a PDF easy-fancybox. When I click the link, I get
   a white sreen. Problem occurs in all versions of IE. All other browsers work 
   fine.
    [http://www.vernieuwingvmbo.nl/conceptexamenprogramma-groen/](http://www.vernieuwingvmbo.nl/conceptexamenprogramma-groen/)
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-fancybox/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-fancybox/)

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 *  [Rolf Allard van Hagen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravanh/)
 * (@ravanh)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-loading-pdf-in-ie/#post-5533225)
 * What happens if you access one of the PDF files in IE directly? Right-clic a 
   PDF link and choose “Open in a new tab…” to see.
 *  Thread Starter [rick1975](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rick1975/)
 * (@rick1975)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-loading-pdf-in-ie/#post-5533232)
 * You see the PDF
 *  Thread Starter [rick1975](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rick1975/)
 * (@rick1975)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-loading-pdf-in-ie/#post-5533249)
 * Does this mean there no solution for opening a PDF in fancybox in IE?
 *  [Rolf Allard van Hagen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravanh/)
 * (@ravanh)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-loading-pdf-in-ie/#post-5533293)
 * I’m not sure why IE would show the PDF in a new browser tab but not in the lightbox.
   At least it means that the PDF browser plugin is installed.
 * This is what you can try as an alternative:
 * 1. Disable the PDF option on Settings > Media
    2. Enable the iFrame option 3.
   Give all PDF links a `class="fancybox-iframe"` attribute
 * Then try the link again in IE 🙂

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