Blog | Collective Intelligence, Inc.: Posts http://www.collectiveintelligence.com/community/blog/Lists/Posts/AllPosts.aspx RSS feed for the Posts list. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:49:04 GMT Microsoft SharePoint Foundation RSS Generator 60 en-US Blog | Collective Intelligence, Inc.: Posts http://www.collectiveintelligence.com/community/blog/_layouts/images/siteIcon.png http://www.collectiveintelligence.com/community/blog/Lists/Posts/AllPosts.aspx Adding Adobe PDF icon to SharePoint File Association http://www.collectiveintelligence.com/community/blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=30 Body:

​In order to get the PDF icon to display, rather then the blank document icon, perform these tasks

The following needs to be done on all SharePoint web / app servers:
  1. Downloaded the newest iFilter pack from Adobe
    http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4025
  2. Downloaded the Adobe PDF icon (Small 17 x 17) http://www.adobe.com/misc/linking.html
    icpdf.gif
  3. Place the icon in the _Layouts/Images Folder
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\IMAGES

  4. Edit the DOCICON.xml located:
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\XML

  5. Scroll to the <ByExtension>, and Insert this near the PNG Key
    <Mapping Key="pdf" Value="pdficon_small.gif" />

  6. Add the .pdf file type to the SharePoint content index
  • Click Start, type regedit in the Search programs and files box, and then press Enter
  • Locate the following registry key:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office Server\14.0\Search\Setup\ContentIndexCommon\Filters\Extension

  • Right-click Extension, click New, and then click Key
  • Type .pdf, and then press Enter
  • Click Modify
  • ​Type the following GUID in the Value data box:

  • {E8978DA6-047F-4E3D-9C78-CDBE46041603}

  • Exit Registry Editor
  1. Add pdf to the Search Service File Type
    1. Search Service Application
      1. File Types
      2. Click “New File Type"
      3. Type in pdf
      4. Click OK

  2. Last step is to perform an IISRESET /Noforce​

  3. Repeat these steps on all Web/App Servers
Category: Justin Imes; Microsoft; MS SharePoint 2007; MS SharePoint 2010
Published: 10/23/2012 9:03 AM
]]> Justin Imes Justin Imes; Microsoft; MS SharePoint 2007; MS SharePoint 2010 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:09:34 GMT http://www.collectiveintelligence.com/community/blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=30