Why are PDFs saved to my computer with strange names?

If PDF files are being saved to your desktop or to some folder it’s because you have your browser configured to do so. OR you are not using what is called a “plug in.”

Most folks have the Adobe Reader Plugin installed with their browser. What this does is to intercept all PDF info that comes to your browser and displays it WITHOUT saving it to the hard disk. However, it is possible to have the Reader configured NOT as a plugin but as a “helper.” In this case, PDF files are saved to your hard disk and THEN displayed.

JAYA123 has no control over your browser. It just sends the “bit stream” to your browser, your browsers sees it as a PDF (there is a bit of ‘magic’ here but not much) and decides to either display it OR save it first and then display it. You need to look into the configuration of your browser make any changes on this.

As for the name of the file, that’s simple. We use a random set of letters and numbers as the file name to make sure that we not only don’t over-write anything, but that only YOU can see YOUR PDF data. I won’t say how we do it as we don’t talk about security matters…. but at least you know the reason. If you want to save a PDF, just do a “Save As” and rename it to whatever you want (like “Invoice-1-23-04.pdf” and you will be fine.