After my recent investigation in how to get Office 2007 file icons showing in companyweb under SBS 2003 running Sharepoint v2, I noticed that the .PDF file format – commonly used by Adobe Acrobat – is icon-less too. How to resolve this hugely important issue? Well…
On your SBS server, in the file C:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\web server extensions\60\template\xml\docicon.xml add the following line under the ‘By Extension’ section
<Mapping Key=”pdf” Value=”pdf16.gif”/>
Then copy this icon to your server by right-clicking on it from Internet Explorer and selecting “Save As”. Save it to the following location on your SBS box as the filename pdf16.gif
C:\program files\common file\smicrosoft shared\web server extensions\60\template\images
Then restart the IISAdmin service on your server, and voila – all sorted!
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2 thoughts on How To Add PDF icons in Sharepoint v2
ANDY
1ST MAY 2008 17:01:09
Just in case Download the iFilter from here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=2611 Microsoft article on configuration: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555209 That article is for SPS but i'm sure it's relevant for WSS as well
JOHN
18TH JUNE 2009 22:09:24
I found the same issue very annoying yet such a simple resolution why dont they ship it with adobe icons so common?http://zebracube.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/how-to-add-sharepoint-pdf-icon/