Downloading the FileOpen plugin for British Standards Online

British Standards Online (BSI Online) provides access to British Standards and ISOs. You can view standards online without installing any additional software. However, if you want to download or print documents, you’ll need to install both the FileOpen plugin and Adobe Acrobat Reader. FileOpen helps protect BSOL’s digital assets from copying, piracy, and unauthorized sharing.

You will need an internet connection to open the documents for the first time. Once your documents have been authenticated, you will be able to access the documents offline.

What do I need to do?

Download FileOpen.

You must use Adobe Acrobat Reader to open downloaded British Standards documents, other PDF readers are not compatible. 

Have a problem?

You can contact our IT Service Desk for help installing FileOpen.

If a PDF does not open automatically, locate the file in your device’s Downloads folder, select ‘Open with’, and choose Adobe.

BSOL have also advised us of a specific problem opening documents using Google Chrome. If you experience a problem, please follow these steps:

1. Oepn settings and scroll down to the privacy and security section.
2. Select ‘Site settings’
3. Scroll down and select ‘PDF settings’
4. Switch on ‘Download PDF file instead of automatically opening them in Chrome’

Operating system requirements:

• Windows 10 or later with Adobe Reader/Adobe Acrobat 10.0 or later
• Mac OS X 12.0 or above with Adobe Reader/Adobe Acrobat DC version 22.003.20310 or higher
• iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, iOS 11 or later
• Android 2.2 +

Questions?

If you have any other questions about FileOpen or using British Standards Online, contact  library@cranfield.ac.uk.

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