Forcing preview to see downloaded pdf's automatically

forcing preview to see downloaded pdf's automatically.
Safari dowloads these but preview doesn't open it unless forced.
My other MB air downloads them and automatically opens them in th media viewer of Safari.
Workarounds?
Thanks in advance
MB air 11' OS 10.7

In Safari, open the menu named "Safari" then click Preferences and look on the General tab. At the bottom is "Open 'safe' files after downloading" -- do you have that option selected?

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