How do i get my computer to open a pdf attachment instead of it requiring me to save it instead?

I have a mac powerbood g4. whenever i try to open a pdf document from a search engine or as an attachment to email or as a movie ticket it i can't 'open' the document, even if i have adobe open in another window. i'm always required to save it somewhere, and even then it doesn't always save as a pdf document, but sometimes as another type of file that my computer doesn't even recognize, as occurs with online movie tickets with cineplex.

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