HT2506 I want to disable the sidebar in Preview from opening every time I open a PDF. How?

I want to prevent "Preview" PDF viewer from opening the PDF's with sidebar. Trying to disable the sidebar, can't find anything that allows it to be disabled. I know how to disable the sidebar after the fact, but I find it annoying because it takes up space and is useless and I am constantly having to hide it. Can I just disable it from the preferences, that way when my PDF opens the sidebar is not there? Looked but couldn't find anything.

wonges88 wrote:
I think that this is an issue with how the author of the PDF saves and collates the file. I wish in the preferences there was simply a "turn off sidebar," but I have yet to find it.
Yes. I think so too.
All my PDFs open in Preview without the sidebar.
Matt

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== Issue
==
I have another kind of problem with Firefox
== Description
==
how do I fix the following error, it comes up every time I open a Firefox page; "type error: Components.classes[cid] is undefined" (JavaScript Application)
== This happened
==
Every time Firefox opened
== a few months ago
==
== Troubleshooting information
==
Application Basics
Name Firefox
Version 3.6.3
Profile Directory
Open Containing Folder
Installed Plugins
about:plugins
Build Configuration
about:buildconfig
Extensions
Name
Version
Enabled
ID
Adblock Plus 1.2 true
Adobe DLM (powered by getPlus(R)) 1,6,2,49 true
AVG Safe Search 9.0.0.825 true {3f963a5b-e555-4543-90e2-c3908898db71}
AVG Security Toolbar 4.504.019.002 true avg@igeared
Fasterfox 2.0.0 false
Forecastfox 0.9.10.2 true {0538E3E3-7E9B-4d49-8831-A227C80A7AD3}
Java Console 6.0.05 true
Java Console 6.0.03 true
Java Console 6.0.07 true
Java Console 6.0.11 true
Java Console 6.0.13 true
Java Console 6.0.15 true
Java Console 6.0.17 true
Java Quick Starter 1.0 true [email protected]
Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant 1.2.1 true {20a82645-c095-46ed-80e3-08825760534b}
NoScript 1.9.9.77 true {73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}
Java Console 6.0.19 true
Java Console 6.0.20 true
Modified Preferences
Name
Value
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browser.history_expire_days 0
browser.history_expire_days.mirror 180
browser.places.importBookmarksHTML false
browser.places.importDefaults false
browser.places.leftPaneFolderId -1
browser.places.migratePostDataAnnotations false
browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion 2
browser.places.updateRecentTagsUri false
browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone rv:1.9.2.3
extensions.lastAppVersion 3.6.3
general.useragent.extra.microsoftdotnet ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729)
keyword.URL http://au.yhs.search.yahoo.com/avg/search?fr=yhs-avg&type=yahoo_avg_hs2-tb-web_au&p=
network.cookie.prefsMigrated true
places.last_vacuum 1272511429
print.print_bgcolor false
print.print_bgimages false
print.print_command
print.print_downloadfonts true
print.print_evenpages true
print.print_in_color true
print.print_margin_bottom 0.5
print.print_margin_left 0.5
print.print_margin_right 0.5
print.print_margin_top 0.5
print.print_oddpages true
print.print_orientation 0
print.print_pagedelay 500
print.print_paper_data 0
print.print_paper_height 11.00
print.print_paper_size -134744073
print.print_paper_size_type 1
print.print_paper_size_unit 0
print.print_paper_width 8.50
print.print_printer Lexmark 4200 Series
print.print_reversed false
print.print_scaling 1.00
print.print_shrink_to_fit true
print.print_to_file false
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_bgcolor false
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_bgimages false
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_command
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_downloadfonts true
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_edge_bottom 0
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_edge_left 0
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_edge_right 0
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_edge_top 0
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_evenpages true
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_footercenter
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_footerleft &PT
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_footerright &D
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_headercenter
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_headerleft &T
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_headerright &U
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_in_color true
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_margin_bottom 0.5
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_margin_left 0.5
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_margin_right 0.5
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_margin_top 0.5
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_oddpages true
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_orientation 0
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print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_paper_data 1
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_paper_height 11.00
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_paper_size -134744073
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_paper_size_type 0
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print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_to_file false
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_unwriteable_margin_bottom 0
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_unwriteable_margin_left 0
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_unwriteable_margin_right 0
print.printer_Lexmark_4200_Series.print_unwriteable_margin_top 0
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privacy.cpd.cookies false
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privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs true
privacy.sanitize.timeSpan 3
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security.warn_viewing_mixed.show_once false
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==
3.6.3
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==
Windows XP
== User Agent
==
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==
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