PDF's do not open in new window

I am attempting to open a series of PDF files as part of a
Captivate program using click boxes. Although I have selected "New"
in the pulldown menu, the files open in the same window in which
the SWF file is running. Consequently, if the user closes the file,
the entire program closes.
Any ideas?

Thanks for both replies!!
I'm using Captivate 3.
It is opening in the same window (using IE6). Previously, the
link was to a Word doc, but we wanted to use PDF's to improve user
download speed. I changed the click button hyperlink back to .doc,
and a new window opens for the user as expected.
I haven't yet mentioned that even using PDF's, everything
works fine in preview mode. It seems like there may be a publishing
issue.

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