PDFs in Chrome

 

  • On your computer, open Chrome. In the top right corner click on the three dots and select Settings. At the bottom, click Advanced.

 

 

  • Under Privacy and security, click Site Settings.

 

 

  • Near the bottom click PDF documents.

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Turn off/on Download PDF files instead of automatically opening them in Chrome.

 

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PDF's in Firefox

 

You can use a different PDF viewer instead of the built-in PDF viewer, if you prefer. To change from using the built-in PDF viewer to another PDF viewer:

  • Click the menu button and choose Options (Some Operating systems may have it labeled as Preferences)

 

 

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  • In the General panel, navigate to the Applications section.  Find Portable Document Format (PDF) in the list and click on the entry to select it.

 

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  • Click on the drop-down arrow in the Action column for the above entry. The Action entry will show Preview in Firefox when you're using the built-in PDF Viewer.
    • To use an external application to view PDF files, select the entry for the PDF application you wish to use, such as Use Adobe Acrobat.

 

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