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Computers and Software => Computers and Software - General => Topic started by: Frog on September 20, 2011, 12:30:09 PM

Title: Chrome and pdf's
Post by: Frog on September 20, 2011, 12:30:09 PM

Am I missing something? Why can't I get a link to see pdf's in Reader, rather than only get the option to save them in this browser?

Title: Re: Chrome and pdf's
Post by: Denis Kolar on September 20, 2011, 12:35:24 PM

I do not know if understand your question.
But you should be able to save them out from the browser. There is a "save" thumbnail on the top lest corner, that will save you a PDF on your desktop or downloads folder.

Title: Re: Chrome and pdf's
Post by: Frog on September 20, 2011, 12:54:18 PM

That's the point. With Firefox, I can choose "Open with Reader" rather than only "Save"

Title: Re: Chrome and pdf's
Post by: Frog on September 20, 2011, 03:46:33 PM

Okay, digging a little deeper, I find that Chrome proudly sports its own pdf reader, but damned if it reads my pdf's!

I am going to fool around with disabling it, (and defaulting to the installed Adobe Reader) but am curious as to what is happening to others using Chrome.

Title: Re: Chrome and pdf's
Post by: Denis Kolar on September 20, 2011, 09:14:54 PM

For me, PDF files are opening in Chrome window. No issues.

Title: Re: Chrome and pdf's
Post by: inkbrigade on September 21, 2011, 02:17:33 AM

I use chrome on a mac and pdfs are fine. Sorry if that's not much help.

Title: Re: Chrome and pdf's
Post by: squeezee on September 21, 2011, 03:28:08 AM

opera is very good.

Title: Re: Chrome and pdf's
Post by: screenxpress on September 21, 2011, 09:42:17 PM

Foxit Reader is excellent and free

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/Secure_PDF_Reader/ (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/Secure_PDF_Reader/)

Title: Re: Chrome and pdf's
Post by: Artelf2xs on September 30, 2011, 02:18:01 PM

yeah Chrome on Mac opens them...

Title: Re: Chrome and pdf's
Post by: Frog on September 30, 2011, 03:01:23 PM

Mine still only gives me the option to save (which I can then open), but I am still playing around trying to find the way to skip that step, as I am used to in other browsers

Title: Re: Chrome and pdf's
Post by: Frog on September 30, 2011, 03:19:58 PM

Okay, I'm getting the same situation with jpg's as well.
I have to figure this out.

Title: Re: Chrome and pdf's
Post by: screenxpress on September 30, 2011, 07:28:24 PM

FireFox -

Tools/Options/Applications

Select JPEG Image (or whatever) and check the DropDown Action on the right - Change as needed.

But that don't help with Google Chrome   :(

Title: Re: Chrome and pdf's
Post by: Frog on September 30, 2011, 08:49:51 PM

Okay, got a little further with this. It's looking a little better.

Yes, I do have to click "save" but that then also gives me a tab on the bottom that I can then click to open the jpg or pdf. It does require the file to be downloaded into a "downloaded" or other folder, but, I suppose that's no biggie, as I can always go clear this folder out if needed, and otherwise, may be grateful to actually have the file that I otherwise would have just viewed the one time. I don't have to go into that folder to view it initially, just click the tab at the bottom. I can live with that.

It's just different than IE or Firefox.