However, in some cases, this viewer gets disabled and the adobe reader takes over. Posted on july 25, 2019 by mitch bartlett 16 comments. This is when you start having issues while trying to open pdf files on chrome. Unfortunately, you dont have access to all of the same tools you can use in apps like adobe reader. If you dont see this, you can usually hold shift and rightclick, and it will be there. And with its recent move away from adobes npapi plugin to an inhouse pdf viewer, the browser now. You can select the downloaded file at the bottom of the window, then choose open. Ensure that adobe reader is installed on the computer. If you would rather open a pdf in adobe reader, you can follow these steps. Google chrome s builtin pdf viewer can make opening pdfs superquick.
To permanently fix it, go to settings, scroll all the way down to advanced, find system, and disable use hardware acceleration when available. Over the years, chrome has provided immense convenience with its ability to open and view pdfs. If i want to view the file i have to cut and paste the url into a brand new chrome window or ie 10 window. There is no way to open the app without the involved process of trying to find the pdf file, which is usually buried deep in system folders and difficult to access on. Rightclick the extension, and then choose manage extensions. When you open a pdf in chrome, you see the adobe acrobat prompt in the upperright corner of the window. U ziet een prompt zoals in het onderstaande screenshot. Pdf files will download in chrome just like any other file. How to disable chrome pdf viewer and open pdf in adobe reader. Google chrome has a known issue with pdf documents displaying and functioning properly. If you choose open the file would open in adobe acrobat reader dc but youd have to do that for every pdf file, which is a waste of time so id recommend choosing always open in adobe reader instead this configures chrome to automatically open all future pdf files in adobe acrobat reader dc as soon as they have downloaded this is the closest thing to a oneclick open. I would prefer to open without having to go to acrobat since it was faster before when chrome just opened in its pdf reader. Google chrome will open pdf files in a chrome browser window. Open het pdf formulier opnieuw door het scherm te vernieuwen druk op f5.