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Copper Contributor

Jun 16, 2020

Open PDF file from MS Teams

Hi Exp, Need some help in opening the pdf files directly from teams without using browser but to use directly from adobe reader application and not the browser. Regards

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RealTime_M365

MVP

Jun 18, 2020

Hi toni01

Currently the Option available to Open the PDF Files are as below:-

1. Open the PDF File within the Teams Application,

2. Download the File and then we can open the File in the Adobe Reader

That is how currently we are able to open the PDF Documents by default feature of Microsoft Teams. Below is the uservoice feature already requested by multiple people you too can vote for the same

https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/30977875-allow-opening-of-pdf-documents-directly-into-adobe

With Regards,

Satish U

Michael_Brahe

Copper Contributor

May 25, 2021

anny idear when Microsoft will fix it? RealTime_M365

ThereseSolimeno
Silver Contributor
May 27, 2021
Hi Michael_Brahe All I can tell you at the moment is that this fix is in an active state and being worked on, but no ETA is listed.
- mcannon
  Copper Contributor
  Oct 19, 2021
  ThereseSolimeno
  What is weird is that some of our users can do this and some cannot.
  They told me that they have been able to do it up until a week ago when it stopped.
  Now I'm worried that it will become an issue across the environment....
  - ECavett
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 26, 2021
    I agree. All last year I could open PDFs directly in Teams. Then suddenly a week or so back it stopped. I have a mac, but so do some of my students who CAN open them. There must be a settings issue which needs explaining to sort this out.
- jcassell22
  Copper Contributor
  Jul 01, 2021
  ThereseSolimeno would that future capability also allow you to open in Acrobat Pro so that you can utilize all of the commenting and editing tools?