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Open pdf in Browser not SharePoint pdf Viewer
When I click on a pdf file either in search results or the document library web part the file opens in the web browser. When I put a link to the same file in an image web part the file opens in the S...
John Twohig I would also dearly like to be able to set PDFs in SharePoint to open in the Browser rather than the "preview" which, as you say, does not recognize all links and also does not have search capability. When using SP as a document repository, I would think a basic necessity would be for people to be able to search t hose document for information they need and use hyperlinks. While SP can be set to Open MS docs in browser, online app or desktop app by default, this does not apply to PDF which always opens in preview by default, and I believe the setting are for yourself rather than for all users. When sharing PDFs I always either open in browser and copy that URL rather than using the copy/share function or simply delete everything in the URL after .pdf. That way, you can share the URL and it will open in browser for the recipient. Not ideal, and doesn't help with document libraries....