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Iron Contributor

Apr 28, 2020

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...

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KDRUIS

Copper Contributor

Dec 29, 2020

LeeUnderwood

Has this been resolved? I have a link to a PDF for students. When they close the documents, it opens up the document library. I need the window close instead. The way it works now is illogical.

LizzieB24

Copper Contributor

Sep 03, 2024

KDRUIS If you want to share a link with students that opens the PDF in a window in the browser, you can try simply removing everything in the URL after .pdf and you should find it simply opens the PDF in a browser window, not as a preview.