The default pdf viewer for each of those browsers lacks the functionality.
Windows users can install the Acrobat Reader Chrome Extension which will save you from having to change Chrome’s security settings as above. In general, it is safer not to automatically download PDF files for security reasons so after you’ve downloaded the PDF you want to read, you should go back and change the Download PDF files instead of automatically opening them in Chrome setting to Off again (the toggle will be gray when Off). Toggle the setting for Download PDF files instead of automatically opening them in Chrome to On-the toggle will turn blue when On.
Find and click PDF Documents in the list.In the Privacy and security section click Site Settings.Go to the bottom of the page of options and click Advanced.Click the triple dots in the top-right corner of Chrome, then choose Settings from the menu.In this case you will need to temporarily set Chrome to download PDFs automatically: PDFs opened in Chrome can normally be downloaded using the down-arrow icon in the top-right corner of the toolbar, but if the document only partially loads then the toolbar may not display. Option 4ĭownload the PDF files using Chrome and open them in a PDF reader app on your computer such as Adobe Acrobat Reader DC: You should now be able to open the PDF from the saved link, either in your browser or by using your computer's PDF reader. Select a location on your computer to save the link to the document.Right click on the document link and select " Save Link As".Save the link to the document to your computer, and open from there. If you are a staff member, contact AskOtago:įreephone 0800 80 80 98 (within New Zealand) If you need assistance with moving your bookmarks and other browser data from Chrome to Firefox, please contact Student IT: It's recommended that you have at least two browsers available on your system to use in case you have problems with apps in one of them. If you don’t already have Firefox installed, go to the Firefox website to download it: If PDF documents don't load completely and only the first page is displayed, see if there is a link at the top of the window to open the document in a new tab or as a new file (the link may not be there depending on how the file was made available). If you are having trouble viewing PDFs in Blackboard (either the whole PDF doesn’t load, or only the first page loads), try the following options: Option 1