Thursday, August 23, 2012

How to use Google Chrome PDF Viewer


Google Chrome has a built-in PDF viewer enabled by default. When you click a PDF link on the web, the file opens directly in your browser window.
PDF buttons
Fit pageFit widthZoom outZoom inSavePrint

About this PDF Viewer
  • Save the PDF
    In addition to clicking the Save button, you can save your PDF in the following ways:
    • Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+S.
    • Right-click the PDF and select Save as.
    • Click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar and select Save page as.
  • Print your PDF
    In addition to clicking the Print button you can print your PDF in the following ways:
    • Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P.
    • Right-click the PDF and select Print.
    • Click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar and select Print.
  • Fill in forms
    Form fields are highlighted in light blue. Click a form field to type. Press Tab to jump to the next field.
  • Search your PDF
    Press Ctrl+F to search the text in your PDF. Matches to your search terms will be highlighted.
  • Disable the PDF viewer
    To disable the built-in viewer, enter about:plugins in the address bar and click Disable underneath the entry for “Chrome PDF Viewer.” The Adobe Reader plug-in will automatically be enabled, if you have it installed.
Source:http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1060734&topic=1678477&ctx=topic

The next is a question about pdf viewer, could you solve this problem?

"It is strange that such a huge success as Google would not consider the implications of not conforming to a web standard for PDF open URL strings.
I use a huge amount of PDF's for my companies information on the web, and basically I have to tell our users to turn off Google Chrome's PDF viewer so that they can view the information in a suitable fashion. Otherwise the file opens in Full screen mode or zoomed to 135%, If they are going to reinvent the wheel, let's go ahead and make it ROUND!"


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