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How to switch PDF Viewer from Chrome Viewer to Adobe PDF Viewer.

November 17, 2011

Google’s Chrome browser has a built in PDF viewer which does not require Adobe Reader to be installed in order to view PDF documents.  There are minor differences between the two viewers.  See screenshots below:

Chrome built-in PDF Viewer in Google Chrome

Adobe Acrobat Viewer in Chrome

To switch between the settings.  Open a new tab in Google Chrome and type in “chrome://plugins” and hit “Enter” key on your keyboard.  Your screen will look similar to the screenshot below:

Click on “Enable” next to Adobe PDF to view documents in PDF and “Disable” next to Chrome PDF Viewer.  You can toggle between the switches to display different views.

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