In any browser I open, gmail has this annoying "feature" that previews pdf files (I haven't tested other files) in google docs viewer. This is inconvenient because when I try to print, it opens a new tab and I have to hit print again to open the print menu.
Does anyone know how to disable the Docs Viewer so that I click on a document it opens in a new tab in one click?
Otherwise, is there a way to view the document in the Docs Viewer and access the print menu straight away, skipping the new tab in the first place?
Best Answer
When I click on the "print" icon in the docs viewer it opens a new tab with the print menu already pulled up, see screenshots below. I'm using Google Chrome on a Macbook.
Clicking on the print icon boxed in red:
Opens the print menu in a new tab:
To disable docs viewer, you can try this old workaround: https://superuser.com/questions/219113/stop-chrome-from-opening-pdfs-in-google-docs-viewer
Or try this: https://superuser.com/questions/724203/how-to-automatically-open-saved-pdfs-in-system-viewer-on-chrome?rq=1