Google-drive – How to open a PDF in Google Drive in the same way as a downloaded PDF

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If I download a PDF in Chrome (even from Drive), on any platform, and click on the downloaded-file-button down the bottom, the PDF opens in Chrome in a viewer that includes a table of contents browser, smart zoom controls and other features.

If, on the other hand, I double click on it in Drive, it opens in Chrome but in a preview style viewer that is very limited, with none of the features above.

How do I get Chrome to open PDFs from Drive… well, in Chrome?

Best Answer

You can open a PDF in the Chrome PDF Viewer from Google Drive by (mis)using the print feature.

  1. After you open the PDF in the Drive PDF Viewer, click the Print icon Print icon.
  2. Click Cancel on the dialog box that pops up.

The PDF should now be open in the Chrome PDF Viewer.

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