Forum Response - Choose another reader for PDF files

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To change the default reader for viewing PDF files in Firefox, follow these steps:

  1. Click the menu button Fx89menuButton and click Settings.
  2. In the General panel, go down to the Applications section.
  3. In the Search field, type PDF to find the Portable Document Format (PDF) entry.
  4. Use the drop-down menu for that entry under the Action column, to select your favorite PDF reader.
    • To view PDF files in Firefox, choose Open in Firefox.

For more information, see View PDF files using Firefox’s built-in viewer and Choose your preferred PDF viewer in Firefox.

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