I want firefox to open pdf not download it

 · Rather than open the pdf, Firefox asks where I want to save the pdf. I do not want to save it, I want to open it in Adobe Reader. Firefox used to do that, but not now. Windows XP, Firefox , Adobe Reader X. I asked this question on the Mozilla and no help, thought I'd it here. Thanks. Steve. Phantom Retired Trusted Advisor.  · To make Firefox automatically download PDF files, select Save File from the drop-down menu. Tip To have PDF files open in the browser again, repeat these steps and select the Preview in Firefox option or Use other option to choose another program.  · When clicking a PDF link in Firefox and Chrome, the file will sometimes be opened for in-browser viewing and sometimes prompt a "Save as" dialog. If I wanted to force the link to always prompt a download I could use the download HTML5 attribute. However, I want to do the opposite. I.e., force the links to always be viewed in the browser.

4. Always Activate sets the plug-in to open PDFs in the browser. 5. Ask to Activate prompts you to turn on the plug-in while opening PDFs in the browser. 6. Never Activate turns off the plug-in so it does not open PDFs in the browser. Select the Acrobat or Reader plugin in the Add -ons Manager. Firefox on Mac OS. 1. Select Firefox. 2. Choose. 3. How to Open PDF in Firefox Step 1: Open the Firefox browser. Click on "Tools" and then on "Add Ons". Step 2: In the Add Ons window, click on "Plugins". From the new window that opens up, select the "Adobe Reader" or "Adobe Acrobat" plugin. Step 3: Choose the right option from "Always Activate", "Ask to Activate" and "Never Activate". Open a PDF in Firefox. At the Open with dialogue, click on the Automatically open with this setting checkbox. Close Preview. From the menu bar of Firefox, click Firefox Preferences and go to the Applications tab.. In the window that appears, select the pdf extension and click on the action; In the drop down that appears, select Acrobat.

3. Search for and select Portable Document Format (PDF) in the Content Type list. 4. In the Action list, click on the drop-down arrow. Here you can specify how you want Firefox to handle PDF files. To try Firefox’s PDF viewer yourself, head over to the bltadwin.ru site to download the latest version. Open a PDF in Firefox. At the Open with dialogue, click on the Automatically open with this setting checkbox. Close Preview. From the menu bar of Firefox, click Firefox Preferences and go to the Applications tab.. In the window that appears, select the pdf extension and click on the action; In the drop down that appears, select Acrobat. When clicking a PDF link in Firefox and Chrome, the file will sometimes be opened for in-browser viewing and sometimes prompt a "Save as" dialog. If I wanted to force the link to always prompt a download I could use the download HTML5 attribute. However, I want to do the opposite. I.e., force the links to always be viewed in the browser.