How to disable the built-in PDF viewer and use another viewer
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- Creator: Tonnes
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Note: This applies to the latest Firefox release version which can be downloaded from mozilla.org/firefox.
If you'd rather not use the built-in PDF Viewer, you can use a PDF reader plugin like Adobe Reader, Nitro PDF Reader or Sumatra PDFAdobe Reader, MozPlugger, or KParts pluginSchubert|it PDF Browser Plugin on Mac OS X 10.6 and later.
To switch from the built-in PDF viewer to your PDF reader plugin:
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- Select the panel.
- Find Portable Document Format (PDF) in the list and click on it to select it.
- Click on the drop-down arrow in the Action column for the above entry and select Use PDF reader name (in Firefox).
- Close the page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.