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Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

Why does FF suddenly no longer open pdf. What did you guys screw up? FF sucks in many areas

tultalk
tultalk
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3 days ago it opened pdf's just fine. Now it saves them. This is such BS

3 days ago it opened pdf's just fine. Now it saves them. This is such BS

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

  1. Click the menu button New Fx Menu and click Options (Preferences for Linux or Mac).
  2. In the Options (or Preferences) tab, select the Applications panel.
  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 Preview in Firefox.

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

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