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Thunderbird choose between pdf preview and open it externally

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I like to use the pdf preview feature but, from time to time, I need to open the pdf externally, and I cannot find any way of doing this easily.

I can either always use the pdf preview or always use a pdf reader, but it seems that choosing one removes the possibility of using the other. When I use the pdf preview, I don't see any option to open the pdf externally and when I use the external reader as default or choose "always ask" I don't see any option that would allow me to preview that pdf.

Is there any of having both options easily available or not? Am I missing something? Thanks in advance.

I like to use the pdf preview feature but, from time to time, I need to open the pdf externally, and I cannot find any way of doing this easily. I can either always use the pdf preview or always use a pdf reader, but it seems that choosing one removes the possibility of using the other. When I use the pdf preview, I don't see any option to open the pdf externally and when I use the external reader as default or choose "always ask" I don't see any option that would allow me to preview that pdf. Is there any of having both options easily available or not? Am I missing something? Thanks in advance.

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in settings>general change the option for PDF to 'always ask'

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If I do that, I cannot use the pdf preview.