Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.Ī default program is the program that Windows uses when you open a particular type of file, such as a music file, an image, or a webpage. Write to us with the answers to the above questions and the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance.
Help in ease of accessibility on launching the file.Īssign a default program to open the file type from Assigning the default program or application for the file types will You may be facing the above issue due to unassigned program or application to open that particular file type on the computer. On your computer, you can choose one of them to be the default browser. For example, if you have more than one web browser installed Did you check if the issue persists on assigning a default program/application to open the file type?Ī default program is the program that Windows uses when you open a particular type of file, such as a music file, an image, or a webpage.
What are the troubleshooting methods performed to resolve the issue?.On accessing which file type are you getting the above error message?.We regret the inconvenience caused and will assist you in resolving the issue.īefore assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions: In order to report any bug, please fill the bug report form in the addon's homepage.Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. Note 2: before using the addon, please open the option's page and make sure the path to the PDF viewer is correct based on your Operating System.
Please note that, the PDF file will be downloaded in the "default" download folder in your machine. The PDF file will first be "downloaded" and then "opened" in a default PDF viewer (the one which is set in the options page). In order to operate with this addon, please right-click on any link (a link to a PDF document) and then click on - Open and Download with PDF Viewer - item from the context-menu. If you keep Adobe as the default PDF viewer, please visit this page to get more info about input arguments. Each PDF viewer has its own arguments to operate. Please note that, if you change the PDF viewer make sure to change the input arguments as well. For example, to open PDF as full-screen or without toolbar. There is also an input field which you can add arguments for the viewer. You can change this from the options page. If you have a different OS, or if you installed Adobe Acrobat in a different folder, please adjust the field accordingly. In windows 10, the default location for Adobe Acrobat is "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe". After installing, the "Open in PDF Viewer" addon in your browser can communicate with PDF viewer on your machine (Window, Linux or Mac).ĭefault option for the PDF viewer is adobe acrobat reader.
Please download and install this patch from: įollow the instructions in the above GitHub page to download and install the related patch to your system. In order to make this connection, a separate patch is provided in GitHub.
Note 1: after installing the addon, you need to connect it with native applications (i.e. Open in PDF Viewer is a simple and very lite addon that allows you to easily open desired PDF links in a chosen PDF viewer.