How can I automatically open all pdfs in adobe

Question

I have MS Edge 117.0.2045.55 (64-bit) and have installed the Edge Adobe add-in.

When I am on a website, I want to be able to click a pdf document and have it open in Adobe.

I don't want:

• the document to open in the browser even if I can click the "Open on desktop" button because this button isn't available on all websites we sue
• to download the document, have to go to downloads and click Open file because this is an additional click

I use Firefox as well as Edge and in Firefox, the pdf will download and automatically open in adobe.

Is this possible?

Thank you!

DeDe

Answer 1

Hello Deeds89, how are you doing?

Welcome to the Microsoft community!

I'm glad to be able to assist you at this time.

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To ensure your PDFs automatically open in Adobe and avoid opening in Edge, follow these simple steps:

1. Open Microsoft Edge.
2. In the upper-right corner of the window, click on the three horizontal dots to open the menu.
3. Scroll down and select "Settings."
4. On the left panel, click on "Downloads."
5. In the right panel, uncheck the option that says "Open Office files in the browser."

After making these changes, close and reopen Microsoft Edge for them to take effect. This will ensure that PDF files open in Adobe by default, rather than in Edge.

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Remember that you should also set Adobe as your default way to open PDFs, ensuring that your PDFs are opened with Adobe when you access them.

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I hope this helps you.

Please let me know if this response has been helpful for your question by selecting the "Yes" or "No" button below. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and will also assist other users who may encounter similar challenges.

Answer 2

Thank you for your quick reply!

I made sure my setting were as you indicated, closed Edge and restarted the browser and it's opening pdfs in the Edge browser.

I changed the "Open Office files in the browser" to on, restarted browser and I had the same behavior.

Any other settings I need to check?

Thanks.

Answer 3

Hi, Deeds89.

I believe there might have been a misunderstanding. If you want PDFs to open in Adobe (using Edge's Acrobat extension), you can set Acrobat as the default PDF viewer in your browser by following the official instructions provided by Adobe:

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/enable-ac...

*Please note that this is a non-Microsoft site. The page appears to provide accurate and safe information. Be aware of advertisements on the site that may advertise products often classified as PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products).

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This will configure your browser to open PDFs directly using Adobe within the Edge browser.

Answer 4

These are the options I have in Edge add in. I'm testing in irs.gov site and opening a pdf from there and it keeps opening it in the browser tab first and then I can save it from there. I think perhaps it's not possible to open pdfs from Edge browser and have it open directly in Adobe without any other actions.

Thanks for you help.