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How to stop firefox from opening new tab when opening a pdf that is previously saved on my desktop?

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tabannoyance
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PC Windows 7 Pro 32 bit

I have previously saved PDF files on my desktop. When I open the PDF, firefox sees fit to open a new tab even though I do not have the browser open. This is annoying because after I close the PDF I then have to close the New Tab browser window as well. This costs me a lot of productivity time as I open a lot of PDF's for work. The PDF file use to show the Adobe logo on the file on desktop. Once I installed firefox it now shows the firefox logo?

I have already set PDF's to open with Adobe as default through Menu-Options-Applications

PC Windows 7 Pro 32 bit I have previously saved PDF files on my desktop. When I open the PDF, firefox sees fit to open a new tab even though I do not have the browser open. This is annoying because after I close the PDF I then have to close the New Tab browser window as well. This costs me a lot of productivity time as I open a lot of PDF's for work. The PDF file use to show the Adobe logo on the file on desktop. Once I installed firefox it now shows the firefox logo? I have already set PDF's to open with Adobe as default through Menu-Options-Applications

Réiteach roghnaithe

Please try: Right-click on your .pdf file to open context menu, select "Open with" and then "Choose default program..." In "Open with" window choose your preferred pdf-viewer and set "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" checkbox. Then click OK button.

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user669794
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Hello,

In order to change the default reader for PDF files (to not open PDF files with Firefox's internal PDF reader), follow these steps:

  1. Go to Tools > Options (or Firefox > Options).
  2. In the Options window, select the Applications tab.
  3. In the Search field, type PDF. You should find Portable Document Format (PDF).
  4. On the right handside you should find an Action column. Use that to select your favorite PDF reader. In order to view PDF files in Firefox, choose Preview in Firefox.

Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!

Thank you.

fromtoptotoe
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Réiteach Roghnaithe

Please try: Right-click on your .pdf file to open context menu, select "Open with" and then "Choose default program..." In "Open with" window choose your preferred pdf-viewer and set "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" checkbox. Then click OK button.

Is this solve your problem?