Opening linked file in browser
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26ramunas last edited by
Hi, how to set up opening a linked file (DOC, PDF) in search results in a new tab instead of downloading it? I tried the same link in Opera, Chrome and Mozilla, and only Mozilla opened it in a new tab instead of downloading.
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sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by
@26ramunas Sometimes links are set by the server to be downloaded and would require an extension to bypass this setting. Additionally, DOC is not a file type supported by the browser itself (though it could be set to open in one of those online office suites if you have visited such a site previously). Chromium-based browsers certainly can open PDF links in the browser but will follow directions from the server on whether to do so; Mozilla is probably ignoring those directions. Without specific examples we couldn't say for sure though.
