Saturday, September 25, 2010

View PDFs within Chrome -- Fast!

Viewing PDF files online is a drag, right?  They take forever to load.  Skip Adobe Reader with  Google's Chrome browser.  Try this:

In Chrome's address bar, type


Then, under Chrome PDF Viewer, click "enable."

The next time you view a PDF, it will load up right inside Chrome without using Adobe Reader!  I have no idea why this feature is not enabled by default because it's a dream come true for anyone who spends a lot of time viewing PDFs online.  Once you load up a PDF, you can drag the Chrome tab with the PDF in it, move it to your other monitor and continue browsing.

If you haven't  used Google's Chrome browser, you need to download it and give it a try.