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Learn how to view PDF files using a web browser, like Google Chrome or Firefox, without installing extra software. Perfect for work or personal use.



I. How to read PDF files on a web browser?

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In addition to the PDF reader, we can also use a web browser to browse PDF files. Some of our commonly used browsers: Google Chrome, Firefox and IE browsers all support viewing PDF files. In order to get a better reading experience, we can also add some plug-ins for viewing PDF files on the browser. The following will introduce the specific operation steps for you.

(1) Google Chrome

Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google. The browser is written based on other open source software. The goal is to improve stability, speed and security, and create a simple and efficient user interface. If you want to read PDF files on Google Chrome, we only need to drag the PDF files directly to the browser interface to read them.
tipsIf you want to get a better browsing effect (for example: switch reading view, etc.), you can add an extension called PDF Viewer to Google Chrome, so that we can rotate PDF files or adjust the reading view.
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(2) Firefox browser

Mozilla Firefox, commonly known as “Firefox” in Chinese (officially abbreviated as Fx or fx, informally abbreviated as MF), is a free and open source web browser that uses the Gecko typesetting engine and supports multiple operating systems, such as Windows and Mac OS X and GNU/Linux, etc.
View PDFs with Firefox The specific operation steps of the file:
Step 1: Open the Firefox browser, click (Open File) on the function bar of the interface, and upload the PDF file to the browser.
Step 2: After opening the PDF file in the Firefox browser, we can use some small tools provided by the browser to adjust the PDF file, such as adjusting the PDF reading view, rotating the PDF file, setting vertical scrolling, horizontal scrolling or tiled scrolling etc. to read PDF files.

(3) Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer, namely IE browser, is a web browser launched by Microsoft Corporation. If you only have IE browser installed on your computer, and you need to view PDF files, you can drag the PDF file to IE browser, and click the (Open) button on the pop-up (view and download) page to view the PDF document.
Although browsers can help us quickly open PDF files for reading, they cannot directly edit the contents of PDF files. If you need to edit the PDF file, it is recommended that you use a format conversion tool to convert it into an editable document, and then edit the content of the document. Let me introduce a professional software—Renee PDF Aide , which can quickly realize the conversion of PDF format.

II. How to edit PDF files with Renee PDF Aide?

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Renee PDF Aide , is a multifunctional tool software that integrates PDF file editing and format conversion. The software integrates advanced OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology, which can convert scanned PDF files into common format files such as Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Image/HTML/TXT, and you can choose to convert the entire PDF document or PDF document The specified page can be quickly converted into other formats, and the conversion speed can be as high as 80 pages per minute. The software is easy to operate and has various functions. It can not only convert the PDF file format, but also edit the PDF file, such as: repair/optimize/split/merge/encrypt/decrypt /add watermark and so on.
In addition, Renee PDF Aide also supports the conversion of English/French/German/Italian/Spanish/Portuguese/Chinese/Korean/Japanese and other multi-language texts. In OCR mode, selecting the corresponding recognition language can greatly improve the accuracy of character recognition , The conversion efficiency is extremely high, even computer beginners can easily handle it.
Steps to use Renee PDF Aide to convert PDF files to editable files (Word):
Step 1: Download and install Renee PDF Aide.
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Step 2: After the installation is complete, run the software and select the “Convert PDF” option on the interface.
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Step 3: In the newly pop-up interface, click “Add File” to load the PDF file to be edited.
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Step 4: After the file is loaded, select Convert PDF to (Word) document.
Step 5: You can also choose (enable OCR) mode during conversion, and select the OCR language corresponding to the document in OCR mode, which can greatly improve the recognition rate of character conversion.
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Instructions for enabling OCR technology:

In Renee PDF Aide, enabling OCR technology includes two functions. Right now

A. Recognize text in pictures or PDF scans. This option can recognize text in pictures or PDF scans, and the accuracy of text recognition can be further improved with the help of OCR technology.

B. Identify built-in fonts (to avoid garbled characters). This option is applicable to the situation where there are built-in fonts in the PDF source file, which can avoid garbled characters after the format conversion is completed.

Step 6: Select the save location of the file in the output settings. After the selection is complete, click the (Convert) button to convert the PDF file to a Word file.
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tipsWe can choose the conversion format according to the content of the PDF file. For example, if the main content of the PDF file is a table, you can choose to convert it to an Excel document.

III. Article Summary

The above has introduced the method of viewing PDF files in our commonly used browsers. If the browser you use is one of Google Chrome, Firefox and IE, you can refer to the above methods for viewing PDF files. If you need to edit PDF files, you can use Renee PDF Aide to convert PDF files into editable files, and then modify the content inside. In addition to the format conversion function, this software can also add watermarks to PDF files, encrypt PDF files, repair PDF files, etc. Users who need editing can download it, and the software supports free trials.
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