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Andrew Neil
Super User
June 19, 2026
Question

New forum doesn't provide PDF preview?

  • June 19, 2026
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In this thread:

There is a PDF attached.

On the old forum, attached PDFs could be viewed online - without having to download.

I can’t see how to do that now - clicking, or right-clicking and choosing ‘open in new tab’ both just try to start a download.

Am I missing something?

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Lina_DABASINSKAITE
ST Community Manager
June 19, 2026

Hi ​@Andrew Neil ,
 

I just received confirmation that when user clicks on the PDF link, it directly downloads the file because this behavior is the browser default.


Kind regards,
Lina

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Andrew Neil
Super User
June 19, 2026

But I’m still using the same Browser as before?

And, on other pages, I can right-click a PDF, choose ‘Open in new tab’, and it will open in the Browser - without downloading.

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Lina_DABASINSKAITE
ST Community Manager
June 19, 2026

Can you be more specific what other pages you have in mind? Thanks. 

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