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Getting a New Safari PDF Viewer

I am getting a Safari PDF viewer I have neve seen before. It shows the document as a very small image, does not have a print or save to disk icon, and has an icon that reads "Open PDF in Viewer." Is this something new or can I get the Preview viewer I am used to seeing back? I have deleted Adobe Reader and all it's PDF viewer plug-ins. I am using Mountain Lion.

Thanks,

Jacob

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Feb 8, 2013 11:59 AM

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Feb 15, 2013 9:49 AM in response to otjacob

Back up all data.


Triple-click anywhere in the line below to select it:


defaults write -app Safari WebKitPDFScaleFactor -float 1.5


Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).


Quit Safari. Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:


☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)


☞ In the Finder, select Go Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.


☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.


Paste into the Terminal window (command-V).


Launch Safari and test.

Getting a New Safari PDF Viewer

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