Opening Adobe PDF Documents in Google Chrome
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) uses the Adobe platform for maximum compatibility with
our users' systems. Follow the steps below to download and open Adobe PDF documents on your
computer using Google Chrome.
Step A
1. Right click the PDF file
2. Choose "Save link as…"
Step B
1. Save the file – choose the
location on your computer
where you would like to save
the document
2. Verify the file name and location
so you can easily find the file
after saving it
Step C
After saving the document, you will see
a bar at the bottom of the screen with
your downloaded file.
Click the arrow "^" to the right of the
document name to view the options:
1. Open – to immediately open the
file in Chrome (this may cause
problems loading the PDF)
2. Open with system viewer – to
open the file with your default PDF
viewing program (ex: Adobe Reader)
3. Always open in Adobe Reader – to
automatically open this PDF and all future
PDF downloads in Adobe Reader
4. Show in folder – to open the folder
containing the recently downloaded file. In
your folder view, double click the file to
open it.
Step D
If you chose options 2-4 in Step C, the
saved file will open in your default
PDF program (ex: Adobe Reader).