{"id":2138,"date":"2020-07-22T10:34:41","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T09:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/?p=2138"},"modified":"2022-11-28T14:20:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T14:20:29","slug":"blackboard-open-pdf-content-in-google-chrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/2020\/07\/22\/blackboard-open-pdf-content-in-google-chrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard: Open PDF Content in Google Chrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some users have issues with opening PDF content within Google Chrome. Chrome&#8217;s default setting is to have the PDF open in a new tab. 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