# Force PDF to open in new tab? (SOLVED)

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/force-pdf-to-open-in-new-tab-solved/40303>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [August 10, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/force-pdf-to-open-in-new-tab-solved/40303 "2021-08-10T22:22:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![manofdogz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/manofdogz/32/26314_2.png) [@manofdogz](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/manofdogz)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/force-pdf-to-open-in-new-tab-solved/40303/1 "2021-08-10T22:22:07Z")

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I have some PDFs that I want to open in the browser rather than directly download, but I want them to open in a new tab. Have tried the usual target="\_blank approach but it doesn’t seem to work for documents - I just get 404 errors? Anyone enlighten me?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![manofdogz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/manofdogz/32/26314_2.png) [@manofdogz](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/manofdogz)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/force-pdf-to-open-in-new-tab-solved/40303/2 "2021-08-10T22:32:16Z")

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Found the problem - don’t leave a forward slash after the .pdf

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/system/32/25301_2.png) [@system](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/force-pdf-to-open-in-new-tab-solved/40303/3 "2021-09-10T08:32:53Z")

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