Solution: PDF Forms Not Working in Edge

Apr 21, 2021 | Tutorial

Until recently, the Free Adobe® Reader® and Adobe® Acrobat® worked as a Web Browser plugin for PDF forms.

No more. Modern Web Browsers stopped support PDF Software plugins.

Today Microsoft® Edge® offers a built-in PDF viewer. This viewer does not support PDF form functionality, settings, JavaScript or the ability to submit data.

Here are 2 Solutions:

Option 1: Change the Default PDF Viewer in Edge.

Option 2: Use FormRouter to enable your PDF forms to work in all Web Browsers.
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Option 1: Change the Default PDF Viewer in Microsoft Edge

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Step 1: Open “Settings” in Edge

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Step 2: Select “Cookies and site permissions”

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Step 3: Select “PDF documents”

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Step 4: Select “Always download PDF files”.

Option 2: Use FormRouter to enable your PDF forms to work in all Web Browsers

FormRouter has a service that renders PDF forms in all major Web Browsers (Chrome®, Safari®, Firefox® and IE) on all major devices (PCs, MACs, iPads®, iPhones®, Android® Tablets and Phones).

We call it the PDF Form Viewer. Learn More…