Browser file handling option in the web application general settings

Select Advanced Settings. Now, we have to update the settings in the Web Application level. Select Manage Web Applications.

Click on General Settings. Setting the Permissive option enables PDF to open up in the browser. Though this can be achieved out of the box, it is not recommended to change the Browser file handling from Strict to Permissive, as it opens up a huge security hole in the SharePoint Environment. This prevents file from opening in browser. Now if we click on a PDF file, it will open up the file in the browser.

In this way, we are not opening up any security issues in the environment, and it is the best way to ensure PDF opens up in the browser. Feedback will be sent to Microsoft: By pressing the submit button, your feedback will be used to improve Microsoft products and services.

Privacy policy. Use the procedure described in this section to edit a SharePoint Server web application using the Central Administration. To change the default time zone for sites that are created on the web application, in the Default Time Zone section, from the Select time zone dropdown, select a time zone.

To change the user settings provider for sites that are created on the web application, in the User Settings Provider section, from the Select User Settings Provider dropdown, select a user settings provider. To change the default quota template for site collections created on the web application, in the Default Quota Template section, from the Select quota template dropdown, select a quota template. To disable person name actions and online presence information from being shown on sites on the web application, in the Person Name Actions and Presence Settings section, from Enable additional actions and Online Status for members , select No.

To disable alerts for sites in on the web application, in the Alerts section, from Alerts on this server are , select No. If you don't want to disable alerts completely, but want to limit the number of alerts a user can create, change the settings for Maximum number of alerts that a user can create accordingly.

If Accept user name and password from the API is Yes , then the credentials to manage the blog post are sent in clear text, unless SSL to the web app is configured. Search for:. Share this: Twitter Facebook. Like this: Like Loading Thanks, Dmitry.

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