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Sitaifun
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

blurry pdf viewed from browser

I've had a pdf file stored on dropbox for years; it was perfectly clear, but now when viewed in the browser it is blurry, so much so that the text is not readable. It is clear when downloaded; the pr...
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FWAtherton
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

@Jay

Hmm...where do I go to alter the settings referenced in this article:

 

https://help.dropbox.com/share/force-download

 

I don't see anyplace to make those editing changes in either my browser or my Dropbox setup - and it's MOST important that a random potential employer I send the links to can open it UNBLURRY without any fiddling.  As it is, I'm going to have to explain in the short run that the preview is blurry and hope they can see beyond that....

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FWAtherton
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

Aha - I see how to force the download, but that's no help to me - I need some outside/any user to be able to see my existing PDFs in your preview pane UNblurred.

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