How to view a pdf document
You can use the Activity Starter to view a pdf document, which is already stored on your device. How to download files from the internet to your device. To open a pdf document from the Internet, I used a webviewer together with the Google Docs Viewer and the link to the pdf document.
I have uploaded the PDF files into the media section in App Inventor but I just can't seem to find how to make them open from clicking the button.
Note: It is not possible to store a pdf document as asset in App Inventor and view it with a pdf viewer. This is, because App Inventor itself can't display pdf files and external pdf viewers called with the activity starter from App Inventor are not able to access assets inside the app.
Update: App Inventor is now able to view a pdf file from the assets using the new Pdf extension. Also you do not need an external pdf viewer anymore!
You also might be interested in the following example: How to pick a file from SD card with App Inventor
I have uploaded the PDF files into the media section in App Inventor but I just can't seem to find how to make them open from clicking the button.
Update: App Inventor is now able to view a pdf file from the assets using the new Pdf extension. Also you do not need an external pdf viewer anymore! You also might be interested in the following example: How to pick a file from SD card with App Inventor
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