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description: "Learn how to open PDFs directly in the SharePoint browser using Nutrient Document Editor for SharePoint."
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# How to open PDFs directly in the SharePoint browser

Muhimbi’s [PDF Editor for SharePoint](https://www.nutrient.io/low-code/try) lets you open, display, and navigate through PDF documents in your native SharePoint online or on-premises application. Once a PDF is displayed in your SharePoint browser, you can quickly search and navigate through the document using an intuitive user interface (UI). The viewer includes a suite of out-of-the-box productivity tools that let you edit, annotate, sign, redact, and create forms directly in SharePoint.

## Step 1: Opening PDFs in SharePoint

Go to the SharePoint library and click **Upload** to import a PDF from your computer or select an existing PDF from the library.![Open PDFs in SharePoint](@/assets/guides/muhimbi/pdf-editor/sharepoint/open-pdf-in-sharepoint.png)

Click **Open** from the dropdown menu and choose **Open in PSPDFKit Editor**.

## Step 2: Navigating through the PDF document![Navigate through PDFs](@/assets/guides/muhimbi/pdf-editor/sharepoint/view-pdf-in-sharepoint.png)

In the top-left corner of the screen, you can choose from a wide range of PDF viewing options:

- Quick page navigation and zooming in/out

- Thumbnails view

- View the PDF document outline

- View and access all annotations immediately

- Bookmark pages for quicker access and viewing

## Step 3: PDF tools in SharePoint![PDF tools](@/assets/guides/muhimbi/pdf-editor/sharepoint/pdf-tools.png)

Once you’ve opened your PDF in SharePoint, you can make use of a wide variety of PDF tools to work with your document directly in SharePoint:

1. [Edit text in PDFs](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/document-editor/editor.md)

2. [Add comments](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/document-editor/annotation.md)

3. [Add electronic signatures](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/document-editor/sign-pdf.md)

4. [Redact sensitive data](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/document-editor/redact-pdf.md)

## Free trial

Try PDF Editor for SharePoint Online free for 14 days by downloading the app directly from [Microsoft App Source](https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/web-apps/muhimbiltd1690528119526.muhimbi-pdf-editor?tab=Overview). This is a full trial version, without watermarks, but limited in time. There’s an unlimited trial version, where all files are watermarked, and you can choose between three different installations: file handler, web part, or online extension. Refer to the table [on the free trial page](https://www.nutrient.io/low-code/try/?product=document-converter) to learn more.

[PDF Editor for SharePoint On-Premises](https://www.nutrient.io/low-code/try/?deployment=on-premises) covers all different license types and SharePoint editions (2013–2019 and SE). The detailed installation guide is included in the download. During the free trial, all your documents will be watermarked.
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## Related pages

- [Document Editor guides](/guides/document-editor.md)
- [Document Editor guides](/guides/document-editor/intro.md)
- [SharePoint PDF viewer: Display and navigate PDFs in your browser](/guides/document-editor/pdf-viewer.md)
- [Sign PDFs in SharePoint](/guides/document-editor/sign-pdf.md)
- [Redact sensitive PDFs in SharePoint](/guides/document-editor/redact-pdf.md)