[NFBCS] I need help working with google drive documents and PDFS

[Michael McQuaid]

This is an interesting puzzle. I just checked keyboard shortcuts in Google
Drive and there is not one for Download!

The easiest way that I can imagine to do it is to select the file and then
right-click. That brings up a pop-up menu where the second item on the menu
is Download so press the down arrow one time. When I try this on a selected
file, no further interaction is needed before it downloads.

Another app you might want to try instead of Acrobat is NotebookLM. I am
very curious about how accessible NotebookLM is. It is a Google App that
summarizes and answers questions about PDFs. It is available at
https://notebooklm.google/

- Mick

On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 7:16 AM Sean McMahon via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Good morning.  I am attending a class that uses a google drive to host
> their documentation.  The slides are in PDF format and I can’t read past
> the first few pages.  I need to find a way to open the documentation from
> drive in Acrobat so I can read and perhaps follow along and actually study
> the material?  I tried copying the link to the clipboard than pasting the
> link in the run dialog hoping to open in Acrobat reader, but it still opens
> in google drive/Google Chrome.  There is no open in another app option,
> open with option, etc.  It is set to view only.  Is there a way to download
> files from the drive?  Any help is appreciated, it took me half an hour
> last night to determine you open links in Google drive with alt+enter not
> Enter, because that would make to much sense😊
>
> I am using JAWS 2026 on Windows11 if that matters.
>
> Sean
>
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