Firefox opening pdfs

I have a MacBookPro with OS X Version 10.7.5 and would like to open PDFs in Firefox 16.0.2.
I have tried adding Google Docs Viewer, PDF Viewer 3.0.0.2 and PDF viewer 0.6.39
Can't get any of them to work
Ideas?
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I was under the impression Foxit was a pdf viewer rather than an addon for Firefox, but maybe there is more than one application with a similar name.
I did not notice mention of foxit in the help, but add-ons are not always mentioned.
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* https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Opening%20PDF%20files%20within%20Firefox#os=mac&browser=fx35
* general articles
**[[Using the Adobe Reader plugin with Firefox]]
** & [[Opening PDF files within Firefox]]

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* https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Adobe%20Reader%20plugin%20with%20Firefox
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* https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Opening%20PDF%20files%20within%20Firefox
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I have a problem opening pdfs from certain websites.
This problem occured when I upgraded to Firefox 4.0.
I usually opened pdf-files from Firefox in the adobe reader directly (not using the plugin). Now this does not work any more.
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A possible cause is the presence of a PDF plugin from an older Adobe Reader plugin in the plugins folder in the Firefox program folder.
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http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/405/kb405461.html - The Adobe Acrobat/Reader cannot be used to view PDF files in a browser<br />
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/836/cpsid_83688.html - I can’t view a PDF document in my web browser<br />

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