Open PDF in Preview - automatically in front of other PDF files?

I'm really fond of the 'open PDF in Preview' option in Safari. However, I have noticed that when a pdf file is already open in Preview before downloading a new one, the new one does not automatically come in front of the one that was already open; instead, I usually have to alt-tab to get the file I've just downloaded in front. Is there any way to remedy this?

Pahu, thank you. After reading your reply, I found a discussion thread called "preview opens fileopen dialog each time it starts", and the complete answer was there. Basically, just open System Preferences – iCloud, and uncheck "Documents & Data". I did get a message that all corresponding data on my Mac would be erased but the data would remain in iCloud for use on iPhones, etc. Since I don't keep any "documents & data" on iCloud (I only keep contacts, calendar, notes, etc. -- those are separate from documents & data), I accepted this. My problem was immediately fixed.
Thanks so much.

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