Google now on: viewing PDF documents online made easy

Google now steps from “View as HTML” to “Quick View” link to PDF’s to make browsing experience more quick and easy. The “Quick View” option is similar to “”View as HTML”, in that, it allows to view the online PDF’s and other online documents in HTML format  without having to download.

But in “View as HTML”, we have to compromise for formatting and graphics.  ” Quick view” link displays the PDFs without any change in graphics, formatting and tables. It easies the navigation through pages, similar to viewing PDF’’s in acrobat reader. It opens it  in Online Google Doc Viewer.Currently this feature is only for PDFs, Google will be adding this link to other types of online doucments.

So now there is no need to download PDF’s, read it online.  Kudos! Google

However, you may not be able to view currently for all PDFs as it not rolled out completely.

Source: Google Official Blog