How can I stop Document Viewer from always opening full-screen?

Solution 1:

Converting Volodya's answer as a comment to a complete answer:

You probably changed Document Viewer's default settings by accident. This is an easy mistake to make, since the keyboard shortcut for doing so is the same as for opening a tab in your web browser, and you frequently type into the wrong window as a result of the lag in Unity's window switcher.

To correct the mistake:

  1. Exit the full-screen view by pressing F11 or unchecking View ▸ Fullscreen.
  2. Save the current settings as default by pressing Ctrl+T or selecting Edit ▸ Save Current Settings as Default.

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This won't affect documents you've opened previously until you reset the stored settings for those documents.