I don't know what version of Moodle you are using, but you can force a download to maintain the document's interactivity. When uploading a file, you should be presented with how the document will be displayed in the course, if you force a download, the user will only be able to download the PDF and open it with Adobe, etc, ...
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Using an interactive pdf file in Moodle 3.1
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