What is PDF?
Why PDF?
Adobe Acrobat
Browse PDF
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Browsing a PDF file 1

  • same interface in browser window or stand-alone
  • all reader functions are the same in full Acrobat program
  • all functions in toolbar (at top) have tooltips
    — hover with mouse over them to see what they do
  • hand-tool to "drag the paper around"
  • page by page navigation
  • quick jump: type in a page number in status bar
  • back/forward one view as in browser
  • click with article cursor to follow an article thread
  • zoom-tool to zoom in/out (toggle with Control key)
    — or drag out a selection to magnify area of interest
  • quick choice of view: 100%, Fit Page, Fit Width
  • switch single-page or continuous mode in status bar
    — also set this in General Preferences for later

 


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