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The PDF2XL "View" Menu

Understanding the tools on the View ribbon

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Written by Team PDF2XL
Updated over 2 months ago

The second tab in the menu bar opens the " View" menu.


Display Panes

These buttons affect the "Preview" and "Pages" windows you see in the user interface. They are used to toggle them open and closed.


Display Controls

The Display Controls change the size and orientation of the PDF in the Source pane.

  • Zoom In: Make the PDF larger in small increments

  • Zoom Out: Make the PDF smaller in small increments

  • Actual Size: VIew the PDF in its original scale

  • Fit: Make the PDF fill the source pane by width

  • Rotate Left: Turn the PDF counter clockwise by 90 degrees

  • Rotate Right: Turn the PDF clockwise by 90 degrees


These buttons will help you navigate through your document page by page or by tables.

  • Previous Page: Go to the page before the current one

  • Next Page: Go to the page after the current one

  • Previous Table: Go to the table before the currenty selected one

  • Next Table: Go to the table after the currently selected one

  • Document Start: Go to the first page of the document

  • Document End: Go to the last page of the document


Find

You can use this option to locate text anywhere in the document. It works in much the same way as the Find functions in Word or Excel.


Colors

If you want to customize the colors of your Tables and Fields, you can select one of the pre-loaded options from the drop-down or click on "More" to create your own.

The "Color contents" option fills in your elements with a light shade, as it's often easier to see them when they are colored in.


Show

This section lets you decide whether or not to display specific information or elements.

  • Info Tips: If this option is selected, you will see a box with element information pop up when you hover over it.

  • Element Identification: The names of the elements show by default when you hover over them, but if you'd like them to display permanently, select this option.

  • Table Rows: If you want to see the dividers between the rows, select this option.


Windows

If you have more than one instance of PDF2XL running, you can use this dropdown to go back and forth between them.

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