A PDF reader is an application which can read and display Portable Document Format files.
Questions tagged [pdf-reader]
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Moving text annotations in Xournal
Is it possible to move text annotations in Xournal? If so how?
Seems to be a trivial task, but I don't see how to do it.
fuenfundachtzig
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Windows PDF viewer that auto-refreshes PDF when compiling with pdflatex
I'm writing a LaTeX document and am using the command line to compile the LaTeX code into a PDF document. In Linux I would just open the PDF with Evince PDF Viewer, and whenever I recompiled the LaTeX code, the PDF would refresh after a couple of…
Eddy
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adobe acrobat reader - how to save your place?
I'm trying to read an ebook in adobe acrobat reader and I want to save the position I'm at between computer reboots / closing reader.
How can I save the page I'm at, or even better auto save?
Is there a better program out there that I can use? Is…
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Solutions for presenting PDF slides with presenter notes on second display
I made a presentation using the latex beamer class with notes. Now I have a problem displaying notes only on my display while presenting the slides to the audience using a projector. Beamer notes produce very wide pdf pages, each half page should be…
kapex
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How to open 2 Adobe Reader instances?
I would like to see simultaneously pages in the beginning of the document and at the end. I can do that by opening the same document on different windows. But when I try to do so, the first instance opens and I can't open a second one. I'll will…
Jader Dias
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Keyboard shortcuts for Chrome PDF Viewer
I have found this help page: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1060734
But it only provides save and print keyboard shortcuts, I've to have shortcuts for the other functions (Fit Width, Zoom In/Out etc).
Do they exist?
Scott Bennett-McLeish
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Pdf viewer that handles live updating of pdf/doesn't lock the file
I'm working on a latex document (with pdflatex, cygwin, acrobat reader) and I'm am tired of the make - close - open process.
On osx with Preview I don't have that problem, since I can compile the .tex files, while the resulting pdf is opened in the…
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Ubuntu: Is there a good tabbed PDF viewer?
Is there a good non-bloated PDF viewer for (Ubuntu) Linux that supports tabs?
I don't want to use Acrobat Reader because it is slow and takes much memory, and my computer isn't the fastest. I know the alternative readers evince and foxit, but they…
Frank
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PDF viewer that can invert all colors (not only text)
Because I am reading lots of pdfs from the screen, the white background make my eyes tired. Is there a decent lightweight pdf reader that can invert colors of everything on the page?
I have tried Adobe Reader and Foxit Reader but they only allow to…
nimcap
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Is there software to allow me to search a PDF file with Regex?
I would like a PDF viewer that I can search documents with using regular expressions. Is there such a thing? I've tried PowerGrep, but it doesn't have a graphical viewer and its interface is a little heavy for my users.
Thank you very much for your…
Iain Fraser
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Why poor display quality in all PDF readers except those from Adobe?
When I read PDF files with Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Pro, the display quality is superb. However, for the same files, other PDF readers like Foxit Reader, Sumatra PDF Reader, etc show poor quality: quite timid and fuzzy display. At least in…
Chang
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Hiding 'tools', 'comment' and 'sign' buttons in Adobe Reader XI
How can I hide 'tools', 'comment' and 'sign' buttons (note only the assosiated panes) from toolbar of Adobe Reader XI?
I found this, but did not work for me: http://blogs.adobe.com/acrolaw/2011/03/customizing-toolbars-in-acrobat-x-2/
Real Dreams
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PDF reader with split screen for Linux
I would like a PDF reader that lets me split the screen so I can see two different parts of the same document. I do not want a split view that only lets me see two consecutive pages.
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Why are my pdf pages temporarily blurry in Preview?
I am using Preview to display a 1MB pdf file that contains a presentation. OS X High Sierra.
At each page/slide, the image is blurry for about one second, before it gets sharp (correct). I have found this discussion about this problem.
I do not…
Karlo
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Okular doesn't allow me to do reviews on certain pdfs
As the title says I found a particular pdf in wich okular's review function is not working. Whenever I press F the review menu doesn't show, and by trying to access it via tools -> menu it looks like the function is disabled. Why does this happen in…
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