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Getting started with
Adobe® Reader®
Adobe Reader is the gold standard for
reliably viewing PDF documents on
AndroidTM phones and tablets.
Let’s take a look at the ways you can use
PDF documents with Adobe Reader.
Swipe to the next page to get started!
I have PDF documents
saved in my email and
bookmarked in my web
browser, plus a whole
bunch more in other apps.
How do I open them with
Adobe Reader?
Opening PDF documents with Adobe
Reader is as simple as tapping your
finger. Swipe ahead to see how.
In your email app, tap the View button
next to the attach icon . Easy!
Tip: Select the Use by Default option
to use Adobe Reader for all your PDF
documents.
SAVE VIEW
Web browser
When you open a PDF link in your web
browser, it is saved in your Downloads
widget. Simply tap the PDF file you want
to open.
Downloads
Here, there,
and everywhere
If your PDF document is stored in another
app, you can often open it by tapping the
document icon or filename.
My PDF documents
are in Adobe Reader.
Now what do I do?
Tap the middle of the screen once to
reveal the toolbars. After a few moments,
they disappear until you tap again.
How do I get from one
page to another?
Tap the document icon in the toolbar
to change how you view pages. Go with
the flow or view one page at a time!
In Continuous, swipe up or down
on the screen to change pages.
In Single Page, swipe left or right
to change pages. Or tap the right
or left edge. Go ahead, try it now!
Continuous
Single Page
Text Reflow
Get right to the point with
document scrubbing.
When your PDF document has five
or more pages, a handy scrubber bar
appears at the bottom of the screen.
Remember to tap the middle of the
screen to bring up the toolbars.
Try it now!
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Try it yourself.
Take a moment to see how easy
it is to navigate PDF documents
in Adobe Reader.
Try out the different viewing
modes and scrubber bar.
Remember: Tap the middle of the
screen to bring up the toolbars.
In the zone
In Single Page, use the tap zones on the
left and right edges of the screen to jump
backward and forward.
Remember: Tap the document icon in
the toolbar to switch to Single Page.
Previous page Next page
Tap zones
How can I jump to a
specific chapter in my
PDF document?
Bookmarks in Adobe Reader make it easy
to get to where you want to go.
If a PDF document has bookmarks
already built in, the bookmark icon
appears in the bottom right corner.
Try it now!
Introduction
Opening PDFs from email and the Web
Opening PDFs from other apps
Showing the toolbars
Viewing continuous or single pages
Using the scrubber bar
Try it: Viewing modes and the...
Bookmarks
How do I add comments
and annotations to
my document?
Tap the annotation icon to add notes,
text, or simple freehand line drawings
to your PDF document. You can even
change the color, size, transparency, and
line weights of your annotations.
Tip: Press and hold for a brief moment
to add annotations without selecting the
annotation icon .
D. Smith 2/29/2012
This looks great!
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for 2011 revenue
How do I fill out forms in
my PDF document?
You can easily fill out forms in Adobe
Reader. Tap any text field in your PDF
document and begin typing. You can also
select radio buttons and checkboxes by
tapping them.
Your name
Designer Developer
Designer Developer
Your name
Jane Williams
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