Adobe READER 8 - Customize the work area; Work area basics

ADOBE READER 8
User Guide
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2 Choose Properties or Tool Default Properties.
3 Set the desired properties.
To apply an object’s settings to all subsequent objects of the same type, right-click/Control-click the object and
choose Make Current Properties Default or Use Current Properties As New Defaults.
Customize the work area
You can change the work area to suit your needs.
• To change the toolbars that appear, choose View > Toolbars, and select the desired toolbars.
• To change the navigation pane view, click one of the buttons to the left of the navigation pane.
• To customize the display colors for page background and document text, choose Edit > Preferences > Accessi-
bility.
• To set the default zoom level and page layout, choose Edit > Preferences > Page Display.
Work area basics
View the work area
Reader opens in two different ways: on its own, as a standalone application, and in a web browser. The associated
work areas differ in small but important ways.
The Reader work area includes a document pane that displays PDFs and a navigation pane on the left side that helps
you browse through the current PDF. Toolbars near the top of the window provide other controls that you can use
to work with PDFs.
Note: OpeningcertaintypesofPDFscausesspecializedpartsoftheworkareatoappear:thedocumentmessagebarand
PDF package navigation features. For other types of PDFs, these areas are not seen and not available.
See also
“Document message bar” on page 7
“Navigation areas for PDF packages” on page 8
View the work area for PDFs open in the application
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Using the Reader icon on the desktop, Start menu (Windows), or Finder (Mac OS), start the Reader application.
2 Choose File > Open, navigate to and select any PDF on your computer, and click Open.
View the work area for PDFs open in a web browser
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Open a web browser application.
2 Do one of the following:
• Select a PDF anywhere on the Internet and open it.
• Choose File > Open (or Open File). If necessary, choose PDF or All Files in the pop-up menu for the type of file.
Then navigate to and select any PDF on your computer or local network, and click Open.