Getting started with

Adobe® Reader®
Adobe Reader is the gold standard for
reliably viewing PDF documents on
iPhones and iPads.
Let’s take a look at the ways you can use
PDF documents with Adobe Reader.
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I have PDF documents in
Mail and bookmarked in
Safari, 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.
 Mail
In Mail, tap the button in the top bar
and then tap Open In. Easy!

Open In...

Print
 Safari
In Safari, tap the Open In button in the
top bar. Easier!

Open In...
 Here, there,
and everywhere
If your PDF document is in another app
that uses the Open In button, tap the
button to open the PDF document in
Adobe Reader.
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
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.

Tap zones

Previous page Next page

Remember: Tap the document icon in

the toolbar to switch to Single Page.
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!

Bookmarks

Introduction

Opening PDFs from Mail and Safari

Opening PDFs from other apps

Showing the toolbars

Viewing continuous or single pages

Using the scrubber bar

Try it: Viewing modes and the…

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

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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

Your name

Jane Williams

Designer Developer
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www.adobe.com/go/reader_ios_support

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