These options are used to set the initial view and page layout of the PDF file when it is opened in a PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader.

 

Initial View of PDF File

The Initial view of PDF file option determines which panes and tabs are visible when the PDF document is viewed. There are six options available for the initial view:

•Page Only - hides the navigation panel and its tabs and shows only the page in the document pane.

•Bookmarks Panel and Page - shows the navigation panel set to the Bookmarks tab, and shows the page in the document pane.

•Pages Panel and Page - shows the navigation panel set to the Pages tab, and shows the page in the document pane.

•Full Screen - displays the PDF in full screen mode.

•Full Screen with Bookmark Panel - displays the PDF in full screen mode with a popup window displaying the bookmarks tab.

•Full Screen with Pages Panel - displays the PDF in full screen mode with a popup window displaying the pages tab.

 

Initial Page Magnification

The Initial page magnification option sets the magnification, or zoom level, used when the document is first opened. This option can be overridden by the PDF viewer.

•Default- uses the viewing applications default page magnification setting.

•Fit Visible - The page is shown with the magnification adjusted so that the text and images on the page fit the width of the PDF viewer's document window.

•Fit Height - The page is shown with the magnification adjusted so that the entire page will fit the PDF viewer's document window vertically.

•Fit Width - The page is shown with the magnification adjusted so that the entire page will fit the PDF viewer's document window horizontally. In this mode parts of the page may be out of view.

•Fit Page - The page is shown with the magnification adjusted so that the entire page fits the width of the PDF viewer's document window.

•Actual Size - The page is displayed at 100% magnification.

•Magnification Levels - set the initial page magnification to a preset level ranging from 50% up to 6400%.

 

Display PDF Pages As

The Display PDF pages as option determines the view of the pages in the document pane. There are five options available for the page layout:

•Default - uses the individual user’s preferences for page view as set in the PDF viewer.

•Single Page - shows a single page at a time.

•Continuous - shows all the pages in a single column.

•Facing - shows the pages in two columns, two pages at a time, starting with the first page in the right-most column.

•Continuous - Facing shows all the pages in two columns. The first page starts in the right-most column.