PDF File Viewer Settings

In the Files tool, you can change how you and your team view PDFs by switching to a continuous scroll option. Continuous scroll lets you view a multipage PDF without clicking through each page. Clicking through each page may be helpful for viewing drawings one single page at a time. Alternatively, continuous scroll lets you have a smoother reading experience, especially for text-heavy documents.

You can choose to view PDFs with continuous scroll on an individual basis. Project administrators can also adjust a setting for everyone. This setting makes all PDF files in a specific folder view with continuous scroll by default.

In this topic, you'll learn how to:

• Change Folder Settings to Continuous Scroll
• View Individual PDF Files with Continuous Scroll
• Navigate the Viewer with Continuous Scroll

Change Folder Settings to Continuous Scroll

You must be a project administrator to change the PDF viewer settings for a folder.

1. Click the More menu next to the desired folder.

2. Hover over More and click PDF viewer settings

   

3. Select Continuous scroll.

4. Click Save.

From now on, all files in this folder will open with continuous scroll. You can change this setting at any time.

View Individual PDF Files with Continuous Scroll

When viewing an individual PDF file, you can switch from the default viewer to view with continuous scroll.

1. Click the Continuous scroll icon at the top right corner of the viewer.

1. To switch back to the default viewer, click the Single page icon that appears in the same location as the continuous scroll icon.

When you exit the viewer, your selection won't be saved. If you want continuous scroll to apply by default when you open a file, a project administrator can change the PDF viewer settings at the folder level. See the previous section on this page.

Navigate the Viewer with Continuous Scroll

When you view a PDF file with continuous scroll, the navigation toolbar changes. You can use these controls:

1. Show or hide sidebar

Click the Sidebar icon to show or hide the sidebar. The sidebar contains the following tabs:

• Thumbnails: View and navigate through the pages of the PDF file.
• Outline: View the document outline and navigate to specific sections.

2. Viewing toolbar

The viewing toolbar contains these controls:

• Pan : Click and drag to move around the PDF content.
• Zoom In : Increase the size of the PDF content.
• Zoom Out : Decrease the size of the PDF content.
• Page Navigation: Use the arrows to navigate through the pages of the PDF file.
• Fit to height : Resize the PDF content to fit the height of the viewer.
• Fit to width : Resize the PDF content to fit the width of the viewer.
• Rotate: Rotate the PDF content counter clockwise.

3. Search by word

Click the search icon to open the search drawer. Enter the word or phrase that you want to search for in the PDF file. The viewer will highlight all instances of the search term. You can use the arrows to navigate through the results.

You can choose to match the case of the search by toggling on Match case.

4. Print

Click the print icon to print the PDF file. The print window will open in your browser. This lets you select your printer and adjust print settings.