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ezPDFReader(Android)BriefGuide
FileManager

Managefiles create

folder,rename,delete,copy
ormovefilesandfolders
Importfilesandfolders
toMydocs
Expandscreen,back
buttontorestoretooriginal
mode
Mydocumentfolder

youmayphysicallycopyfiles
intothisfolder(Wewill
provideanoptiontosetyour
ownfolder)
Mostrecentlyviewedfile
list
SearchPDFfilesinside
theSDCard displaythe
folderlistthatcontainsPDF
files,expandthefolderto
seePDFfilelist
Browsewebtodownload
/AccesstoGoogleDocs

SearchfilesinsideMy

docsanditssubfolders
FolderlistinsideMydocs
FilelistinsideMydocs
SetaspecificfolderastheMy

docsfolder(Abletousean
externalSDCard);Gotothat
defaultfolder

MenuButton Bringsupadditional
menuoptionswhereavailable
BackButton Cancelsprevious
action,moveupsubfolder

ezPDFReader(Android)BriefGuide
FileManager Shortcuts
Justlongclickonfolderor
fileonthelist.
Open(FileOnly) Open

selectedfile;Sameas
tappingthefilename
DeleteFileorFolder
Deleteselectedfileorfolder;
Thiscommandwillerase
anythinginsidethefolder
RenameFileorFolder
Renameselectedfileor
folder
SendTo(FileOnly)
Sharetheselectedfilewith
otherinstalledapplications
Sendingthefileasan
attachmentviaEmail,share
withGoogleDocsor
Dropbox,andmore
UploadtoGoogleDocs
Sendthelongclickedfileto
GoogleDocs

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FileManager MenuOptions
Menuoptionisdisplayed
whenMenuButtonis
pressed
Sortby Sortfilelistby

filename,filesize,created
ormodifieddatein
ascendingordescending
order(bytoggling)
Managefiles create
folder,rename,delete,copy
ormovefilesandfolders
Globalsettingsfor
readingPDF
AboutPage Copyright
info,versioninfo,andbrief
descriptionsofnewchanges

ezPDFReader(Android)BriefGuide
FileManager MenuOptions SortFileList
Menuoptionisdisplayed
whenMenuButtonis
pressed
SelectSortbybuttonto
sortfilelist
Sortbycreatedor

modifieddate;maychange
toascendingordescending
orderbyselectingthesame
optionagain(toggling)
Sortbyfilename;may
changetoascendingor
descendingorderby
selectingthesameoption
again(toggling)
Sortbyfilesize;may
changetoascendingor
descendingorderby
selectingthesameoption
again(toggling)

ezPDFReader(Android)BriefGuide
FileManager MenuOptions ManageFiles
Menuoptionisdisplayed
whenMenuButtonis
pressed
SelectEditbuttonto
managefiles
Applycheckmarksonthefile
listtoselect
Createafolder Donot

needtoselect;Folderscan
becreatedinsidesubfolder
Copyfilesandfolders
Selectfilesandfoldersfirst,
thenclickCopyButtonto
initiatecopyingprocedure;
Pasteoptionmustbe
followedforcopying
Cut(Move)filesand
folders Selectfilesand
foldersfirst,thenclickCut
(Move)Buttontoinitiate
movingprocedure;Paste
optionmustbefollowedfor
moving
Paste Oncefilesand
foldersareselectedand

appliedwithCopyorCutoption,thenyoumaygotoadesiredfoldertocopyor
move.ClickPastebuttontocompletecopyingandmoving.
Deletefilesandfolders Selectitemsyouwanttodelete,thenClickDelete
Buttontodeletefiles,folders,andanythingthatiscontaininsidefolders.

ezPDFReader(Android)BriefGuide
PDFViewing

PDFcanbeviewedfromezPDF
Readersbuiltinfilemanager
orbyselectingSendTooption
thatlinkstoezPDFReaderform
otherapplication

TapArea PreviousPage
Onefingertap:

Openmenuoption
Twofingertap:

Youmayflip,swipe,scrollor
taptonavigatepage(depends
onyourscroll/flipoption)

Zoomout

Previous

Flip
Scroll
Swipe

Next

Onefingertapbringsthe

menuoptionorflippage
dependsonwhereittouches

Threefingertap:
ChangetoTextReflow

Twofingertapzoomsout

Fourfingertap:

Threefingertapchanges

HideorRestoreStatus
Barontop

viewmodetoTextReflowor
backtoPDF

Fivefingertap:

HideorRestore
AnnotationsToolBar
ontop

Fourfingertaphidesor
restoresthestatusbar() on

top
Fivefingertaphidesor

TapArea NextPage

restorestheannotationstool
barontop

DoubleTap ZoominorZoomoutdependsonyourcurrentstate.Ifcolumn
fittingmodeison,itwillzoomintofitthewidthofcolumnboxorimage.
Oncezoomedin,anotherdoubletapwillzoomoutfortext,butnochangeon
image.
PinchZoomisavailable.

ezPDFReader(Android)BriefGuide
PDFViewing TextSelection&Annotations

Textselectionand
annotationfeaturescanbe
activatedwithalongclickon
PDF.
Draghandlestoselecta

desiredportionoftext
Copysavestheselected
texttoclipboardtobeused
later
Searchaselectedwordor
wordsinsidethePDF
Websendstheselected
texttoGooglesearch
Sendsendstheselected
texttootherapplications
ColorDictsendsthe
selectedtexttoColorDict
applicationfordictionary
function;mustinstall
ColorDict(FreeApp)from
Androidmarketplace.
Highlightmarksthe
selectedtextwith
highlighting.
Underlinemarksthe
selectedtextwithunderline.

StrikeOutmarkstheselectedtextwithcrossover.

Textannotations(Highlight,Underline,StrikeOut)canhaveitsowntitle,
authorsname,andcolorvalue.Youcanalsoadddescriptionandcomments
(reply)forcollaboration.JusttaptheannotationandchooseProperties.

ezPDFReader(Android)BriefGuide
PDFViewing Annotations

Annotationfeaturescanbe
activatedwithalongclickon
PDF.Youmayalsoturnonor
offAnnotationToolBarat
topfromthemenuSettings.
TextBoxdrawsaboxand

fillinwithtext
Figuresdrawsshapesof
rectangles,oval,lineand
arrow
Stickynoteaddamemo
insideofanicon.Thereare
differenttypeoficonimages
toselectfrom
Abletoaddanimage
fromcameraorgallery
FreehandDraw,Pressure
sensitivityisavailableifyour
devicepermits.

Annotationscanhaveits
owntitle,authorsname,
colorvalueandthickness.
Youcanalsoadddescription
andcomments(reply)for
collaboration.
Annotationscanbefreely
movedandresized.

ezPDFReader(Android)BriefGuide
PDFViewing MenuOptions

Menuoptionisdisplayed
whenMenuButtonis
pressedifthemenudisplay
optionisturnedofforjust
tappingonthemiddleofthe
display
Gobacktofilelist
Displayfilename
Gototextreflowmode
CurrentPage/TotalPage;

Tapheretogotoacertain
page
Miniscrollimages;Used
forpagenavigation,scroll
andclickanimagetogoto
thatpage;Redribbonis
displayedwhenbookmarked
Displayzoomrate;Tap
heretobringzoominslide
bar
Searchinsidethefile
OutlinesorTableof
contents
Bookmarking Add,
delete&managebookmarks

HistoryBackward Gobacktopreviouspage
HistoryForward GobacktopreviouspagepriortoHistoryBackward
Gotomoreoptions
DisplayPDF

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PDFViewing More()Options

ChangetoTextReflowmode
Displaypagesasthumbnailimages
Sendto
Takeasnapshot,abletocrop
Listattachedfiles,abletoaddordelete
Listannotationsusedinthefile
Exportannotationsasafile saveasalocal
fileorshareittootherapplication
Importannotationsfromafile
Fittocolumn
Toggleoptionforlockorunlockhorizontal
scroll
Readingdirection Asspecifiedinthefile,
forcedtoreadlefttoright,orforcedtoreadright
toleft;GoodforArabic,Chinese,Japaneseand
Hebrew
Voicereading ItstheTexttoSpeech(TTS)
featurethatutilizetheAndroidOSbuiltin
function
NightMode InvertedmodeforPDFforeasy
readingatnighttime
PageAutoFlipping Slidemodeforpage
viewing;Specifytheintervalbetweenthepage
turning(inseconds);Thisfeaturealsoworksas
autoscrollingwhenthedisplayedpageheightis
longerthanthescreensize.Itscrollsupone
screenfullofimageuntilitreachesatthebottom
ofthepage,andthenmovethenextpage.
Croppage Removemargins
Rotatepages current,range,odd,even,all;
90,180,270
SaveAs Savefile;Maychangethefilename
andlocation
FileInfo Variousfileinformation
GlobalsettingsforreadingPDF
AboutPage Copyrightinfo,versioninfo,and
briefdescriptionsofnewchanges

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PDFViewing More()Options

GeneralOptions
Toggleon/offAnnotationToolBar
ChangethedirectionofDPAD(foronly
selectedmodels)
Optiontopreventsleepingmode;
Unmarkthistosavebattery
Forcedtoviewasportraitorlandscape
mode,orautorotate
Readingdirection Asspecifiedinthe
file,forcedtoreadlefttoright,orforcedto
readrighttoleft;GoodforArabic,Chinese,
JapaneseandHebrew
DetectheadsetplugtoplayorstopTTS
feature
Displayorhidestatusbarattop;Four
fingertapwilldothesametrickfromPDF
viewing
ChangethesettingsofVolumeKey
Action None,PageFlipping,ColumnMove,
ZoomIn/Out
SaveFormautomatically
ZoomingOptions
Pageviewingmode imagefull,paper
full,andfittowidthorheight
Optiontomovingaroundwhenapplying
pinchzoom
PageScrollingOptions
Optionforpagenavigationwithvertical
orhorizontalscroll,ornoscroll
Allowanceofhowmuchscrollisrequired
forthepagetoturn(in%)
Optiontodisablescrollpagenavigation
whencolumnfittingmodeison
Autopageinterval

ezPDFReader(Android)BriefGuide
PDFViewing More()Options

PageTurningAnimationOptions
Optiontousepageturning
animation
Speedsettingforpageturning
animation
Link
Confirmpriortolinkaction
Displaylinkswithhighlightedcolor
Displayslinkinfoiftherearelinks
TextReflowOptions
Textcolorinnightmode(Text
Reflowonly)
Backgroundcolorinnightmode
(TextReflowonly)
LineSpacingbetweenthelines
(TextReflowonly)
Menu
Selectwhetherornottoshowthe
menuwhenPDFisopened
Automaticallyhidemenu
ChangethesizeofContextMenu
Changethebackgroundcolorof
ContextMenu
DocumentManagement
SelecthowtodisplayRecenttab
BookcaseorList

ezPDFReader(Android)BriefGuide
FAQ(FrequentlyAskedQuestions)
Q.Whycharged twice?
A. Whileitmayappearthatyou'vebeenchargedtwiceforanorder,the
pendingitemyounoticedonyourbankstatementisactuallyan
authorization.Authorizationsaretheinitialcommunicationbetween
Googlesbillingsystemandthebank'sbillingsystem.Whileyoumay
seemultiplependinglistingsinyouraccount,onlyonechargewillbe
deductedaftertheauthorizationiscompleted.Whenthisfinal
deductionoccurs,thechargewillbepostedtoyouraccountas
successful.Googlewillnotbillanaccountuntiltheyreceivean
approvedauthorizationfromthebank.
Q.TroubledownloadingwithDownloadunsuccessfulmessage
A. Ifyoureceivea"Downloadunsuccessful"messagewhenattemptingto
downloadanapp,trythefollowingtroubleshootingstepstoresolve
theissue:
Forpaidapplications,confirmyourcreditcardinformationisup
todatebysigningintoyourGoogleCheckoutaccount.
ClearyourMarketcache(visitSettings>Applications>Clear
cache).
Restartyourphone,thentrydownloadingtheappagain.
Wait10minutes,andtryyourdownloadagain.
Confirmthereisconnectivitytoeitherawirelessorcellular
networkonyourdevice,andcontactyourmobileservice
providerifyouaren'tconnected.
Ensuretheresenoughspaceonyourphoneortabletfortheapp
toinstall.
Ifnoneoftheabovestepswork,tryremountingyourSDcard.
VisitMenu>Settings>Storage>Unmount SDcard;then
remounttheSDcardfromthesamemenubyselecting
RemountSDcard,orrestartthedeviceiftheremountoption
isntavailable.

ezPDFReader(Android)BriefGuide
FAQ(FrequentlyAskedQuestions)
Q.TroubledownloadingwithStartingdownloadmessage
A. Ifyourapplicationhasstalledat"Startingdownload",pleaseusethe
followingtroubleshootingstepstohelpcompleteyourdownload:
Forpaidapplications,confirmyourcreditcardinformationisup
todatebysigningintoyourGoogleCheckoutaccount.
Cancelandrestartthedownload.
Restartyourphone,thentrydownloadingtheappagain.
Confirmthereisconnectivitytoeitherwirelessorcellular
networksonyourdevice,andcontactyourmobileservice
providerifyouaren'tconnected.
Tryyourdownload(s)usingbothwirelessandcellularnetwork
connections,andensurefirewallsarentblockingaccesstoports
requiredforAndroidMarket(TCPandUDP5228).
MakesureyourdeviceissignedintoGoogleTalkbyfollowing
thesesteps:
1. Gotoyourphonesapplauncher,andpresstheTalkapp.
2. IfyourealreadysignedintoTalk,pressMenu,andthen
touchSignout.
3. LaunchTalkagaintosignin.
Q.Whyyou needthepermissionfornetworkcommunication?
A. Weprovideawebview browsingfeaturetoopenordownloadPDFfiles
fromwebsites/FTPsitesinsidetheapp.Aconvenientfeaturetoget
thePDFfilestoMyDocsfolder.
Q.Whyyou needthepermissionforphonestateandidentity?
A. Wedonotcollectorstoreanypersonalinformationfromdevice.This
permissionisneededforprotectingandcheckingthePDFfilesfor
encryption/decryption.

ezPDFReader(Android)BriefGuide
FAQ(FrequentlyAskedQuestions)
Q.Havingproblemwithfontspacingand otherfontissues
A. TrytousePostScriptfontfromthefollowinglink.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gsfonts/
ExpandthefontsintoezPDFReaderfontsfolder.
sdcard/ezPDFReader/resource/Fonts
Q.IsezPDF ReadercompatiblewithmyAndroiddevice?
A. Obviously, wehavenottriedeverysingleAndroiddevicewithourapp.
However,wehaventhadanydevicethatisnotworkingwithourapp.
Andtherearenoknowncompatibilityissues.Ifyoufindissues,please
sendmemoredetailstoandroid@unidocs.com.
Q.IsezPDFReadercompatible withNOOKcolor?
A. Yes, itdoes.ezPDFReaderisthebestsellingPDFviewerforNOOK
Apps.Hereisan youtube video,butrootingisnolongerrequired.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPNqa8cS0Sw
Q.IsezPDFReadercompatiblewiththeNOOK?
A. Ourappisnotdesignedforeinktechnology, butthereisavideohow
ourappisworkingonrootedNOOK.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayAcdHuI5hw

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