Getting started with

Adobe® Reader®
Adobe Reader is the gold standard for
reliably viewing PDF documents on
Android™ phones and tablets.
Let’s take a look at the ways you can use
PDF documents with Adobe Reader.
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I have PDF documents
saved in my email and
bookmarked in my web
browser, 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.
 Email
In your email app, tap the View button
next to the attach icon . Easy!

SAVE VIEW

Tip: Select the Use by Default option

to use Adobe Reader for all your PDF
documents.
 Web browser
When you open a PDF link in your web
browser, it is saved in your Downloads
widget. Simply tap the PDF file you want
to open.

Downloads
 Here, there,
and everywhere
If your PDF document is stored in another
app, you can often open it by tapping the
document icon or filename.
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

Text Reflow
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 email and the Web

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

This looks great!

Approved as is.

for 2011 revenue

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
For more information
on Adobe Reader
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www.adobe.com/go/reader_android_support

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