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Spark PDF · Documentation

Spark PDF User Guide

A complete, section-by-section reference for the Spark PDF viewer and editor. Annotation, measurement, OCR, page management and more.

All Sections

00Getting StartedInstall Spark PDF, open a document and learn the main window.4 topics→01Core ConceptsPDF terminology and the tool-vs-select distinction that underpins every action.3 topics→02Viewing DocumentsPage view modes, zoom, rotate, split view and thumbnail navigation.4 topics→03AnnotationsHighlight, shape, text, sign, redact — every annotation tool in Spark.8 topics→04Editing AnnotationsSelect, move, reshape, re-colour and order the markups already on the page.8 topics→05Measurement ToolsCalibrated distance, area and count measurements for takeoff work.3 topics→06OCR and TextMake scanned PDFs searchable and find text across the document.2 topics→07Page ManagementInsert, delete, reorder, rotate, crop, duplicate, import and export pages.3 topics→08Forms and FieldsFill AcroForm fields and export the data.1 topics→09Advanced WorkflowsMulti-document tabs and side-by-side revision review.2 topics→10TroubleshootingCommon issues and how to resolve them.1 topics→99AppendicesGlossary, keyboard shortcuts, annotation reference.3 topics→

Reading Paths

Choose the path that matches your task. Each is a curated sequence of topics that will get you productive fast.

New user reviewing a PDF

00.1 → 00.3 → 00.4 → 02.1 → 03.1 → 04.1

Adding markups and comments

03.2 → 03.3 → 03.5 → 03.7 → 04.6

Estimator / takeoff

05.1 → 05.2 → 05.3

Editing existing markups

04.1 → 04.2 → 04.3 → 04.4 → 04.8

Comparing revisions

02.3 → 09.2