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00.4 · Getting Started

Navigating the Main Window

Layout

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Menu bar: File  Edit  View  Tools  Pages  Window  Help        │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Toolbar: Select | Shapes | Text | Stamps | Measure | Redact   │
├──────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────┤
│          │                                           │          │
│          │                                           │          │
│ Thumb-   │            Document Pane(s)              │ Side     │
│ nails    │     (split into 1, 2 or 4 regions)       │ Panel    │
│ panel    │                                           │ (layers, │
│          │                                           │ comments)│
│          │                                           │          │
├──────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────┴──────────┤
│  Status bar: page X of Y | zoom | tool | coord | status message │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
MenuContains
FileOpen, Save, Save As, Recent, Print, Export, Close, Exit
EditUndo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Find, Find and Replace, Preferences
ViewZoom, Fit to Page/Width, Rotate View, View Mode, Split View, Panels
ToolsEvery annotation tool organised by category
PagesInsert, Delete, Rotate, Crop, Reorder, Import/Export pages
WindowTab list and multi-document management
HelpAbout, keyboard shortcuts, this user guide

Toolbar

The toolbar is the fastest way to pick a tool. Click once to activate. The active tool is highlighted. Press Esc or click Select to return to selection mode.

Common toolbar groups:

  • Select — pointer / hand cursor (read-only panning vs selection).
  • Text markup — highlight, underline, strikethrough, squiggly.
  • Shapes — rectangle, circle, polygon, freehand, plus 30+ predefined shapes.
  • Lines & Arrows — line, arrow, double arrow, curved arrows, polyline.
  • Text — text box, sticky note, text callout.
  • Stamps & Signatures — approval stamps, custom stamps, signatures.
  • Cloud — revision cloud for rectangles, circles or free-form regions.
  • Measurement — calibrate, distance, area, perimeter, count.
  • Redact — mark for redaction; apply to permanently burn in.

Thumbnails Panel

  • Shows a scrollable list of page previews on the left.
  • Click a thumbnail to jump to that page.
  • Right-click a thumbnail for page operations (insert, delete, rotate, duplicate, crop).
  • Drag a thumbnail to reorder pages.
  • Select multiple thumbnails with Shift+Click or Ctrl+Click for bulk operations.

Side Panel

Switchable panels on the right, depending on your build:

  • Layers — toggle visibility of PDF layers (Optional Content Groups).
  • Comments — list of all annotations with jump-to and filter.
  • Bookmarks — PDF outline navigation.
  • Form fields — list and bulk-edit form fields.

Status Bar

  • Page X of Y — current page / total pages.
  • Zoom — current zoom percentage; click to change.
  • Tool — name of the active tool.
  • Coord — cursor position in page coordinates.
  • Status message — transient info (e.g. "Vertex moved", "Rotation complete").

Tabs

Multiple open documents appear as tabs across the top. Right-click a tab for Close, Close Others, Close All. Drag a tab to reorder.

Tip

Shortcut — Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab to cycle tabs.