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<h2><a name="top">Help</a></h2>
<h4>Table of contents</h4>
<ol>
<li><a href="#mainmenu">Main menu</a></li>
<ol>
<li><a href="#file">File</a></li>
<li><a href="#edit">Edit</a></li>
<li><a href="#view">View</a></li>
<li><a href="#tabs">Tabs</a></li>
<li><a href="#bookmarks">Bookmarks</a></li>
<li><a href="#help">Help</a></li>
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<li><a href="#mainview">Main view</a></li>
<li><a href="#auxiliaryviews">Auxiliary views</a></li>
<li><a href="#settings">Settings</a></li>
</ol>
<h4>Introduction</h4>
<p><em>qpdfview</em> is a simple viewer for document files in the portable document format (PDF). It uses the Poppler library for rendering and the Qt toolkit for its interface.</p>
<p>Refer to the manual page for information on command-line options and configuration files.</p>
<h3><a name="mainmenu">Main menu</a> <a href="#top">↑</a></h3>
<h4><a name="file">File</a> <a href="#top">↑</a></h4>
<ul>
<li><b>Open...</b> Opens a dialogue to choose a file to open in the current tab. If there is no tab, the file is opened in a new tab.</li>
<li><b>Open in new tab...</b> Opens a dialogue to choose files to open in new tabs.</li>
<li><b>Recently used</b> Contains a list of the ten most recently used files.</li>
<li><b>Refresh</b> Reloads the file displayed in the current tab.</li>
<li><b>Save copy...</b> Opens a dialogue to save a copy of the file displayed in the current tab.</li>
<li><b>Print...</b> Opens a dialogue to print the file displayed in the current tab.</li>
<li><b>Exit</b> Closes all tabs and ends the program.</li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="edit">Edit</a> <a href="#top">↑</a></h4>
<ul>
<li><b>Next/Previous/First/Last page</b> Skips to the next/previous/first/last page of the document. Without effect if the last/first/first/last page of the document is already displayed.</li>
<li><b>Jump to page...</b> Opens a dialogue to enter a page to display in the current tab.</li>
<li><b>Search...</b> Opens the search tool bar at the bottom of the window. The search automatically starts two seconds after the last change of the search term or is manually started by pressing the return key.</li>
<li><b>Find previous/next</b> Jumps to the previous/next occurrence of the search term in the document.</li>
<li><b>Cancel search</b> Cancels the currently running search and closes the search tool bar.</li>
<li><b>Copy to clipboard</b> If checked, the program will wait for a frame to be dragged to copy texts or images.</li>
<li><b>Add annotation</b> If checked, the program will wait for a frame to be dragged to add annotations.</li>
<li><b>Settings...</b> Opens the settings dialogue.</li>
</ul>
<p>The <em>current page</em> can be changed by entering the desired page into the text field in the edit tool bar and pressing the return key.</p>
<h4><a name="view">View</a> <a href="#top">↑</a></h4>
<ul>
<li><b>Continuous</b> Determines whether all rows of the page layout are visible at once.</li>
<li><b>Two pages</b> Determines whether the page layout uses two columns.</li>
<li><b>Zoom in</b> Increases the scale factor by 10 percent.</li>
<li><b>Zoom out</b> Decreases the scale factor by 10 percent.</li>
<li><b>Original size</b> Resets the scale factor to 100 percent.</li>
<li><b>Fit to page width</b> Determines the scale factor such that all pages fully fit into the main view horizontally.</li>
<li><b>Fit to page size</b> Determines the scale factor such that all pages fully fit into the main view horizontally and vertically.</li>
<li><b>Rotate left</b> Rotates the pages left/counterclockwise by 90 degrees.</li>
<li><b>Rotate right</b> Rotates the pages right/clockwise by 90 degrees.</li>
<li><b>Tool bars</b> This menu contains a list of available tool bars for accessing often used actions.</li>
<li><b>Docks</b> This menu contains a list of available docks for displaying supplementary information.</li>
<li><b>Fonts...</b> Opens a dialogue listing the fonts used in the document.</li>
<li><b>Fullscreen</b> Toggles the fullscreen mode, i.e. the window is shown maximized and without decoration.</li>
<li><b>Presentation...</b> Enters presentation mode which can be left by pressing F12 or escape. The home/end key is used to display the first/last page. Arrow keys right and down, space and the page down key jump to the next page. Arrow keys left and up, backspace and the page up key jump to the previous page. The return key returns to the page before the last jump.</li>
</ul>
<p>The <em>scale factor</em> can be changed by entering the desired percentage into the text field in the view tool bar and pressing the return key.</p>
<h4><a name="tabs">Tabs</a> <a href="#top">↑</a></h4>
<ul>
<li><b>Previous/Next tab</b> Makes the previous/next tab the current tab. Cycles to the last/first tab if the first/last tab is the current tab.</li>
<li><b>Close tab</b> Closes the current tab.</li>
<li><b>Close all tabs</b> Closes all tabs.</li>
<li><b>Close all tabs but current tab</b> Closes all tabs except for the current tab.</li>
</ul>
<p>This menu contains a list of all tabs which can be made the current tab by clicking on them. Tabs can be closed by middle-clicking on them.</p>
<h4><a name="bookmarks">Bookmarks</a> <a href="#top">↑</a></h4>
<ul>
<li><b>Previous bookmark</b> Jumps to the closest bookmark before the current page.</li>
<li><b>Next bookmark</b> Jumps to the closest bookmark after the current page.</li>
<li><b>Add bookmark</b> Adds a bookmark for the current file and page.</li>
<li><b>Remove bookmark</b> Removes the bookmark for the current file and page.</li>
<li><b>Remove all bookmarks</b> Removes all bookmarks.</li>
<li><b>Open</b> Opens the corresponding file in the current tab. If there is no tab, the file is opened in a new tab.</li>
<li><b>Open in new tab</b> Opens the corresponding file in a new tab.</li>
<li><b>Jump to page</b> Jumps to the corresponding page if the corresponding file is open and opens the corresponding file in a new tab otherwise.</li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="help">Help</a> <a href="#top">↑</a></h4>
<ul>
<li><b>Contents</b> Displays this document.</li>
<li><b>About</b> Displays the program version.</li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="mainview">Main view</a> <a href="#top">↑</a></h3>
<p>The backspace/space key skips to the previous/next page. The home/end key skips to the first/last page. The arrow, page up and page down keys scroll the viewport. The return key returns to the page before the last jump.</p>
<p>Using the mouse wheel scrolls up and down. Holding <b>ALT</b> while using the mouse wheel scrolls left and right. Holding <b>CTRL</b> while using the mouse wheel scales the document. Holding <b>SHIFT</b> while using the mouse wheel rotates the document.</p>
<p>Links are highlighted by red frames (if enabled in the settings). Left-click on a link to show the linked page or open the linked URL in the default browser (if enabled in the settings). Hovering over a link displays its destination as a tool tip.</p>
<p>To <em>copy texts or images</em>, hold <b>SHIFT</b>, click and hold the left mouse button to drag a frame around the area to copy. Once the mouse button is released, a pop-up menu is displayed to select whether to copy texts or images into the clipboard.</p>
<p>To <em>add annotations</em>, hold <b>CTRL</b>, click and hold the left mouse button to drag a frame around the region of interest. Once the mouse button is released, a pop-up menu is displayed to select whether to add text or highlight annotations. Left-click to <em>edit annotations</em>. Right-click to <em>remove annotations</em>. (Adding and removing annotations requires version 0.20 or higher of the Poppler library.) Hovering over an annotation displays its contents as a tool tip.</p>
<h3><a name="auxiliaryviews">Auxiliary views</a> <a href="#top">↑</a></h3>
<p>The <em>outline</em> dock displays an overview of the contents of the document. A left click on an entry jumps to the respective page in the main view.</p>
<p>The <em>properties</em> dock displays further information supplied by the document.</p>
<p>The <em>thumbnails</em> dock displays small versions of the pages. A left click on an entry jumps to the respective page in the main view.</p>
<h3><a name="settings">Settings</a> <a href="#top">↑</a></h3>
<p>Interface settings</p>
<ul>
<li><b>Open URL</b> Determines whether links to URL are opened in the default browser.</li>
<li><b>Auto-refresh</b> Determines whether files are automatically reloaded if changed on disk.</li>
<li><b>Track recently used</b> If enabled, a recently used menu is available and lists the ten most recently used documents. (Effective after restart.)</li>
<li><b>Restore tabs</b> If enabled, tabs and their properties are saved on ending the program and restored on restart.</li>
<li><b>Restore bookmarks</b> If enabled, bookmarks are saved on ending the program and restored on restart.</li>
<li><b>Tab position</b> Defines at which edge of the main view tabs will be displayed.</li>
<li><b>Tab visibility</b> Determines whether tabs will be displayed if less than two documents are opened.</li>
<li><b>File tool bar</b> Defines which actions are visible in the file tool bar. Available actions are openInNewTab, open, refresh, saveCopy and print. (Effective after restart.)</li>
<li><b>Edit tool bar</b> Defines which actions are visible in the edit tool bar. Available actions are currentPage, previousPage, nextPage, firstPage, lastPage, jumpToPage, search, copyToClipboard and addAnnotation. (Effective after restart.)</li>
<li><b>View tool bar</b> Defines which actions are visible in the view tool bar. Available action are scaleFactor, zoomIn, zoomOut, continuousMode, twoPagesMode, originalSize, fitToPageWidth, fitToPageSize, rotateLeft, rotateRight, fullscreen and presentation. (Effective after restart.)</li>
<li><b>Zoom modifiers</b> The keyboard modifiers to zoom using the mouse wheel in the main view.</li>
<li><b>Rotate modifiers</b> The keyboard modifiers to rotate using the mouse wheel in the main view.</li>
<li><b>Horizontal modifiers</b> The keyboard modifiers to scroll horizontally using the mouse wheel in the main view.</li>
<li><b>Copy modifiers</b> The keyboard modifiers to copy texts or images from a page.</li>
<li><b>Annotate modifiers</b> The keyboard modifiers to add annotations to a page.</li>
</ul>
<p>Graphics settings</p>
<ul>
<li><b>Decorate pages</b> Determines whether pages are set apart from the background.</li>
<li><b>Decorate links</b> Determines whether links are highlighted by red frames.</li>
<li><b>Invert colors</b> Determines whether pages are rendered with inverted colors.</li>
<li><b>Page spacing</b> Determines both vertical and horizontal space displayed between pages.</li>
<li><b>Thumbnail spacing</b> Determines both vertical and horizontal space displayed between thumbnails.</li>
<li><b>Thumbnail size</b> Determines the size of the thumbnails.</li>
<li><b>Antialiasing</b> Improves display quality at the cost of performance</li>
<li><b>Text antialiasing</b> Improves text display quality at the cost of performance</li>
<li><b>Text hinting</b> May improve text display quality for certain fonts.</li>
<li><b>Cache size</b> The program will try to cache rendered pages within this limit increasing rendering speed at the cost of increased memory usage.</li>
<li><b>Prefetch</b> The program will try to render pages that are not yet visible increasing rendering speed at the cost of increased cache usage.</li>
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