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Viewing PDFs in CoLab

When viewing a PDF in CoLab, you'll find the PDF navigation toolbar at the bottom of the viewer area to help you navigate the PDF.

The 2D viewer toolbar is divided into three sections: Navigate, Zoom and View. Via this toolbar, you have access the following PDF viewing features.

Navigate

Open Side Panel

Opens the side panel, where you can navigate PDFs using page thumbnails, bookmarks, and a table of contents.

Search

Opens the search panel. Search entire PDF documents using whole word and/or case sensitivity.

Text selection tool

Allows you to highlight text to copy and paste it.

Pan tool

Allows you to move the document around on the screen. Hold down your left mouse button on the document and move the document.

Previous page

Click this option to take you one page back in your PDF file.

Next page

Click this option to take you one page ahead in your PDF file.

Page selector

Type a page number in the text field, and press the enter key on your keyboard, to jump to that page.


Zoom

Zoom out

Zooms the view out moving the PDF view further away.

Zoom in

Zooms the view in magnifying the PDF.

Zoom menu

Shows the current zoom level and allows you to select pre-determined zoom levels including 'Fit-to-page' and 'Fit-to-screen'.

Fit to page

This is a predetermined zoom option that scales the current page so its full visible in the viewer.

Marquee Zoom

Allows you to select a portion of a PDF to focus on by drawing a rectangle around it.


View

PDF Comparison

Allows you to compare two revisions of the same PDF.

Rotate Counter Clockwise/Rotate Clockwise

Use these buttons to rotate the PDF clockwise or counterclockwise.

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