The PDF viewer toolbar
The PDF viewer toolbar appears when you click the Attached PDFs tab (it gets the same name as the attached file when you click on a reference with a PDF attachment).
You will then see any PDF attachments for the current reference.
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Go to previous reference – Navigate to the previous reference in the library (with the current sort order) |
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Go to next reference – Navigate to the next reference in the library (with the current sort order) |
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Display reference field – Exits the PDF viewer and switches to the fields of the reference |
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PDF files are displayed with their own tabs. Note that the file name can be changed when importing PDF files. (See more on import of PDF files) |
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Attach File… – Adds (yet another) file to the reference. File types other than PDF are only displayed with icons and names in the File Attachments field. |
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Select PDF file – Displays a list of all PDF files attached to the reference |
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Open PDF / Close PDF – Opens / closes the PDF file (which of the icons displayed depends on whether you have the reference or the PDF file showing) |
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Save PDF – Save changes to the PDF file |
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Print – Print the current PDF file |
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E-mail PDF Launches the e-mail program and opens a new message where the reference is pasted into the message field and the PDF file is attached |
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Previous Page – Navigate to the previous page |
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Next Page – Navigate to the next page |
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Go to – Navigate to a given page (enter the page number and press «Enter») |
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Zoom Out – Zoom out one step on the Zoom menu (see below) |
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Zoom In – Zoom in one step on the Zoom menu (see below) |
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Zoom – Select a size to display the page (select from menu or enter percentage) |
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Rotate Counterclockwise – Rotate the page 90 degrees counterclockwise |
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Rotate Clockwise – Rotate the page 90 degrees clockwise |
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Sticky Note – Creates a note in a given location. The note is saved with the PDF file and is searchable in the EndNote library. |
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Highlight Text – Adds yellow background to selected text |
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Underline Text – Underlines marked text |
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Strikeout Text – Strikes out marked text |
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Find – Search for a given text in the PDF file |
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Find Previous – Find the previous occurrence of the search term (see above) |
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Find Next – Find the next occurrence of the search term (see above) |