Set the full screen navigation bar preference, Read a document in full screen mode, Touch mode for tablet and mobile devices – Adobe Acrobat XI User Manual

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The pointer remains active in Full Screen mode so that you can click links and open notes. There are two ways to
advance through a PDF in Full Screen mode. You can use keyboard shortcuts for navigational and magnification
commands, and you can set a Full Screen preference to display Full Screen navigation buttons that you click to change
pages or exit Full Screen mode.

Set the Full Screen navigation bar preference

1

In the Preferences dialog box under Categories, select Full Screen.

2

Select Show Navigation Bar, then click OK.

3

Select View > Full Screen Mode.

The Full Screen navigation bar contains Previous Page

, Next Page , and Close Full Screen View

buttons. These

buttons appear in the lower-left corner of the work area.

Read a document in Full Screen mode

If the Full Screen navigation bar is not shown, you can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate through a PDF.

Note: If you have two monitors installed, the Full Screen mode of a page sometimes appears on only one of the monitors.
To page through the document, click the screen displaying the page in Full Screen mode.

Choose View > Full Screen Mode.

1

Do any of the following:

• To go to the next page, press the Enter, Page Down, or Right Arrow key.

• To go to the previous page, press Shift+Enter, Page Up, or the Left Arrow key.

2

To close Full Screen mode, press Ctrl+L or Esc. (Escape Key Exits must be selected in the Full Screen preferences.)

To show a Full Screen tool

in the Common Tools toolbar, right-click the toolbar area and choose Page Display > Full

Screen Mode. Then click the Full Screen tool to switch to Full Screen mode.

Touch mode for tablet and mobile devices

Touch mode makes it easier to use Acrobat and Reader on touch devices. Toolbar buttons, panels, and menus shift apart
slightly to accommodate selecting with your fingers. The Touch reading mode optimizes viewing and supports most
common gestures. Acrobat and Reader automatically switch to Touch mode when on a touch-enabled device. You can
add a Touch mode toggle button to the toolbar or change the default preference setting for Touch mode.

Display Touch mode button on toolbar

You can display a toolbar button to toggle Touch mode on and off.

Choose View > Show/Hide > Toolbar Items > Touch Mode.

Set Touch Mode preference

You can set how Acrobat enters Touch mode, if at all, for touch enabled-devices.

1

Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Acrobat/Adobe Reader > Preferences (Mac OS).

2

Under Categories, select General.

3

In Basic Tools, choose the desired default setting from the Touch Mode menu.

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