Explore the User Interface

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Explore the User Interface


 

Editor-Icon Explore the User Interface

 


 

The PDF-XChange Editor user interface appears as below:

 

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Figure 1. PDF X-Change Editor Main Window

 

Please take note of the highlighted areas. These are important to use in order to get the most out of the software. They are outlined below:

 

The Menu Toolbar is located at the top of the window and composed of twelve tabs:

 

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Figure 2. Menu Toolbar

 

Click the links below to view the options and functionality of each tab:

 

File contains file-level operations such as open, close, save and print documents.

Edit contains editing options such as cut, copy, paste and delete selected content.

View contains options that determine what is displayed in the main window such as toolbar shortcuts and editing panes. Document layout options are also available in this tab.

Document contains document editing options such as add/remove watermarks, edit backgrounds, crop pages and digital signature options.

Comments contains options for editing document comments, such as converting comments to base content, importing/exporting comments and creating a comment summary.

Form contains options for managing, highlighting and creating document form fields such as radio buttons, dropdown menus and barcodes.

Object contains object-specific commands such as resizing and repositioning content items.

Tools contains submenus of the PDF-XChange Editor tools, which can be used to manipulate, edit and annotate documents.

Advanced contains options that relate the creation and management of document bookmarks.

SharePoint contains options that relate to files associated with the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.

Window contains options that relate to the display of the main window.

Help contains links to software assistance, such as the PDF-XChange website and user forum.

 

The Menu Toolbar can be repositioned as desired. Hover the pointer over the grid of dots in the top-left of the Menu Toolbar to reposition it. The pointer will change from a standard icon to an icon with four arrows. Click and hold the Menu Toolbar to reposition it. Press F9 to show/hide the Menu Toolbar. It is also possible to customize the Menu Toolbar. See here for further details.

 

The Shortcut Toolbar is located at the top of the main window:

 

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Figure 3. Shortcut Toolbar

 

This toolbar contains several shortcuts to functions and tools within PDF-XChange Editor:

 

ico.open.24 Open is used to open files.

ico.save.24 Save is used to save files.

ico.print.24 Print is used to print files. See here for further information.

scanner.24 Scan is used to create a new PDF document from scanned content. Click the arrow to open the dropdown menu for further scan shortcuts. See here for further information.

ico.email.24 Email is used to email files. See here for further information.

ico.view.goto.prevView.32 Previous View moves to the previous active view within the main window.

ico.view.goto.nextView.24 Next view moves to the next active view within the main window. This shortcut becomes available when the Previous View shortcut has been used.

ico.undo.24 Undo reverses the most recent editing action. Click the arrow adjacent to the icon to view/select the most recent actions.

ico.redo.24 Redo reverses the most recent undo. Click the arrow adjacent to the icon to view/select the most recent actions.

ico.hand.24 The Hand Tool is the default tool of PDF-XChange Editor. It is used to scroll through the document pages. Click and drag to scroll.

ico.tool.snapshot.24 The Snapshot Tool is used to take document snapshots. See here for further information.

ico.tool.selectText.32 The Select Text Tool is used to select text for editing. See here for further information.

ico.rotate.cw Rotate Clockwise is used to rotate files clockwise. Click to rotate documents ninety degrees.

ico.rotate.ccw.24 Rotate Counterclockwise is used to rotate files counterclockwise. Click to rotate documents ninety degrees.

ico.zoom.level.actual.24 The Actual Size button sets the zoom level to the actual document size within the viewing pane.

ico.zoom.level.fitpage.24 The Fit Page button sets the borders of files to match those of the viewing pane.

ico.zoom.level.fitwidth.24 The Fit Width button fits files to match the width of the viewing pane.

zoom.dropbox The Zoom Dropbox is used to select standard zoom settings. Click the dropdown arrow to view available options. Alternatively, enter a custom figure in the number box.

ico.tool.zoomIn.24 The Zoom Tool increases the current zoom level. When it is selected the pointer becomes a magnifying glass icon. Click to zoom to the location at which the icon is located.

ico.zoom_in.24 The Zoom In button increases the zoom level.

ico.zoom_out.24 The Zoom Out button decreases the zoom level.

ico.tool.editContents.24 The Edit Content Tool is used to edit exiting content. See here for further information.

ico.tool.addText.32 The Add Text tool is used to add text to existing content. See here for further information.

11.edit.form.icon The Edit Form feature enables the creation and editing of document form fields such as radio buttons, dropdown menus and barcodes. See here for further information.

 

Click Commenting to view options that relate to the creation of document comments and annotations:

 

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Figure 4. Commenting Icon

 

The following options are available:

 

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Figure 5. Commenting Toolbar

 

Click Edit Comments to select and edit existing comments/annotations. See here for further information.

Click Typewriter to add typewriter-style comments to documents. See here for further information.

Click Text Box to add interactive text-box comments to documents. See here for further information.

Click Callout to add interactive callout annotations to documents. These annotations are used to highlight specific areas within documents. See here for further information.

Click Highlight to highlight existing document text. See here for further information.

Click Strikeout to strike-through existing document text. See here for further information.

Click Underline to underline existing document text. See here for further information.

Click Sticky Note to add sticky note annotations to documents. Sticky notes appear as small yellow icons within documents. The information they contain is displayed when the pointer is hovered over icons/when icons are double-clicked. See here for further information.

Click Attach File to attach files to documents. When this process is complete an icon will be displayed in the active document. When icons are clicked subsequently the associated file will open. See here for further information.

Click Sound to add audio content to documents. When this process is complete an icon will be displayed in the active document. When icons are clicked subsequently the associated audio file will open. Audio files can be uploaded from the local machine or a microphone can be used to create them. See here for further information.

Click Line/Arrow to add line/arrow annotations to documents. See here for further information.

Click Oval to add oval annotations to documents. See here for further information.

Click Rectangle to add rectangle annotations to documents. See here further information.

Click Polyline to add a series of connected, interactive lines to documents. See here for further information.

Click Polygon to add customized polygon annotations to documents. See here for further information.

Click Cloud to add cloud annotations to documents. See here for further information.

Click Stamp to add stamp annotations to documents. Several default stamps are available and it is also possible to create custom stamps. See here for further information.

Click Pencil to add freehand annotations to documents. Click Eraser to erase pencil lines. See here for further information.

 

Click Measurement to access the measurement tools:

 

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Figure 6. Measurement Icon

 

The following options are available:

 

ico.tool.annot.distance.32 The Distance Tool is used to measure the distance between two points. See here for further information.

ico.tool.annot.perimeter.32 The Perimeter Tool is used to measure the distance between multiple points. See here for further information.

ico.tool.annot.area.32 The Area Tool is used to measure the area within designated document lines. See here for further information.

 

The Properties Toolbar is located beneath the Shortcut Toolbar. The appearance and options of the Properties Toolbar depend on the format of object selected. A sample Properties Toolbar is displayed below:

 

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Figure 7. Properties Toolbar

 

Press Ctrl+E to show/hide the Properties Toolbar. See here for further information.

 

The Document Options Toolbar is located on the left in the lower toolbar and appears as below:

 

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Figure 8. Document Options Toolbar

 

The dimensions of the active document and the current pointer location are displayed on the right. Click Options to open/close document panes and access editing aids. See here for further information.

 

The Page Navigation Toolbar is located in the center of the lower toolbar and appears as below:

 

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Figure 9. Page Navigation Toolbar

 

These buttons are used to navigate files and file pages. See here for further information.

 

The Page Layout Toolbar is located in the lower right corner of the lower toolbar and appears as below:

 

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Figure 10. Page Layout Toolbar

 

These buttons determine the page display. See here for further information.

 

The Launch Application Toolbar is located on the right of the Page Layout Toolbar and appears as below:

 

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Figure 11. Launch Application Toolbar

 

This toolbar can be used to create convenient shortcuts to third-party applications. See here for further information.

 

Additionally, please note that several of the keyboard shortcuts relate to the commands displayed on the user interface. See here for a comprehensive list of available shortcuts.