Getting started with

Adobe® Reader®
Adobe Reader is the gold standard for
reliably viewing PDF documents on
iPhones and iPads.
Let’s take a look at the ways you can use
PDF documents with Adobe Reader.
Swipe to the next page to get started!

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I have PDF documents in
Mail and bookmarked in
Safari. Plus, a whole bunch
more in other apps.
How do I open them with
Adobe Reader?
Opening PDF documents with Adobe
Reader is as simple as tapping your
finger. Swipe ahead to see how.
Mail
In Mail, tap the button in the top
bar, and choose Open In…. Easy!

Open In...

Print
Safari
In Safari, tap the Open In… button
in the top bar. Easier!

Open In...
Here, there
and everywhere.
If your PDF document is in another
app that features the Open In…
button, tap the button to open
your PDF in Adobe Reader.
Okay, my PDF documents
are in Adobe Reader.
Now what do I do?
Tap the middle of the screen once to
reveal the toolbars. After a few moments,
they will disappear until you tap again.
How do I get from one
page to another?
Tap the document icon in the toolbar
to change how you view pages. Go with
the flow or admire one page at a time!

In Continuous, swipe up and down

on the screen to change pages.
In Single Page, swipe left or right to
change pages. Or, tap the right and
left edges. Go ahead, try it now!

Continuous

Single Page

Automatic
Get right to the point with
document scrubbing.
When your PDF document has five
or more pages, a handy scrubber bar
appears at the bottom of the screen.
Remember to tap the middle of the
screen to bring up the toolbars.
Try it now!

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Try it yourself
Take a moment to see how easy
it is to navigate PDF documents
in Adobe Reader.
Try out the different viewing modes
above and the scrubber bar below.
Remember: Tap the middle of the
screen to bring up the toolbars.
 In the zone
In Single Page, use the tap zones
on the left and right edges of the
screen to jump back and forward.

Tap zones

Previous page Next page

Remember: Tap the document

icon in the toolbar to switch
to Single Page.
How can I jump to a
specific chapter in my
PDF document?
Bookmarks in Adobe Reader make it easy
to get to where you want to go.

If a PDF document has bookmarks

already built in, the bookmark icon
appears in the bottom right corner
of the screen. Try it now!

Bookmarks
Introduction

Opening PDFs from Mail and Safari

Opening PDFs from other apps

Showing the toolbars

Viewing continuous or single pages

Using the scrubber bar

Try it: Viewing modes and the…

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