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June 23, 2009
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How to set default pag magnification to 100%

  • June 23, 2009
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Whenever I open a PDF in Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard v9.1.2 it opens to 69.2% zoom magnification.

How can I set the default to open all PDF's at 100% zoom magnification?

Thanks,

Howard

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    Correct answer CtDave

    Regarding the OP:
    "How can I set the default to open all PDF's at 100% zoom magnification?"

    With Acrobat Pro, run a Batch Process (Sequence)/Action to run the "Open Options" sequence.
    This sequence permits setting the values for all items under the Initial View tab of PDFs' Document Properties.

    Regarding a PDF's Document Properties > Initial View:
    Visit an open PDF's Document Properties (Ctrl+D, Cmd+D). Go to the Initial View tab. The top pane (Layout and Magnification) permits configuration of:


    Navigation tab: Page Only | Bookmarks Panel and Page | Pages Panel and Page | Attachments Panel and Page | Layers Panel and Page
    Page Layout: Default | Single Page | Single Page Continuous | Two-Up (Facing) | Two-Up (Cover Page) | Two-Up Continuous (Cover Page)
    Magnification: Default | Actual Size | Fit Page | Fit Width | Fit Height | Fit Visible | Magnification percentages (25% to 6400%)

    Configuration settings other than "Default" dictate how the PDF is viewed initially.

    The settings for all values in all panes in the Initial View may be established for one or many PDFs by use of a Batch Sequence/Action (Acrobat Pro required).

    This functionality is utilized in an enterprise environment where large document collections are deployed in a LAN/WAN "eLibrary" to provide a consistent initial view to end-users.

    It also provides a content author a mechanism for establishing the initial view for *their* deployed content (such as PDF document collections distributed on optical storage media).  


    As to the typical default Initial View for a created PDF:
    When a PDF is created via Acrobat the PDF document's default Initial View for Layout and Magnification is:
    --| Navigation: Page Only
    --| Page layout: Default
    --| Magnification: Default
    --| Open to page: 1


    Regarding the Open Parameters document — While this document does provide a few command line options the document's primary focus is the use of a URL to open a URL's targeted PDF's initially opening.

    Worth noting is that the document is specific for URLs and not applicable to UNC links (links with a LAN/WAN).


    Be well....

    3 replies

    CtDave
    CtDaveCorrect answer
    Participating Frequently
    December 11, 2011

    Regarding the OP:
    "How can I set the default to open all PDF's at 100% zoom magnification?"

    With Acrobat Pro, run a Batch Process (Sequence)/Action to run the "Open Options" sequence.
    This sequence permits setting the values for all items under the Initial View tab of PDFs' Document Properties.

    Regarding a PDF's Document Properties > Initial View:
    Visit an open PDF's Document Properties (Ctrl+D, Cmd+D). Go to the Initial View tab. The top pane (Layout and Magnification) permits configuration of:


    Navigation tab: Page Only | Bookmarks Panel and Page | Pages Panel and Page | Attachments Panel and Page | Layers Panel and Page
    Page Layout: Default | Single Page | Single Page Continuous | Two-Up (Facing) | Two-Up (Cover Page) | Two-Up Continuous (Cover Page)
    Magnification: Default | Actual Size | Fit Page | Fit Width | Fit Height | Fit Visible | Magnification percentages (25% to 6400%)

    Configuration settings other than "Default" dictate how the PDF is viewed initially.

    The settings for all values in all panes in the Initial View may be established for one or many PDFs by use of a Batch Sequence/Action (Acrobat Pro required).

    This functionality is utilized in an enterprise environment where large document collections are deployed in a LAN/WAN "eLibrary" to provide a consistent initial view to end-users.

    It also provides a content author a mechanism for establishing the initial view for *their* deployed content (such as PDF document collections distributed on optical storage media).  


    As to the typical default Initial View for a created PDF:
    When a PDF is created via Acrobat the PDF document's default Initial View for Layout and Magnification is:
    --| Navigation: Page Only
    --| Page layout: Default
    --| Magnification: Default
    --| Open to page: 1


    Regarding the Open Parameters document — While this document does provide a few command line options the document's primary focus is the use of a URL to open a URL's targeted PDF's initially opening.

    Worth noting is that the document is specific for URLs and not applicable to UNC links (links with a LAN/WAN).


    Be well....

    Participant
    December 11, 2011

    Click Edit -> Preferences -> Zoom

    Do this without opening a specific document so it applies to the program and not just one document.

    Bernd Alheit
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    June 23, 2009

    In Adobe Acrobat you can set the initial view in the properties of the documents.

    hmbockAuthor
    Participant
    June 23, 2009

    Thank you for your response to my question.

    1. When I go to properties, initial view tab of the document that is already opened everything is grayed out.

    2. I want to change the default for all PDF's that I might open so each PDF that I open will open in 100% view magnification.

    Thanks,

    Howard

    hmbockAuthor
    Participant
    June 23, 2009

    You can change your default under the preferences for the display. However, the individual PDF can override your selection.


    In Edit > Preferences > Page Display > Zoom is set to 100%. Is this what you are referring too?

    Are you saying that if someone sends me a PDF that is set to something other than 100% it will display the page in whatever magnification percent the PDF was created with?

    Thanks,

    Howard