Vertical Split view?

[S_T_Work]

Hey there,

I use Acrobat daily for work and this particular thing I'm working on, I'm finding I need to compare the same file to itself. I found the Split function but I need this to be done vertically, not horitzontally, as I'm looking for specific pages to remove. Spreadsheet Split *almost* done this, but the vertical view is mirrored and not independent. I understand that I can't go in to Organize and go between various parts of the document and that's fine, but I really need to be able to have it open on one screen and be able to compare pages to each other that are 15+ pages apart.

[creative explorer · Accepted solution]

@S_T_Work unfortunately Acrobat isn't built that way, but there is a slight work-around, to kinda get what you have in mind, and you can try this is by opening the same PDF document in two separate Acrobat windows. This isn't a "built-in split function" in the way some other applications might offer a custom vertical split, it's the most effective workaround in Acrobat Pro for achieving independent, side-by-side comparison of different sections within the same large PDF, which sounds precisely like what you need for efficiently identifying and removing those specific pages.

Okay... Open your PDF document in Adobe Acrobat Pro. Go to Window > New Window. This will open a second, entirely independent window of the exact same PDF file. Now you WILL have two separate Acrobat windows, both displaying the same document. You can arrange these windows side-by-side on your screen (drag one to the left edge, one to the right, or manually resize them). You will need to adjust the width of the windows to fit on your screens. Each window can be navigated independently. You can scroll to page 5 in one window and page 20 in the other, and both will stay exactly where you left them. You can zoom in differently on each as well. Any edits you make in either window will apply to the single underlying PDF file. 

[S_T_Work]

Oooooo that's brilliant! That was what I was initially trying to find, but then got stuck on the split view. Thank you so much for the information!!!

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

As a tip,  you can use the Windows key + left keyboard arrow or the right keyboard arrrow to quickly move the windows around. When you use one of the keyboard commands, you will get a preview of open windows to select your other half of the monitor. 

(The up and down arrows work too.)

[peter_0165]

To view is fine, but if you add comments then it doesn't work too well.  It seems get highly confused.

[creative explorer]

@peter_0165 it does help if you have two screens or at least one big monitor. I can only imagine if people had 12" or 13" screens.... I am viewing this on a 32" screen! 

[peter_0165]

I do have 2 large screens.  The issue is the actual fxn of adding comments like adding a comment to a highlighted section. After a few words, the keyboard input stops working in the comment section and you get weird scrolling  in the document until you close the 2nd window. The split window fxn works fine but like many people I would like to look a two sections of the document in a vertical view as that provides more screen to work with and add comments, but that doesn't seem possible.

[AnandSri]

Hello @peter_0165

I hope you are doing well. Thanks for reaching out. We're sorry for the delayed response.

 As of now, Acrobat doesn’t support simultaneous commenting across two separate windows of the same file. The workaround is to use Split View (Vertical) for a supported, stable workflow, or open a duplicate file for reference.

You can use the Acrobat Wish form to raise a feature request with the product team.

Thanks,

Anand Sri.