How do I display two PDF documents side by side?

[dougz17971419]

I just upgraded to Acrobat Reader DC. I want to display two documents side by side so I can compare them and in this latest and greatest, better than sliced bread version I don't seem to be able to do this [removed] ????

[RahulTyagi_ · Accepted solution]

Hi Doug,

Can you please mention the dot version of Reader which you are using?

If you are viewing pdf in tabbed browsing view and you want to open the other pdf in a different window so that you can compare pdfs, you can drag one of the tabbed pdf out of Acrobat window and the pdf will open up in a new window.

Regards,

Rahul

[dougz17971419]

Thank you. It would be nice if Adobe would tell you that. It worked.

[stevef30209121]

I'm in 'two page view' and I want to bring in a second document at the side to compare 

How do I do it ?

Thx

[stevef30209121]

I'm in 'two page view' and I want to bring in a second document at the side to compare 

How do I do it ?

Thx

[stevef30209121]

Done it !

Click on the 'page thumbnails icon LH side

click the drop down menu 'options' 

select 'insert pages' 

You then have the option to insert a new page before or after the one already open

[Joel5D11]

No offense, but this is a bad workaround. Basically you're suggesting that folks merge documents in order to compare them--which, in the process, corrupts the revision stream.

[Matthew25971043js1m]

Sure, the manual process isn't ideal for editing content, but this post was exactly what I needed for a dual-language presentation.  I was trying to think of how to bind the two slide decks side by side, and hadn't thought of just alternating them and presenting the "two page" view. 

[default4f8bz62p1lrf]

Rahul, even this is an older post but your answer was SPOT ON!!!! I could not, for the life of me get two documents side by side. I do NOT want to compare them using Adobe's report format. It is visually very confusing. You suggesting of taking one of the opened files and dragging it off the Acobat page did indeed open it in a new page all by itself. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

[DanAlbert]

Hi, Rahul!

And how can I make both documents scroll at the same time, in parallel view? But not in document comparison mode, because all I want to do is to read in parallel and make small adjustments to one of the documents.
Thank you!

[Berta30884109cpui]

Thank you so much for the tip, Rahul. It worked.

[Dave5E58]

Doesn't work for me.  The open PDF just moves to my other screen.

[Maria5CB5]

Can you show screen shots of this procedure? I can't get them to appear on the same screen and have to back and forth between them. In word it is very easy but I can't figure out how to do in adobe. Thanks

[Test Screen Name]

Maria, try the Tile options in the Window menu of Acrobat Reader DC.

[Shekhar15A9]

this should be marked as correct answer. Thank you Test Screen Name. 

[Joel5D11]

This does seem to be the best answer, but it's a little clunky. Especially in contrast to some of the impressive review functions available in Acrobat DC, I hope a more integrated, fluid and complete solution is on the horizon.

[Bernd Alheit]

What functions in Acrobat Reader does you mean?

[-Sher-]

Thank you Legend!  This was so helpful!

[Guest]

Hello

Can I say that I am totally lost with your answers. I am disparetly trying to view 2 documents at the same time but in vein. Cannot find the tile option you are talking about and cannot get one doc into the other that is displayed as 2 pages. 

More over, I am struggling with Adobe DC changing its toolbar. Instead of one click on View, I have to click on the lines, scroll down till i find view. For people with disability, it is all very painful.

Sorry to moan but I have been struggling for an hour to see the 2 docs in vein. I even try to hear on read while I read the other but it does not work.

HEEEElP! 

Mohga

MohgaKY@gmail.com

[Ernesto Chávez Nuño]

Repeat the process shown below in the image of the menus, I tried it with up to three windows, and as you can see it worked very well.

One of the images shows which version I'm working on.

I want it to work for you. 🙂

[satishmen]

I got the solution.

1. Open two files in Acrobat. (Acrobat can open multiple files in only one widow with two files.) 

2. Go to Windows menu.

3. Click Tile and click Horizontal for files to be visible side-by-side. 

4. Click Tile and click Vertical for files to be visible top and down. 

[Berta30884109cpui]

Hi, I just wanted to note, that your points 3 and 4 should be reversed, in that selecting Tile [cid:80e8ddee-5e87-4381-959f-338b133579f4] Horizontal, will set your documents one on top of each other. If you select Tile [cid:1a182443-cd10-41c9-9c88-a3b2ca793fc2] Vertical, will set up your pdf's next to, or along side each other, as in one on the right and one on the left.

Otherwise, thank you for teaching me how to access this point, I didn't know where to look for it, ta.

Cheers,
Berta

[unwanted nickname]

Go to Windows menu.

Click Tile

click Horizontal

None of this means anything to me. 

Others say "Go to VIEW & click SIDE BY SIDE."  My VIEW has no SIDE BY SIDE. 

[MXG_does_SNL]

What if you are on a Mac?

[Meenakshi Negi]

Hi MXG_does_SNL,

Thank you for reaching out.

If you are trying to view the PDFs on a different window, try dragging the tab for a PDF out of the Acrobat Window.

You can also use the New Window option under Menu > Window > New Window. For more information, refer to the following help document: https://adobe.ly/40hDIQb. 

Let us know how it goes.

Thanks,

Meenakshi