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PMoss
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April 17, 2022
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How to make a PDF easier to read

  • April 17, 2022
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I have a fairly length PDF created from a Word document. In Word, I can set up in "read mode" so that the text fits the width of the page (Alt+2) and I can suppress the headers and footers by double-clicking in the gap between any footer and the header of the next page. This makes the document scroll like one long page. I can do it one better by changing to Draft mode. That gets rid of the headers, footers, and margins and in one.

 

I cannot figure out how to do something similar in Acrobat Reader DC. I can get it to scroll without respect to the pages by pressing Ctrl+2, but the margins, headers, and footers are still visible. I can switch to Read Mode (Ctrl+h), but then it also switches to full screen and removes everything including the bookmark map on the left. And that also screws up the window size when I cancel it (Esc or Ctrl+h).

 

Is there any way to make the Reader show the document in a read mode similar to what I can get in Word?

 

I just checked and I have the latest update.

 

 Thanks

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PMossAuthor
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June 29, 2022

I have not received any replies. I this quesion too difficult? Is no one followng this forum?

I am running Office 365 on Windows 10.
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June 29, 2022

Hello Pmoss,

 

I hope you are doing well. As per the description, I understand that you want to change the view of reading the documents.

 

You can change the settings from Preferences-> Page Display and select the appropriate option needed.

 

You may refer to the link to know more about how to scale down the view as per your preference:

Adjusting PDF views (adobe.com)

 

Let me know if this answers your question.

 

Thanks,

Souvik.

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PMossAuthor
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June 29, 2022

I think I tried all of those viewing options. None of them does what I want.

 

I want a view option that os the equivalent of Draft View in Word. In Draft View, the headers. footers, and any blank lines at the bottom of a page are suppressed. All I see is the text.

I am running Office 365 on Windows 10.
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