Getting started: Xodo basics

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Here you'll find an overview of some toolbars, icons, and other elements of Xodo that you will be interacting with.

Main Screen



You can access these options by tapping in the center of the screen while viewing a document.
Number Name Description
1 Action Bar Displays various options for what you can do with a document in Xodo.
  •  Search: Search for a word or phrase in the current document. 
  •   View Mode: Change the view mode to display either a single page, two pages, reflow, or continuous viewing mode. Change the color to night mode, sepia and more. You can also access thumbnails view, and rotate and crop pages.
  •  Xodo Connect: Invite collaborators to view and annotate this document with Xodo Connect.  
  • Annotation Toolbar: Access annotation tools, including text markup, signatures, and ink.
  • Overflow: Access options to share, edit pages, print, or save a copy of the document.
2 Tab Displays the names of open documents. You can close a document by tapping the  icon on its tab.
3 Page Number Display Displays the number of the page you are currently viewing and the total number of pages in the document. Tap on the number to jump to another page.
4 Thumbnail Slider Displays where you currently are in the document. The blue circle represents your position and the bar represents the length of the entire document. You can hold and drag the blue circle to move to another page.
  •  Bookmark: View and add bookmarks, view the document's outline, and view and edit a list of all annotations.
  •  Thumbnails: View pages in thumbnails grid. Add/duplicate/remove/re-arrange pages, change page rotation and export pages to a different file.

Annotation Toolbar


You can access these options by tapping theAnnotation Toolbar icon on the Action Bar while viewing a document. You can also rotate your screen into landscape mode to view more annotation tools:




Or expand the toolbar in portrait mode on phones:



Number Name Description
5 Annotation Toolbar Displays types of annotations you can make in a document.
  •  Comment Note: Add a comment to the document.
  •  Text Highlight: Highlight existing text.
  •  Text Strikeout: Strikeout existing text.
  •  Text Underline: Underline existing text.
  •  Link: Create link to the website or the page number of the document.
  •  Signature: Sign the document or insert your saved signature.
  •  Ink: Draw free hand on the document.
  •  Eraser: Erase free hand drawings.
  •  Text: Type on the document.
  •  Arrow: Insert an arrow.
  •  Line: Insert a line.
  •  Rectangle: Insert a rectangle.
  •  Ellipse: Insert an ellipse.
  •  Pan: Drag the document around while zoomed in.
  •  Exit: Close the Annotation Toolbar.  
  • Overflow:  Access options to undo/redo.
6 Annotation Options Displays styling options for annotations. Available for all annotation types except for Comment Note, Signature and ink. You can access this window by tapping the annotation button on the Annotation Toolbar, then tapping it again.
  • Color: Change the color and background color of the annotation by tapping the color you want. You can add or delete color swatches by using the + and - buttons.
  • Size/Thickness and Opacity: Use the top row to change your annotation size (for Text) or thickness (for Text Strikeout, Text Underline, and Ink). Use the bottom row to change your annotation opacity.
  • Basic/Advanced: Use to change between basic and advanced options. Advanced options offer more options for color, size/thickness, and opacity.

File Management Options



You can manage your files and folders while on the Browse Folders tab or the Browse All PDFs tab.
NumberNameDescription
7File Management Options
  • Search: Search for specific files or folders.
  • View List: View files and folders in grid view, with thumbnail previews.
  • Overflow: Access other menu options:
  • Reload: Refresh view or search results
  • Sort: Sort files and folders by name or by date modified.
  • Filter: Filter which types of files are listed.
8Create
  • Folder: Create a new folder.
  • Blank PDF: Create a new blank PDF.
  • PDF from Image: Create a new PDF from an image already on your device, or by taking a new photo.
  • PDF from Document: Create a new PDF from a document (PDF or non-PDF) stored on your device.


You can access these options by long pressing on a file while on the Folders tab or the All Documents tab. You can also access these options by tapping the Info icon  for the file.
NumberNameDescription
9File Management Options
  • Rename: Change the name of the document.
  • Duplicate: Create a copy of the document.
  • Move: Move the document to another location on your device.
  • Delete: Delete the document from your device.
  • Overflow: Access other menu options:
  • Add to Favorites: add the document or folder to the favorite list.
  • Merge: merge this file with other files
  • Share: Share the document through email, social media, or another app on your device.

Android

  1. Getting started: Xodo basics
  2. Files opened from external SD card are read-only
  3. Accessing files on an SD card
  4. Accessing Google Drive files with Xodo
  5. Accessing OneDrive files with Xodo
  6. Accessing Dropbox files with Xodo
  7. Syncing files between Android and Windows
  8. Creating a new PDF (blank or from an image)
  9. Creating a PDF from a webpage
  10. Creating a folder
  11. Sorting files
  12. Saving a copy of a file with a new name
  13. Moving a file
  14. Deleting a file
  15. Merging Documents
  16. Exporting pages into a new PDF
  17. Adding a document to favorites
  18. Annotations made in Xodo are gone when PDF is opened in another app (Flatten)
  19. Selecting/Highlighting text with smart snapping
  20. Adding a text annotation
  21. Creating a text markup annotation
  22. Adding an ink annotation
  23. Deleting an annotation
  24. Changing the font of a text annotation
  25. Controlling the list of available fonts
  26. Adding a substitute font to Xodo
  27. Adding an image
  28. Selecting camera photo size
  29. Exporting summary of annotations
  30. Signing documents and saving signatures
  31. Defining and translating text
  32. Sharing text with other apps (Eg. offline dictionaries, Google Translate, email)
  33. Using full document text search
  34. Using Stylus as Pen mode
  35. Converting handwriting to text
  36. Enabling continuous annotation mode
  37. Cropping pages
  38. Disabling Turn Page on Tap
  39. Changing view modes
  40. Disabling maintain zoom level
  41. Reading Mode (Reflow)
  42. Right-to-Left functionality and features
  43. Keeping the screen on while using Xodo
  44. Rotating pages
  45. Inserting pages (blank, image, another document) in a PDF
  46. Changing page order
  47. Jumping to a page
  48. Deleting pages
  49. Adding a page bookmark
  50. Renaming a page bookmark
  51. Sharing and collaborating on files
  52. Getting the public read-only link for a document
  53. Syncing your Xodo web app bookshelf with the Xodo Android app
  54. Translation Limit
  55. Setting Xodo as the default viewer
  56. Copying and pasting annotations
  57. Filter by file type(s)
  58. Viewing in Night Mode, Sepia Mode and Custom Color Mode
  59. Saving a permanently cropped copy of a file
  60. Saving a password protected copy of a file
  61. Saving a reduced file size copy of a file
  62. Why do pictures in pdf files look paler?
  63. Changing language for read function (text to speech)
  64. Changing edit mode for text annotations
  65. Locate the folder containing the current file
  66. Disabling page number indicator
  67. Enabling copy annotated text to note
  68. Convert other format file(jpg, png, docx) to PDF
  69. Log out from Xodo Connect
  70. Sharing documents via other apps
  71. What is my Xodo Version?
  72. Can I open a template and save as?
  73. Disable Auto-select annotation.
  74. Undo/Redo
  75. New PDF from Multiple Documents
  76. I can no longer fill out form fields with date format, why?
  77. Read Text in PDF File
  78. Full screen mode
  79. Delete all annotations in a document
  80. Document files not displayed correctly
  81. Saving a file to SD Card
  82. Viewing the Table of Contents (document outline)
  83. Quick menu buttons cheat sheet
  84. Changing speech rate for read function (text to speech)
  85. Help us improve Xodo
  86. Expand/ collapse folder in All Document
  87. Open reading file folder
  88. Link Tool
  89. Changing file preview size
  90. Stylus and Fingers
  91. Keyboard Shortcuts
  92. Duplicating a page
  93. Change style of an annotation (color, thickness, opacity)
  94. Setting an annotation style preset
  95. Adding favorite colors
  96. Annotation color picker
  97. Highlighting anything on a document
  98. Delete/Flatten multiple annotations
  99. Why are my files saved as duplicates instead of rewrite the original PDF?
  100. Creating fillable form fields
  101. Custom rubber stamp
  102. Adding a ruler annotation

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