Navigating

Xodo PDF Studio has a variety of methods that can be used to navigate PDF documents.

 

Using the Mouse

The primary method for navigating within PDF documents is with the mouse. Xodo PDF Studio is compatible with all standard mice and supports the following actions using the 2 buttons and scroll wheel typically found on the mouse.

Note: On Mac if using a mouse with a single button you can right click by holding Ctrl and clicking the mouse button

Left Mouse Button

• Click to select items
• Hold down to drag items

Scroll Wheel

• Scroll the pages in the document

Right Mouse Button

• Displays context menus with additional options

 

Panning/Moving Pages

With the hand tool selected click and drag anywhere on the page to pan the document

Using the scroll wheel on the mouse you can move the document up and down

You can also use the vertical and horizontal scrollbars to pan the document by clicking and dragging on the scrollbar

 

Using the Keyboard

The keyboard can also be used in some cases to quickly navigate the document using shortcut keys. The following shortcuts can be used.

Action	Windows/UNIX	Mac
First Page	Home	Home
Last Page	End	End
Next Page	PgDn or Space	PgDn or Space
Previous Page	PgUp or Shift + Space	PgUp or Shift + Space
Go to Page	Ctrl + Shift + P	⌘ + Shift + P
Scroll Down	Space or ↓	Space or ↓
Scroll Up	↑	↑
Next view	Alt + →	⌘ + [
Previous view	Alt + ←	⌘ + ]

 

Using the Navigation Tools

The navigation tools are located on the bottom toolbar and can be used to navigate the document.

First Page: Navigates to the first page of the document.

Previous Page: Navigates to the previous page in the document.

Page Number: Displays the current page being viewed and the total number of pages. Type a number into the field and press "Enter" to navigate directly to that page. Documents using Page Labels will require the exact page label to be entered (i.e. iv, v, etc...)

Next Page: Navigates to the next page in the document.

Last Page: Navigates to the Last page in the document.

Previous View: Navigates to the last view within the document.

Next View: Navigates to the next view within the document.

 

Using Page Thumbnails

The page thumbnails can be found on the left side of the Xodo PDF Studio window. If not displayed the pane can be opened using the Pages button on the left side of the screen

The page thumbnails show miniature versions of all the pages in the documents.

• Click a thumbnail to go directly to that page.
• use the Left ← and Right → arrow keys to navigate to the Previous and Next pages

 

Using Bookmarks

The Bookmarks pane is located on the left of the Xodo PDF Studio window. If not displayed the pane can be opened using the Bookmarks button on the left side of the screen.

Using bookmarks can be useful when navigating large PDFs that contain many pages. Often bookmarks are put in place to label chapters or sections within a document. Click on the bookmark to jump directly to that location in the document.

    NOTE: the following icon signifies an invalid bookmark with no destination.

 

Using Destinations

The Destination pane is located on the left of the Xodo PDF Studio window. If not displayed the pane can be opened using the Destinations button on the left side of the screen.

Using destinations can be useful when navigating large PDFs that contain many pages. Destinations are additional navigation tools put in place to label specific locations or sections within a document. Click on the destination name to jump directly to that location in the document.