Right PDF Reader provides page layout, view modes, view rotation options and other features to let you decide how you are going to read the document.

Change the page display options

On the Page Viewing controls bar or View tab, in the Page Layout drop-down menu, select one of the following page display options. You can use the left and right arrow keys to navigate within a PDF file if files are opened in Single Page, Continuous, or Document Assembly page display mode.


Page display options in the Page Layout drop-down menu

  • Single Page: display just one page at a time without any portion of the previous and next page.

  • Continuous: display pages in one long column so that you can smoothly scroll through the document without sudden transitions.

  • Continuous Facing: display two pages facing each other and placed side-by-side with continuous scrolling enabled.

  • Facing: display two pages placed side-by-side at a time.

Change page view modes

  • Fit the page and show one page at a time: scroll through the document with sudden transitions at the end of every page and view it with the page fitting the width of the Document pane.

  • Fit width and scroll pages continuously: scroll through the document smoothly without sudden transitions and view it with the width of the page fitting the width of the Document pane.

  • AutoScroll: scroll through PDF documents automatically without keystrokes or mouse actions. Click the icon or double-click on the document to start scrolling, and click the icon again or press Esc to exit. Here are the functions you can use:

    • Change direction: press “-“ key to change direction

    • Adjust speed: press up or down arrow key to adjust speed, or press number keys to adjust speed (on a 0-9 scale).

    • Pause: press and hold Space, or click and hold the mouse button to pause

    • Jump to previous or next page: press left or right arrow key to jump to the previous or next page.

    

  

View modes on the Page Viewing controls bar and View tab: A. Fit the page and show one page at a time B. Fit width and scroll pages continuously  C. AutoScroll

Note: those two commands are also available on the navigation toolbar in Full Screen mode.

Read in Full Screen mode

Click the Start full screen button on the View tab or the right side of the page viewing controls bar to start Full Screen mode, meaning the document occupies the entire screen without showing the application frame. The pointer still works in full screen mode so that you can click links and open notes.

In Full Screen mode, move cursor around the bottom-right corner to show the navigation toolbar, which includes the following functions:

  • To view the previous page, click the To Previous Page icon or press the left or up arrow key. To view the next page, click the To Next Page icon  or press right or down arrow key.

  • To close full screen view, click the Exit full screen mode icon or press the Esc key (this works as long as the option Escape key exit is checked in Preferences > General > Full Screen). Or, you can also exit with the shortcut Ctrl + L.

  • To change cursor styles, click the Cursor style icon  and select a style as desired. Since pointer is still working in full screen mode, you can use the stylized cursor to click links or open notes.

  • To resize the page view in the full screen mode, click the Single page icon to display one page at a time or the Continuous page icon  to display a page fitting the width of the screen with continuous scrolling.


The basic reading controls on the page navigation toolbar: A. Cursor style B. To Previous Page C. To Next Page D. Single page E. Continuous Page F. Exit Full Screen Mode

Read in Read mode

Read mode hides many interface elements including Sidebar Navigation Pane, Ribbon tabs, and File Tabs in exchange of maximum document display area. Select View > Document Views > Read Mode  or press the shortcut key Ctrl + 7.

In Read Mode, you can press Ctrl + Tab to switch between each open file. To exit the Read Mode, press Esc.


Read Mode off

 


Read Mode on

 

Resize page view

On the Page Viewing controls bar, click the zoom value menu button to the right of the zoom value text box and select one of the options:


Click the Zoom value menu button to display options.

  • Actual Size: view the document in its normal size.

  • Fit Page: make the width and height of the document exactly fit within the Document pane.

  • Fit Width: make the width of the document fit within the width of the Document pane.

  • Fit Visible: to view a document without any portion of page margin in the screen, select it to make the width of the document fit within the width of the Document pane.

  • Fit Height: make the height of the document fit within the height of the Document pane.

Rotate page view

To view a PDF document in a desired orientation, use view rotation features to view it properly. You can rotate the view clockwise and counterclockwise in Right PDF Reader.



View Rotation features on the Page Viewing controls bar: A. Rotate View Clockwise B. Rotate View Counterclockwise

  • Rotate View Clockwise: click to temporarily rotate the view of all pages by 90 degrees clockwise. The original page orientation is restored the next time you open the PDF.

  • Rotate View Counterclockwise: click to temporarily rotate the view of all pages by 90 degrees counterclockwise. The original page orientation is restored the next time you open the PDF.

Note: Rotate View changes the way that a PDF file is displayed in the Document pane. It temporarily changes the view for viewing purposes only, but no changes to page orientation are saved to the PDF file. Rotate Pages, however, permanently rotates the pages within the PDF file.

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