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    • Using PDF Expert
      • Getting Started with PDF Expert
      • Highlight, underline, and strikethrough text
      • Text comments, shapes, and pop-up notes
      • Insert stamps to PDFs
      • Customize text and annotation colors
      • Draw on a PDF file
      • Use stickers in PDF Expert for iOS
      • View, search, and remove annotations
      • Export Annotation Summary
      • Content Selection Tool
      • Edit text in PDF files
      • Work with images in PDFs
      • Work with to-page and to-web links
      • Remove sensitive content
      • Supported forms and fields
      • Fill out PDF forms
      • Sign PDF documents
      • Enhance and adjust your scans
      • Convert scanned documents into text (OCR)
      • Scale and measure drawings
      • Polygon and polyline shapes
      • Red Line tools
      • Convert images, MS Office and iWork files to PDF
      • Export PDFs to other formats on Mac
      • Convert PDFs to images, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Text files on iOS
      • Reading mode
      • Select your way to scroll pages
      • Enable the two-page view
      • Zooming modes in PDF Expert
      • Jump to a specific page
      • Bookmark pages
      • Create a table of contents in a PDF file
      • Turn on the Night or Sepia theme
      • Read PDF text out loud
      • Keep your device awake while reading
      • View two PDFs side by side
      • Add page numbers, bates numbers, and text
      • Use Smart Search
      • AI Chat with PDF
      • Page number indicator
      • Create a new PDF file
      • Add, delete, and rearrange PDF pages
      • Rename files and folders
      • Recents and Favorites
      • Sort files and folders by name, date, and size
      • Password protect PDFs
      • Save the file as flatten
      • Reduce the PDF file size
      • Merge PDFs
      • Manage annotated pages
      • Move files and folders
      • Switch between the Grid and List views
      • Mark files and folders with color tags
      • Open a file in PDF Expert
      • Organize your files with Inbox
      • Page Resize
      • Access your device files via the Files app folder
      • Sync your PDF files through web clouds
      • Sync a folder from cloud storage
      • Connect to Mac or PC via SMB
      • Set up sync with Mac via SFTP
      • Time Capsule setup
      • Share files via the Share button
      • Transfer files between iOS device and desktop using Wi-Fi
      • Transfer files from Safari to PDF Expert for iOS
      • Transfer files between iPad and iPhone using WebDAV
      • Share text with other apps
      • Share files from cloud via a link
      • Transfer files between PDF Expert and your Mac using a USB cable
      • PDF Expert Widgets
      • Turn on the Dark Mode
      • Work with tabs on your iPad
      • Customize the toolbar in PDF Expert for iOS
      • Create your own toolset in PDF Expert for iOS
      • Make PDF Expert your default PDF viewer on Mac
      • Open email attachments in PDF Expert
      • Keyboard Shortcuts
      • Make presentations with PDF Expert and FaceTime
      • Full Screen Mode on Mac
      • Getting Started with Tools tab on Mac
      • Presentation Mode
      • Improve your workflow with Sidecar and Camera Continuity
      • Change the app's language on iOS
      • Convert PDF to black and white on Mac
      • Supported Scripting in AcroForms (Adobe Acrobat forms)
      • Supported Scripting in XFA (LiveCycle Designer forms)
      • URL schemes
    • Troubleshooting
      • PDF Expert quits or doesn't open
      • PDF Expert freezes
      • All files in the app look blank
      • Annotation tools do not work
      • Printing issues on Mac
      • Corrupted files
      • Sync issues
      • Restore accidentally deleted files
      • File cannot be opened
      • Annotations made in PDF Expert are not displayed correctly in a third-party app on iOS
      • File loads slowly
      • Garbled text
      • AI Chat with PDF issues
      • Connection issues on iOS
      • iCloud files don't stay downloaded
    • Billing & Subscription
      • How to get PDF Expert
      • Set up an account for cross-platform app usage
      • How to get PDF Expert Premium
      • Check and manage your subscription
      • How to cancel the free trial
      • The PDF Expert License FAQ
      • The “trial expired” message appears after a purchase
      • Is PDF Expert available on Windows?
      • The PDF Expert Billing FAQ
      • The difference between PDF Expert 2 and PDF Expert 3
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    Reading PDFs

    Reading mode

    Mac iPad iPhone PDF Expert has numerous options to ease and improve your reading experience: Choose the preferable page layout: Single or Two-page View; View two PDFs side by side using the Split View mode; Choose the Theme: Day, Sepia, Night; Find the perfect zoom fit; Select your way to scroll pages; Bookmark pages; Add outlines. Note: If you woul...
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    Select your way to scroll pages

    Mac iOS PDF Expert for Mac uses continuous scrolling when you scroll pages. To disable continuous scrolling and scroll pages one by one, use the arrow keys ← → . In PDF Expert, you can scroll pages in vertical or horizontal directions. Horizontal scrolling is the default one on iPads. How to choose the scrolling direction: Open any PDF file. On iPad...
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    Enable the two-page view

    The two-page view in PDF Expert is convenient for reading magazines or books with lots of graphs and illustrations. How to turn on the two-page view: Mac iOS Launch PDF Expert and open any PDF file. Click  . Select Two Page. Open any PDF file. On iPad, tap  at the top right. On iPhone, tap the icon at the top right and select View Settings. Select T...
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    Zooming modes in PDF Expert

    PDF Expert allows for fitting Width, Page and handy zoom options to create the best possible reading experience for you. Mac iOS Use the plus and minus buttons  at the top to quickly find the perfect zoom fit. Click the zoom indicator near the plus and minus buttons at the top to Fit Page, Fit Width, select one of the standard zoom options, or set C...
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    Jump to a specific page

    PDF Expert allows you to quickly navigate a long document by jumping to a specific page:  Mac iOS Launch PDF Expert and open the file. Click Go in the main menu at the top. Select the Go to page option. Type the needed number of the page. Click the Go button. You can also reach this window by pressing the Option+CMD+G shortcut or by clicking on the ...
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    Bookmark pages

    With PDF Expert, you can conveniently navigate any PDF book and quickly find the things you consider important. Add, view, navigate, and manage your bookmarks Mac iPad iPhone Launch PDF Expert for Mac and open the needed PDF file. Bookmarks can be added and navigated from the Bookmarks, outlines, annotations summary pane on the left of your screen. ...
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    Create a table of contents in a PDF file

    In PDF Expert, you can create and edit outlines to quickly navigate your document. How to add new outlines Mac iPad iPhone Launch PDF Expert for Mac and open the needed PDF file. Outlines can be added and navigated from the Bookmarks, outlines, annotations summary pane on the left of your screen. If it is not opened, click  in the top left. Make sur...
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    Turn on the Night or Sepia theme

    In PDF Expert, you can use the Night or Sepia themes to please your eyes while reading at night or in a poorly-lit environment. How to select the view theme Mac iPad iPhone Open any PDF document. Click View at the top of your screen. Select Theme and choose between Day (default), Night, or Sepia. Open any PDF document. On iPad, tap  at the top right...
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    Read PDF text out loud

    Mac iPad iPhone The Text to Speech feature is currently available in PDF Expert for iPhone and iPad only.  In the meantime, please feel free to try the following workaround for Mac: On the Apple menu, click System Preferences. On Mac running Catalina, click Accessibility > Speech, then check the option 'Speak selected text when the key is pressed...
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    Keep your device awake while reading

    You can prevent your iPhone or iPad from auto-locking while using PDF Expert. It’s handy when you’re reading a book for a long time without performing any actions on the screen. Mac iPad iPhone For now, there isn't such an option in PDF Expert for Mac. As a workaround, you can set sleep and wake settings for your Mac, and this will affect PDF Expert...
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    View two PDFs side by side

    Mac iPad iPhone In order to view two documents or two parts of the same document side by side within the PDF Expert app window, you use the Split View mode (Horizontal and Vertical). PDF Expert for Mac has several ways to enable Split View: Open a pdf file and right-click any area in the tab > Select 'Split View'. Open a pdf file and click 'View'...
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    Add page numbers, bates numbers, and text

    PDF Expert offers various features for working with pages and files, including page numbering, bates numbering, and header and footer. Learn more about each tool in this article.  Jump to: Add Page Numbers Work with Bates Numbers Header and Footer Logic Page Numbering Add Page Numbers You can add page numbers automatically in PDF Expert - there are ...
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    Use Smart Search

    You can search for the needed information if your files have selectable and recognizable text. Our app currently offers two options for the smart search:  Match Case - will find the specific letter combinations for you; Whole Words - looks for the whole words only.  You can also clear older search results using the Clear Search History option.  Whil...
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    AI Chat with PDF

    Use Chat with PDF to get summaries, and generate keywords and hashtags - you can now ask your PDF file anything. Using Chat with PDF for PDFs offers several benefits: Semantic Search: Chat with PDF can understand the context and semantics of a query, allowing it to search for information in a PDF not just based on exact keyword matches but also base...
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    Page number indicator

    Whenever you're scrolling your PDF file, you might want to see the page number indicator permanently, without it disappearing at some point. It's possible to enable the Show Page Always setting in PDF Expert.  Mac OS iOS Click PDF Expert at the top left. Go to Settings. Enable Show Always for Page Number Indicator. Launch PDF Expert. Go to Settings....
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    • Sign PDF
    • Merge PDF

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