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How can I open a PDF file twice in the same screen?

I do a lot of Q&A work, so I need to look at the same PDF file in two different instances. In one view, I need to see the page thumbnails and in the other a page view.
Also, I need to be able to navigate these screens independently.


Patty Friesen


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Another option is to use the Window > New Window menu command. Unlike the Split window command, this will create two separate versions of your PDF file that you can navigate independently. This is especially useful you want to navigate the page thumbnails in one windows and entire pages of the same PDF in another. This article on how to View the same PDF document in multiple windows explains this feature in more detail.


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By Lori Kassuba   

Window - Split (or Spreadsheet Split).

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Gilad D (try67)   

The split screen (Window>Split/Spreadsheet split) is useful for some workflows (especially the spreadsheet split where you can see your column headers and your data at all times), but to truly work in two instances of your document, I would recommend to select Window>New Window. This will create a new window that also displays your PDF file. Now you have two application windows that both display the same document. Both windows can be configured to look exactly the way you need them (e.g. page thumbnails in one window, and bookmarks in the other).

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