PDF Reader

Quick Start Guide

Chapter 1 - Overview ..............................................................4
File Menu .......................................4
Viewer Menu .....................................5
Viewer Menu - Editing Tools .......................6
Change App Language ..............................7

Chapter 2 - How to Get Files? ................................................8

Import Files from within PDF Reader ...............8
Right Click on PDF to Open with....................8
Import Files Using Drag & Drop ....................9
Set PDF Reader as Default Viewer ..................9
Transfer Files via Kdan Cloud ....................10

Chapter 3 - How to Manage Files? .......................................11

File Manager ...................................11
Create a New Folder .............................12
Move/Copy Files to In-App Folders ................12
Rename Files ...................................12
Merge Files (Subscription Option) ...............13

Chapter 4 - View PDF Documents .......................................14

Annotation Tools ...............................14
Properties Panel / Settings .....................15
• Start Annotating.........................................................................................15
• Delete Annotations ....................................................................................16

Switch between Reading Modes ....................16

Chapter 5 - How to Manage PDF Pages? ............................17

Chapter 1
How to Get Files?

View Pages in Thumbnails ........................17

Rearrange Page Order ............................18
 Chapter 1 - Overview

File Menu

In “Home” tab, the menu bar provides you with a possibility to manage
and edit your files stored in PDF Reader.

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❶ Reveal the navigation bar ❼ FAQ, view the quick tour and Sort - Sort files by Date,
tutorial articles
❷ Open File, click to import Name or Cloud State
files ❽ App settings, including Refresh the app
❸ Office Toolset, view shortcuts viewer mode, language
settings, app version, and Click to view all tools
to essential tools
customer support with tips
❹ Documents tab, display the files
stored in PDF Reader ❾ Tap to import files to PDF Click to open the file
Reader
❺ Kdan Doc tab, display the files Cloud Status, identify
on your Kdan Cloud storage space ❿ Select all files
Search files whether the file is stored in the
❻ Kdan Account info, log in to device only, waiting to sync or
check your subscription status Tap to create a new folder synced to Kdan Cloud
Viewer Menu

PDF Reader provides an easy-to-understand way that you can perform

all actions while reading PDF documents.

❶ Undo & Redo ❺ Signature tool ❽ More editing tools

❷ Annotation tool ❻ PDF converter ❾ BOTA panel (Lists of
Bookmark, Outline, Thumbnail,
❸ Editing tool ❼ Add & remove and Annotation)

❹ Page editing tool passwords from PDFs

❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❻ ❼ ❽

❿ Share the current PDF Text search Page indicator, Jump to

Save the edited PDF Settings for page display Page

to local folder Zoom in/out

Settings for viewer mode
Click to move the page
Print the document
Previous/backward page controls into toolbar at the
Sync to Kdan Cloud bottom
 Viewer Menu - Editing Tools

You will see there are 7 categories where you can access all the PDF
editing tools that PDF Reader provides. Simply click on the icon to
switch categories.

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❶ Annotation ❷ Edit ❸ Page Edit ❹ Signature ❼ More

‣ Note ‣ Text box ‣ Append file ‣ Signature library ‣ Print PDF

‣ Highlight ‣ Insert image ‣ Add blank page ‣ Create signature ‣ Send a fax

‣ Underline ‣ Extract page ‣ Task manager

‣ Insert link, link to ❺ Convert
‣ Strikeout page, email ‣ Split PDF ‣ Text reflow
address, and ‣ PDF converter
‣ Shape website ‣ Rotate page ‣ Slideshow mode
❻ Security
‣ Freehand draw ‣ Delete page ‣ File info
‣ Flatten PDF
‣ Textbox ‣ Save as a new
‣ Encrypt PDF copy
‣ Stamp
‣ Remove passwords
Change App Language

PDF Reader now speak 8 languages, including English, French,

German, Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, and Traditional
Chinese.

1. Switch to "Settings" tab from the

navigation bar.
2. At the "General" section, set the language
you prefer from “Language Settings”.
3. Then app will relaunch and show in the
language you’ve chosen.
 Chapter 2 - How to Get Files?

After you install PDF Reader on your device, here are several ways to
import PDF documents to the app:

Import Files from within PDF Reader

1. Click the “Open File” button in Home tab.

2. Find the document you want to import from the
local folder.
3. Then PDF Reader will automatically create a
copy for you to view and edit it using PDF
Reader’s editing tools.

Note: All the edits you made are saved to the copy stored within the PDF
Reader app, not the original (source) PDF.

Right Click on PDF to Open with

1. Go to “File Explorer” and find the document

you want to open.
2. Right click on the PDF and choose “Open
With”.
3. You will see a list of options that support
the file format and choose “PDF Reader”.
4. Then a new copy will be saved to PDF
Reader.
Import Files Using Drag & Drop

1. Go to “File Explorer” and find the document you want to open.

2. Simply drag the file from the local folder and drop it to PDF Reader.
3. Then the file will be saved as a new copy in PDF Reader app.

Set PDF Reader as Default Viewer

1. Go to Device Settings > Apps > Default

apps.
2. Scroll down to the bottom of the window
and click “Choose default apps by file
type”.
3. Find the “.pdf” file type and choose PDF
Reader as the default app.
4. Then PDF Reader will launch by simply
clicking on the PDF.
Transfer Files via Kdan Cloud

1. Tap and log in with your Kdan ID.

2. Switch to “Kdan Cloud” tab and find
the document you want to download
to PDF Reader.
3. Right click (or long press on your
touch screen) on the file and choose
“Download” from the pop-up.
4. Then the file will be saved to the file
list.
 Chapter 3 - How to Manage Files?

File Manager

In “Documents” tab, tap the “Select” ( ) button at the top menu bar
to enter the management mode. Select files and then you can copy,
move or delete them.

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❶ Select all files ❻ Save as, export the ❿ Share the selected files(s)
selected file(s) to the local or open with other apps
❷ Rename the selected file folder in your PC
Click to upload to Kdan
❸ Delete the selected file(s) ❼ Turn selected files(s) Cloud
into a zip file
Share the selected files(s)
❹ Copy (Duplicate) the selected
file(s) ❽ Split the PDF as download links

❺ Move the deleted file(s) to ❾ Present the PDF in a Click the check box to
the target folder inside the PDF slideshow select the file
Reader app
Create a New Folder

1. In Document tab, click the “ ”

button on the top right toolbar
2. Enter a name for the folder and
hit “Create”.
3. A new folder will be displayed on
the upper section.

Move/Copy Files to In-App Folders

1. In Document tab, click the “ ” button on the top right toolbar.

2. Selected files(s) and click “Move” to move the select item(s) to the
target in-app folder.
3. To duplicate a file, click “ ” to create a new copy of the selected
item.
Note: You also can right click on a file and choose to move or copy it from the
pop-up menu for instead.

Rename Files

1. Simply right click (or long press on your

touch screen) on the file and choose
“Rename” from the pop-up menu.
Merge Files (Subscription Option)

1. Switch to “Home” tab. Go to

“Office Toolset” section and
Choose “Merge PDFs”.
2. Select 2 or more files you want to
merge and click “Next”.
3. Then you can change the order
by dragging the file.
4. Click “Merge” to begin the
merging process, and the file will
be saved in the “Split & Merge”
folder.
 Chapter 4 - View PDF Documents

Annotation Tools

When viewing a PDF document, click “Annotation” icons on the main

menu bar to access the annotation tools. Simply click on the icon to turn
on the feature. You can drag over the content to highlight, underline, or
strike out the desired portion of text.

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❶ Textbox draws a box and fill ❹ Make custom stamps

in with t ext (Font and style are indicating time and date.
changeable.)
❺ Draw lines or shapes using
❷ Sticky Note adds a memo the Windows Ink Ruler &
inside of an icon. Protractor

❸ Insert images to the PDF. ❻ Signature, Sign on PDFs

using your fingers or stylus.
Properties Panel / Settings

When using annotation tools, you will see a properties panel on the
right side of the screen. In properties pane, you can change the color,
opacity, font, or style.

• Start Annotating
1. To annotate PDFs, simply click on the icon on the toolbar to turn on
the function.
2. Then drag over text to highlight, underline, and strike out text
content.
3. Click the icon again to turn it off.
• Delete Annotations
1. Click the icon to turn off the
annotation tool you are currently
using.
2. Right click on the annotation and
choose “Delete” from the pop-up
menu to remove it.

Switch between Reading Modes

In a PDF Document, click “ ” from the

bottom page control bar to set preferences
for reading.
PDF Reader supports 4 reading modes that
let you change the background theme,
including Day, Sepia, Night, and Green
modes.
 Chapter 5 - How to Manage PDF Pages?

To mange pages, you need to view the PDF document in page

thumbnails first.

View Pages in Thumbnails

1. Open a PDF file. Click “Page Edit” on the top menu to view the PDF
in thumbnail mode.
2. Click the page thumbnails to select pages (multiple page selection is
available).

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❶ Tap to select the page (selecting ❺ Split the PDF

multiple pages are available)
❻ Rotate selected page(s)
❷ Insert a blank page to the PDF
❸ Append a file from another PDF ❼ Delete selected page(s)
to images to the PDF
❽ Rearrange Page Order - Change
❹ Extract elected pages and save the order of pages in PDF by
them into one PDF or separate PDFs dragging the target page
Rearrange Page Order

1. Click “Page Edit” to view pages in

thumbnails.
2. Simply drag a page to where you want it
to be.
3. Or you can long press on the page to
drag the page (if you are using tablet
mode or a touch screen).

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