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If you want to view a particular page select the box (e.g. page 1/3) and type the page number (e.g. page 3/3). To move to the previous and next page use the left and right arrow buttons respectively. There are numerous zoom option, including percentage, page width, page size, continuous, and multiple pages. Another way to jump to a particular page is to press :kbd:`control + j` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Jump to Page`. To go back to page which you have just come from press :kbd:`control + enter` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Jump backward`. To jump forward a page press :kbd:`control + shift + enter` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Jump Forward`. To move to the last page of the pdf press the :kbd:`End` key. To move to the first page of the pdf press the :kbd:`Home` key.
To print your pdf press :kbd:`Control + P` or :menuselection:`File --> Print`. To change what printer you use use the :guilabel:`Name` drop down to select the name of the printer. To see more options press the :guilabel:`Options` button to see more options when you print. To select which pages to print use the :guilabel:`Pages From` button and then the fileds for the first page to print and then the last page to print. To change what pages you print and type the page number in use the :guilabel:`Pages` field. To print your current page press the :guilabel:`Current Page` button. To change how many copies you print change the :guilabel:`Copies` field.
To print your pdf press :kbd:`Control + P` or :menuselection:`File --> Print`. To change what printer you use use the :guilabel:`Name` drop down to select the name of the printer. To see more options press the :guilabel:`Options` button to see more options when you print. To select which pages to print use the :guilabel:`Pages From` button and then the fields for the first page to print and then the last page to print. To change what pages you print and type the page number in use the :guilabel:`Pages` field. To print your current page press the :guilabel:`Current Page` button. To change how many copies you print change the :guilabel:`Copies` field.
If you are printing the pdf in black and white you can however toggle previewing the file in black and white by pressing :kbd:`Control + U` or :menuselection:`View --> Convert to grayscale`. To invert the colors of your pdf press :kbd:`Control +I` or :menuselection:`View --> Invert Colors`. To trim the margins off your pdf file press :kbd:`control +Shift +U` or :menuselection:`View --> Trim margins`. If you want to turn any of the alrenetes colors or trimmed margins off press or use the menu in the same thing again.
If you are printing the pdf in black and white you can however toggle previewing the file in black and white by pressing :kbd:`Control + U` or :menuselection:`View --> Convert to grayscale`. To invert the colors of your pdf press :kbd:`Control +I` or :menuselection:`View --> Invert Colors`. To trim the margins off your pdf file press :kbd:`control +Shift +U` or :menuselection:`View --> Trim margins`. If you want to turn off any of the alternate colors or trimmed margins off press or use the menu in the same thing again.
To select text or an image from qpdfview press :kbd:`control+c` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Copy to clipboard`. Then the cursor will turn into a crosshair and you will be able to expand a box to select either text or an image and a menu to select copying the text, selecting the text, copying the image, or saving the image to file. Another way to copy text is to press :kbd:`Shift + Left Click`.
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To add your own settings to qpdfview you can get to a settings window with :menuselection:`Edit --> Settings`. The checkbox :guilabel:`Open URL` allows you to turn on or off Opening URLs or links within qpdfview. The :guilabel:`Auto-refresh` checkbox reloads the pdf whenever the file changes which is useful for authoring pdf files. To open the tabs you had open last time with qpdfview the next time you open the program check the :guilabel:`Restore tabs` checkbox. If you want to scroll once to change an entire page check the :guilabel:`Minimal scrolling` checkbox. To change the color of highlights tpye a hex number for a color or select one from the :guilabel:`Highlight Color` drop down menu.
To add your own settings to qpdfview you can get to a settings window with :menuselection:`Edit --> Settings`. The checkbox :guilabel:`Open URL` allows you to turn on or off Opening URLs or links within qpdfview. The :guilabel:`Auto-refresh` checkbox reloads the pdf whenever the file changes which is useful for authoring pdf files. To open the tabs you had open last time with qpdfview the next time you open the program check the :guilabel:`Restore tabs` checkbox. If you want to scroll once to change an entire page check the :guilabel:`Minimal scrolling` checkbox. To change the color of highlights type a hex number for a color or select one from the :guilabel:`Highlight Color` drop down menu.
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If you want to reset these settings to the defaults is to press the :guilabel:`Defaults` button. If you just want defaults on the current tab you can press the :guilabel:`Defaults on current tab` button. If you want to return to viewing your pdf with the same settings press the :guilabel:`OK` button. If you wish to discard your changes press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button.
To deal with settings on graphics press press on the :guilabel:`Graphics` tab. The settings for paper color will has a drop down menu for previewing what it is like printing on colored paper. The checkbox :guilabel:`Prefetch` will preload pages not directly viewed by the pdf viewer not directly on the screen however this will use more resources. The drop down for :guilabel:`Cache size` will increase laoding speed but will use more resources. The :guilabel:`Prefetch` checkbox loads pages before you view them. The :guilabel:`Prefetch distance` tells you how many pages away from where you are to load. The field for :guilabel:`Presentation background color` sets the color of the background for presentations. The :guilabel:`Cache size` increases the size of the cache which will apply more system resorouces to run heavy pdfs like hundred of pages of full color artwork.
To deal with settings on graphics press press on the :guilabel:`Graphics` tab. The settings for paper color will has a drop down menu for previewing what it is like printing on colored paper. The checkbox :guilabel:`Prefetch` will preload pages not directly viewed by the pdf viewer not directly on the screen however this will use more resources. The drop down for :guilabel:`Cache size` will increase laoding speed but will use more resources. The :guilabel:`Prefetch` checkbox loads pages before you view them. The :guilabel:`Prefetch distance` tells you how many pages away from where you are to load. The field for :guilabel:`Presentation background color` sets the color of the background for presentations. The :guilabel:`Cache size` increases the size of the cache which will apply more system resources to run heavy pdfs like hundred of pages of full color artwork.
