PDF Reader

Quick Start Guide

Chapter 1 - Overview .............................................................. 4
File Menu........................................4

Viewer Menu......................................5
Viewer Menu - More (...) Actions ..................6

Chapter 2 - How to Get Files? ................................................ 7

Transfer Files via Cloud Storage ..................7
• Connect to cloud storage services (using Dropbox as an example) ...........7

• Download files from cloud storage .............................................................. 7

• Upload files to cloud storage ...................................................................... 8

Transfer Files via iCloud Drive ...................8

• Download files from iCloud Drive ................................................................8

• Upload files to iCloud Drive ......................................................................... 9

Transfer Files Using iTunes File Sharing ..........9

Transfer Files via WiFi Connection ...............10

Transfer Files via Kdan Cloud ....................10

Open Email Attachments ..........................11

Import Images from Photo Library .................11

Chapter 3 - How to Manage Files? ......................................12

File Manager....................................12

Quick Actions...................................13

Drag to Create a New Folder ......................13

Drag and Move Files .............................14

Tap to Rename Files .............................14

Drag to Delete Files ............................14

Chapter 1
How to Get Files?

Merge PDF Files (Subscription Option) ............15

Private Folder..................................15
• Set up Your Password ...............................................................................15

• Change Your Password .............................................................................15

Chapter 4 - How to Utilize Annotation Tools? ....................16

Text Selection & Annotations ....................16

Annotations ....................................17

Long Tap to Change Settings ......................18

Delete Annotations..............................18
Annotation Summary..............................18

My Markups......................................19

Chapter 5 - How to Manage PDF Pages? ............................ 20

Page Thumbnail Mode .............................20

Rearrange Page Order ............................21

Extract, Add, Delete, and Rotate PDF Pages ........21
 Chapter 1 - Overview

File Menu

In “Documents” tab, the menu bar provides you with a possibility to

manage you files stored in PDF Reader.
❶ Kdan Account Info
❷ Create a new file and gain
access to the files in Photo
Library or iCloud Drive.

❶ ❷ ❹ ❺❻ ❼ ❸ Display
❸
❽ ‣ Sort - Sort files by Date, Size
or Name
❾
‣ Recent - Recently opened files
❿
‣ Favorites - Favorite files
⓫
❹ List View / Thumbnail View
⓮
❺ Search files
⓯ ❻ Create a new folder
⓰ ❼ Management mode
❽ Toolset tab (Scanner & OCR)
❾ Documents tab
❿ Kdan Doc tab
⓫ Access your cloud accounts
⓬ Customer support
⓬
⓭ App settings, including app
⓭
password, private folder, time
interval, photo quality, or
brightness.

⓮ Customer support
⓯ Tap to rename the file
⓰ Tap to reveal shortcuts of
Kdan Cloud services
 Viewer Menu

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

all actions while reading PDF documents.

❶ Text to speech ❹ Tap to save changes ❼ Add a sticky note

❷ Kdan Cloud services ❺ More actions
❸ Viewer mode, tap to change ❻ Search text or page
settings for PDF reading

❶ ❷ ❸❹❺
⓲ ❽ Basic Annotations
‣ Highlight text

‣ Underline

❻ ‣ Strikeout
⓳ ❼ ‣ Squiggly

⓲ My Markups ‣ Handwrite

‣ Shapes
‣ Delete - Remove all
annotations from the
❽ ‣ Textbox
PDF.
‣ Signature tool
‣ Filter - filter
annotations by types ‣ Stamp tool
of markups
❾
‣ Save - Back up ❾ Voice recorder
annotations ❿
⓫ ❿ Insert photos
‣ Import - Import
annotations to the ⓬ ⓫ Add hyperlinks
PDF. ⓬ Long press to
⓳ BOTA panel (Lists ⓭ ⓮ ⓯ ⓰⓱ relocate the
of Bookmark, Outline, annotation toolbar.
Thumbnail, and
Annotation)
⓭ Previous / Next Page ⓰ Add a bookmark to the current page
⓮ Tap to reveal BOTA list ⓱ View pages in thumbnails (page editor)
⓯ Page indicator
Viewer Menu - More (...) Actions

When viewing a PDF document, you also may tap the “More” button on
the top right corner for more editing options.

❶ Share or open the PDF in

other apps.

❷ AirPrint, print the document

❶ from your device.
❷ ❸ Flatten all annotations and
❸ create a new copy.
❹
❺ ❹ Remove signatures from the
❻ PDF.
❼ ❺ Remove password protection
❽ and restrictions on editing.
❾ ❻ Clear all content in form fields.
❿
⓫ ❼ Take a screenshot of your PDF.
⓬ ❽ Connect with Adonit Jot stylus.
⓭
⓮ ❾ Present the PDF as slides.
❿ View the PDF in pure text
mode.

⓫ Check out the file information.

⓬ Locking the screen in portrait

orientation.
⓭ Lock the screen orientation to
prevent the display from rotating
itself.

⓮ Automatically scroll pages.

 Chapter 2 - How to Get Files?

Transfer Files via Cloud Storage

PDF Reader supports various cloud storage services, including

Dropbox, One Drive, Google Drive, Evernote, Box, SugarSync, FTP,
WebDav, and iCloud Drive.

 
• Connect to cloud storage services (using Dropbox as an
example)

1. Tap “Network” ( ) and then tap “Dropbox”.

2. Log into your Dropbox account and allow PDF Reader to access
your account.
3. After authorization, your account will be saved under the “Cloud
Storage” list. Tap it to view all files stored in Dropbox.

Note: Swipe to the left and tap delete to remove the account from the list.

• Download files from cloud

storage

1. Tap on your cloud account.

2. Find the document and tap it to start
the download process.
3. The file will be saved in the
“Downloads” folder.
• Upload files to cloud storage

1. Go to Document tab and tap “Edit” at the top right corner.

2. Choose the file(s) and tap “Move” or “Copy” on the menu bar.
3. You will see a pop-up window. Then switch to “Network” and choose
the target folder.

4. Choose the target folder and tap “Paste” (at the top right corner of
the pop-up window) to upload the selected file(s).

Transfer Files via iCloud Drive

• Download files from iCloud Drive

1. Tap “import” at the top left corner.

2. Tap “Browse” and tap select a file
you’d like from iCloud Drive folder or
another app.
• Upload files to iCloud Drive

1. Go to Document tab and tap “Edit” at

the top right corner.
2. Choose the file(s) and tap “Move” or
“Copy” on the top menu bar.
3. Select a directory in iCloud Drive
section. 

Transfer Files Using iTunes File Sharing

1. Launch iTunes on your computer.

2. Connect your iOS device to the computer via USB cable.
3. Select your device and switch to Apps tab.

4. Scroll down to File Sharing section and find PDF Reader.

5. Tap the app icon. Drag and drop files between your computer and
this app.

  
Transfer Files via WiFi Connection

1. Tap   for the “WiFi” transfer mode.

2. Enable the mode and you will get the
address.
3. Enter the address on your web
browser. You will be able to transfer
files to your device wirelessly through
the web browser. 

Note: Be sure that your device and your PC/Mac are under the same IP
address, or you will not be able to connect them.

 
 
Transfer Files via Kdan Cloud

1. Tap     and log in with your Kdan ID.

2. Tap the drop-down menu under each file to
download or upload to Kdan Cloud.

 
Open Email Attachments

1. Open the mail in your mail app.

2. Tap and hold on the attachment.
3. Select PDF Reader to open in to.
4. A copy will be saved to PDF Reader.

 
Import Images from Photo Library

1. Tap “Import” and tap “Photos” to

import multiple photos from Photo
Library.
2. The photo(s) will be saved in the
document list.

 
 Chapter 3 - How to Manage Files?

File Manager

In “Documents” tab, tap the “Edit” button at the top right corner to enter
the management mode. Select files and then you can copy, move,
rename or delete them.

❶ Select all
❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❻ ❼ ❽ ❾ ❿
❷ Share or AirDrop files
❸ Zip the selected file(s)
❹ Merge the selected files
(Option will be available when
selecting more than 2 files)

❺ Open the PDF in other apps

❻ Rename the file
❼ Copy selected files(s) to the
target folder, including in-app
⓫ folders, personal cloud
accounts, and iCloud Drive

⓬ ❽ Move selected files(s) to the

target folder

❾ Encrypt selected file(s)

❿ Delete selected file(s)
⓫ Tap for select the file
⓬ Tap to add the file to
Favorites
When in List View, PDF Reader offers you shortcuts to manage files
with ease.

Quick Actions

1. tap on the specific file and swipe to left.

2. You will see a menu of shortcuts, including Rename, Zip, Share
Download Link, Open-in, and Delete.

 
 

In thumbnail View, PDF Reader supports to arrange and mange

documents with drag and drop.

Drag to Create a New Folder

1. Long tap on the file you’d like to

move.
2. Drag the selected file over the target
file.
3. The file will be highlighted with grey.
Then drop the file to create a new
folder.

 
Drag and Move Files

1. Long tap on the file or folder.

2. Drag the selected item to “Folder”
appeared on the upper left corner
3. Drop the item to move it to the target
folder, iCloud Drive, or Network
storage.

 
  
Tap to Rename Files

1. Simply tap the file name to rename

the file.

Drag to Delete Files

1. Long tap on the file or folder.

2. Drag the selected item to “Delete”
appeared on the bottom left corner.

 
Merge PDF Files (Subscription Option)

1. Tap “Edit”. Then select 2 or more files

and tap “Merge”.
2. You can change the order by tapping
“Edit” on the top right corner.
3. Tap “Merge” to begin the merging
process, and the file will be saved in
the “Split & Merge” folder.

Private Folder

• Set up Your Password

1. Go to Settings tab (    )and enable

“Show Private Folder”
2. Back to Documents tab and tap “Edit”
at the top right corner.
3. Tap on the private folder and then
add password protection to the
folder.

• Change Your Password

1. Tap “Edit” and tap on the private

folder again to change the password.
2. If you’d like to remove the password
protection, simply keep the new
password field in blank.
 Chapter 4 - How to Utilize Annotation Tools?

Text Selection & Annotations

When viewing a PDF document, long press on the PDF to select text
and activate annotation tools.

❶ Drag over the content to

select a desired portion of text.

❷ “Note” adds a note to the

selected text.

❸ “Copy” saves the selected

text to clipboard.

❹ “Highlight” marks the selected

text with highlighting.

❷ ❸❹ ❺ ❻ ❼❽ ❾ ❿ ⓫ ⓬ ❺ “Underline” marks the

selected text with underline.

❶ ❻ “Strikeout” marks the

selected text with cross-over.

❼ “Squiggly” marks the selected

text with squiggly underline.

❽ Enable “Text to Speech” to

read the text content aloud.

❾ Tap to share selected text

content as a quote.
❿ “Define” looks up the selected
word using the built-in dictionary
or web search.

⓫ “Link” inserts hyperlinks to

the selected text.

⓬ ”Search” enables you to

search selected text on Google
and Wiki.
Annotations

You may also turn on or off the annotation tools by tapping the icons on
the bottom menu bar.

❶ Textbox draws a box and fill

in with text (Font and style are
changeable.)
❶ ❷ Figures draws shapes of
rectangles, oval, line and arrow.

❷ ❸ Sticky Note adds a memo

inside of an icon.

❹ Able to insert images from

❸ Photo Library or camera.

❺ Freehand Writing, Write on

PDFs using your fingers or
❹ stylus.

❺ ❻ Record and attach a voice

❻ note to the PDF.

❼ Make custom stamps

indicating time and date.
❽
❼ ❽ Create and add personal
signatures to the PDF.
Long Tap to Change Settings

1. To annotate PDFs, tap the icon to

turn on the function. Tap again to turn
off.
2. For the highlight, underline,
strikeout, squiggly, shape, or
drawing tool, long tap on the icon to
change the color/opacity/size/style.

 
Delete Annotations

1. Turn off the annotation tool you are currently using.

2. Tap on the annotation and choose “Delete” from the pop-up menu
bar to remove it.

Annotation Summary

1. Open a PDF file

2. Tap      and tap “Share Via”
3. Choose “Summary” to send annotation summary by email.
  
My Markups

My Markups is an easy way to help you back up annotations. The

annotations will be extracted as a new file. You can import to the
original PDF anytime.

 
1. Open a PDF file. Tap     for “A”, the
annotation summary.
2. Tap     and choose     to back up
the annotations. Or you can tap   
to create a link for sharing.
3. Tap     to import the markup file to
the current PDF.

 
 

 
 Chapter 5 - How to Manage PDF Pages?

PDF Reader enables you to preview the PDF document in page

thumbnails. You can edit PDF pages when viewing PDF in thumbnails.

Page Thumbnail Mode

1. Open a PDF file.

2. Tap “Page Edit” ( ) on the bottom of the screen to switch to
thumbnail mode.

❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❻❼ ❶ Tap to select the page

(selecting multiple pages are
available)

❷ Select All - Select all pages

❽ ❸ Append - Add a new blank
page

❶ ❹ Extract - Export selected

page(s) as a new PDF

❺ Rotation - Rotate
selected page(s)

❻ Email out - Send out selected

page(s) as an email attachment

❼ Delete - Delete selected

page(s)

❽ Rearrange Page Order -

Change the order of pages in
PDF by dragging the target page.
Rearrange Page Order

To change page order, tap and hold on one page thumbnail. Then drag
the page to where you would like it to be.

Extract, Add, Delete, and Rotate PDF Pages

Icon Name Function

Select one page or pages and tap
Extract Extract. The page(s) you selected will
be saved as a new file.
Tap to add a new page to the
Append document.
Select one page or pages and tap
Delete Delete.
Select one or several pages and tap
Rotate Rotate. Rotation is based on 90°
increments
Tap Email to send out selected pages
Email out as a new PDF.

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