Quick Start Guide

PDF Reader Pro

Quick Start Guide

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CONTENTS
Chapter 1 – Overview ................................................................................4
File Menu ..................................................................................................4
Viewer Menu .............................................................................................4
Chapter 2 - Get Files .................................................................................6
Transfer Files via Cloud Storage ..............................................................6
Transfer Files via iCloud Drive .................................................................7
Transfer Files Using iTunes File Sharing .................................................8
Transfer Files via Zip Files .......................................................................9
Transfer Files via WiFi Connection ..........................................................9
Open Email Attachments ........................................................................10
Import Images from Photo Library ..........................................................10
Chapter 3 - Edit PDFs .............................................................................11
Edit PDF Text .........................................................................................11
Edit PDF Image ......................................................................................12
Chapter 4 - Manage Files ........................................................................13
Browse Files in Thumbnail List or List View ...........................................13
Toolbar for File Management .................................................................13
Merge PDF Files .....................................................................................13
Compress PDF .......................................................................................14
Toolkit for File Editing .............................................................................15
Spilt Pages..............................................................................................15
Extract Images ........................................................................................16
Drag to Create a New Folder .................................................................16
Drag and Move Files ..............................................................................17
Drag and Move Files ..............................................................................17
Drag to Delete Files ................................................................................17

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Quick Actions - Thumbnail View.............................................................18

Quick Actions - List View ........................................................................18
Private Folder .........................................................................................19
Chapter 5 - Annotation Tools .................................................................21
Settings for PDF Annotations .................................................................22
Delete Annotations .................................................................................22
Viewer Mode ...........................................................................................23
Annotation Summary ..............................................................................23
Chapter 6 - Manage PDF Pages .............................................................24
Change Page Order ...............................................................................24
Extract, Append, Delete, and Rotate PDF Pages ..................................24
Chapter 7 – Convert☆ ............................................................................25
PDF to Office ..........................................................................................25
Image to PDF .........................................................................................26
Create from Clipboard ............................................................................27
OCR ........................................................................................................27

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Chapter 1 – Overview

File Menu
In Documents tab, the menu bar provides you with a possibility to
manage your files stored in PDF Reader Pro.

Viewer Menu

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

perform all actions while reading PDF documents.
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Chapter 2 - Get Files

Transfer Files via Cloud Storage

PDF Reader Pro 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 and then tap Dropbox.

2. Log into your Dropbox account and allow PDF Reader Pro to
access your account.

3. After authorization, your account will be saved under the “Accounts”

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.

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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 Documents tab and tap

at the top right corner.
2. Choose the file(s) and tap Move or
Duplicate on the menu bar.

3. You will see a pop-up window. Then

switch to Network.

4. Choose the target folder and tap Paste to upload the selected file(s).

Note: For iPhone users, select file(s) and tap “Upload”. Then choose
target folder 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.

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• Upload files to iCloud Drive

1. Go to Document tab and tap 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 Pro.

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

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Transfer Files via Zip Files

1. In Documents tab, tap at the upper right and select Zip.

2. Connect your iOS device to the computer via USB cable.

3. Drag the Zip file and move to Mac.

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.

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Open Email Attachments

1. Open the mail in your mail app.

2. Select the attachment you want to edit.

3. Select Open in Other App.

4. Select PDF Reader Pro to open in.

5. A copy will be saved to the app.

Note: Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch:

https://support.apple.com/en-ae/HT204215#findiTunes

Import Images from Photo Library

1. Tap and tap Import Images to import multiple photos from

Photo Library.

2. The photo(s) will be saved in the document list.

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 Chapter 3 - Edit PDFs
Edit PDF Text
1. Open a PDF file and click Edit ;

2. Click on a text box and choose from Properties/Edit/Cut/Copy/Delete;

⚫ Properties: Tap Properties to change font color, size, opacity, alignment

and font style;

⚫ Edit: Tap Edit to modify the original text, fix typos or other inaccurate
content;

⚫ Cut: Tap Cut to remove the selected contents and store them into
clipboard;

⚫ Copy: Tap Copy to copy the selected content and paste them to another
place;

⚫ Delete: Tap Delete to delete the text box or selected text.

Note: To select the specific text, long press on the text field.
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3. If you want to add a new text field, click Add Text at the bottom -> Click
where you want to add the text to insert new content.

Note: Tap to set the font color, size and style for the new text field.

Edit PDF Image

1. Open a PDF file and click Edit ;

2. Click on an image and choose from

Properties/Rotate/Replace/Export/Opacity/Horizontal/Vertical/Crop/Cut/

Copy/Delete;

Note: In the Properties panel, you can Rotate and Flip the image, or select
editing tools to edit the image, for example: Replace/Crop/Export Image.

3. Or you can drag the corners to adjust the image size;

4. Or you can long-press and drag an image to the desired location;

5. To insert a new image, click Add Image at the bottom -> Click where you
want to add an image -> Add an Image from camera or album.
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 Chapter 4 - Manage Files

Browse Files in Thumbnail List or List View

1. In Documents tab, the files display as thumbnails by default.

2. You can switch between Thumbnail List and List View

by tapping the icon on the top of the screen.

Toolbar for File Management

1. Tap at the top right corner to reveal the menu bar.

2. You will see several options for management, including

AirDrop,Zip,Merge,share, Rename,Copy,Move and more.

Merge PDF Files

1. Tap . Then select 2 or more files and tap Merge.

2. You can tap to change the order.
3. Tap Merge to start merging, and the file will be saved in the Split & Merge

folder.

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4. Or Click More Action… in the reading page, then choose Merge PDF ->
Add File, long Tap on to reorder files.

Compress PDF

Now PDF Reader Pro supports to reduce your PDF file size and share it via
email with ease.

1. Open the file you would like to compress.

2. Tap More Actions... at the top right.

3. Select Compressed File Size .

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4. Choose the document quality and tap Start
（Large/Medium/Small/Minimum）File Size.

5. PDF Reader Pro will save a compressed file in Documents folder

automatically.

Toolkit for File Editing

Open a PDF file and tap toolkit .

It will reveal more advanced editing tools to convert

PDF to Office
(Word/Excel/PPT/RTF/HTML/Text/CSV) files,
PDF to Image
(PNG/JPEG/GIF/TIFF/TGA/BMP/JP2) files, Split
Pages, Extract Images, Add Watermark and Edit
Watermark.

Spilt Pages

Open a PDF file and click the toolkit , tap

Split Pages. Then you can set how to split the
pages.

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Extract Images

Open a PDF file and click the toolkit ,

tap Extract Images.

Then you can set how to extract images

from the file.

In Thumbnail View, PDF Reader

Pro supports to arrange and
manage 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.

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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.

Drag and Move Files

4. Long tap on the file or folder.

5. Drag the selected item to Folder appeared

on the upper left corner.

6. Drop the item to move it to the target folder,

iCloud Drive, or Network storage.

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

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Quick Actions - Thumbnail View

1. Tap on the specific file and then tap on the More

button below each file.

2. You will see a menu of quick actions, including

Upload, Zip, Rename, Duplicate, Share, Split
PDF Pages, Extract Images, Convert and
Delete.

Quick Actions - List View

1. While viewing files in List View, tap on the specific file and swipe
to left.
2. The quick actions include AirDrop, Zip, Merge, Share, Rename,
Copy, Move, Encrypt, and Delete.

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Private Folder

• Set Your Password

1. Go to Settings tab and enable Show Private Folder.

2. Back to Documents and tap at the top

right corner.

3. Tap on Private folder and then set up your

password.

• Change Your Password

1. Tap 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.

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 • Encrypt PDFs
1. In Documents tab, tap at the upper right.

2. Select the PDF you’d like to keep it a private

file.

3. Select Encrypt ; then enter and confirm the

password and remember it!

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 Chapter 5 - Annotation Tools
Open one PDF, and you will see all the PDF editing tools on the screen.
Also, you can access more actions to engage with the P
Actions
Actions Features
✦Tap to share the PDF. You will see four options for
you to choose from, including Document, Flattened
Share Via Copy, Summary and Original PDF.
✦ Select Document and all the annotations remain
editable.
✦ AirPrint. Tap to select your printer and set the
Print
number of copies you’d like to print.
✦ Convert scanned documents / images to editable
and searchable texts.
Recognize texts from
scanned files with OCR ✦ 50+ languages and 99%+ accuracy.

✦ OCR the whole file simultaneously.

✦ Create a copy that protects your annotations and
Create a Flattened Copy
forms from editing.
Clear Signature Reset
✦ Remove all data/content from all fields.
Form
✦ Turn the PDF into a presentation. You can record
Slideshow
your on-screen activities and voice at the same time.
✦ View the PDF in plain text mode. You can change
Text Reflow
the settings for plain text reading.
File Info ✦ Check the document information.

Lock Horizontal ✦ Lock horizontal scroll.

Lock Rotation ✦ Turn on the orientation lock.

✦ Scroll pages automatically. You can adjust the

Auto Scroll
speed by scrolling the speed bar.

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Settings for PDF Annotations

1. In Annotation mode, you will see a

annotation toolbar on the right. For left-
handers, you can relocate the bar to the
left side of the screen.
2. To start annotating,long tap to turn
on the function. Tap any place to turn off.

3. For the highlight, underline, strikeout,

squiggly, shape, or drawing tool, long tap
on the icon to change the Color/Opacity/Thickness/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.

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Viewer Mode

Eyes feel uneasy after long-time reading? PDF Reader Pro provides
different themes to adapt to different reading environments:

1. Open a PDF file and tap at the

bottom toolbar.

2. It will pop out different themes for

Light Mode, Soft Mode, Eye-
protection Mode and Night Mode.
You are free to change the theme
color in the palette.

Annotation Summary

1. Open a PDF file.

2. Tap More Actions and tap Share Via.

3. Choose Summary to send annotation summary by email.

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 Chapter 6 - Manage PDF Pages

With PDF Reader Pro in thumbnail mode, you can rearrange, add,
delete, extract, and rotate PDF pages.

Change Page Order

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

Extract, Append, 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 to save, share, print and save to

Export out
PDF.

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 Chapter 7 – Convert☆

A great upgrade released in PDF Reader Pro iOS with the best PDF to
Office Converter. With it, you can export PDF to Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, RTF, HTML, Text, CSV, Image and more Offline.

PDF to Office

With the best PDF to Office Converter offline, do exactly what you want
and retain all formatting. The best quality and most accurate PDF to
DOCX / PPTX / XLSX conversion for keeping the fonts and layout
intact, including bullets and tables.

• PDF to Word / Excel / PPT

1. Go Documents and click to choose Convert.

2. Open a PDF file and tap Toolkit , and select PDF to Office.

3. There you can scroll to choose Output

Formats: Word(.docx) / Excel(.xlsx) /
PowerPoint(.pptx).
4. Set Page Range: Select All / Odd
Pages Only / Even Pages Only /
Customized Pages.
5. Click Done, and the converted file will
be saved in Documents/Converted.

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 • PDF to HTML / Text / RTF / CSV / Image
1. Open a PDF file and tap Toolkit , and select PDF to Office.

2. There you can scroll to choose Output Formats: HTML(.html) /

Text(.txt) / RTF(.rtf) / CSV(.csv) / Image.

3. Set Page Range: Select All / Odd Pages Only / Even Pages Only /
Customized Pages.

4. Tap Done, and the converted files will be saved in

Documents/Converted.

Image to PDF

1. In Documents tab, click and choose Import Images.

2. Open the images, and tap at the upper right and select to Save to
PDF.
3. A new PDF file has been created and saved at the same file with the
original image.
4. Image supports jpeg / png / tiff / tga / bmp / jp2.

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Create from Clipboard

Copy any texts or images you’d like to paste from the website, other Apps
or PDFs, and then go Documents tab, tap and select From Clipboard,
then save the texts or image as a new PDF.

OCR

• Recognize texts on images and convert it to PDF or

TXT

1. Go to Scanner tab to take a picture.

2. Adjust its brightness, rotate, set the filters or crop it to right shape.

3. Tap OCR to recognize the words in images, it will choose automatic

language detection for better OCR results.

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 • If you’d like to recognize texts on scanned files

Tap More Actions and click the camera icon, or tap to get access
to the Album at the right bottom.

1. Pick out the scanned files and start to recognize.

• Or go to Documents and click More

1. Select OCR at the upper left.

2. Click to save the file as PDF or TXT.

3. Click to share the file as PDF or TXT.

Notice：You can go to More Actions to learn more about OCR.

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P.S. Upgrade to PDF Reader Pro to enjoy more expanded features.

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Should you need any further help, please feel free to

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