PDF views are similar to image views, but come with some specialized options for viewing PDF documents. Also, PDF views support the Edit > Find commands.
Sidebar
The sidebar shows thumbnails of a pages of the PDF document. Click a thumbnail select that page and scroll to it; hold the Shift or Command keys to select multiple pages. Reorder pages by dragging a page to the new position and use Edit > Delete Selected Page(s) to remove the selected page(s). Use Edit > Rotate to rotate PDF pages. Contextual menu commands are available, too, e.g. copy and paste.
You show and hide the PDF sidebar using the Show/Hide Sidebar button in the PDF''s navigation bar.
Note: Only real PDF documents are editable, converted (e.g. EPS, PostScript, or Adobe Illustrator files), Skim documents (PDF packages), and PDF previews generated by QuickLook are not editable.
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Annotating PDFs
You can use DEVONthink Personal to annotate PDF documents. To add or edit annotations, open the PDF document in a separate window (e.g. by double-clicking it). In the toolbar you will find all necessary tools:
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Tool: Switch between moving, selecting text, and selecting elements such as annotation post-it notes.
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Annotate: Select your annotation tool of choice: Ellipsis, rectangle, post-it note, text rectangle, and link.
To add an annotation, select your annotation tool, then 'draw' it into the page. Double-click the annotation to open the annotation panel which lets you fine-tune your annotation. Depending on the type of annotation you can change its attributes.
To move or delete an annotation, select it with the 'select elements' tool. Position it with the mouse. Press the Delete key or use Edit > Delete to remove it.
Shortcuts & Modifier Keys
In addition to the general shortcuts for paging up and down in a PDF document mentioned in the General section, PDF views also offers unique shortcuts.
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Command-click: Opens a link in a new tab and selects it (only if tabbed browsing is switched on).
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Command-drag: Scrolls the visible area with the mouse (Mac OS X 10.4 and later only).
Toolbar
For multi-page images or PDFs, DEVONthink Personal provides back and forward buttons, as well as an page number field at the bottom of the window. Enter any page number and press Return to display that page.
The Annotate and Tool toolbar items let you quickly annotate PDFs.
Contextual Menu
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Actual Size: Zooms the image so that it appears as its real size, calculated from the actual pixels and the resolution information contained in the PDF.
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Zoom In/Out: Zooms in and out of the PDF.
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Auto Size: Resizes the PDF automatically so that it always fits the size of the view/edit pane or the document window.
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Single Page/Facing Pages: Displays the PDF either as one page or as facing pages (like in a magazine).
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Continous: When checked, DEVONthink Personal displays the pages of a mutli-page PDF like one long roll of paper. If unchecked, it displays the PDF page by page.
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Previous/Next Page: Jumps to the previous or next page.
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Highlight: Highlights the selection like with a felt marker. Using this command on a selection again removes the highlighting.
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Set Title As: Renames the document according to the selected piece of text.
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Search selected phrase: Searches for the selected text as a phrase.
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Add tag [word]: Tags the document with the selected word (only available if the word is not already a tag of the document).
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See [word]: Opens a drawer with documents related to the selected word.
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See Related Text: Opens a drawer with documents related to the selected text passage. Only available when more than one word is selected.
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Rotate Left/Right: Rotate the page left and right.
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Copy Page Link: Copies a URL to the clipboard pointing directly to the shown page of the document.
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Open Link: Opens the selected link.
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Open Link in New Tab: Opens the selected link in a new tab.
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Delete Annotation: Deletes the selected annotations.
The PDF sidebar also offers commands for working with single pages:
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Undo/Redo: Un-does or re-does the last action.
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Cut/Copy/Paste: Cuts, copies, or pastes a PDF page.
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Copy Page Link: Copies a URL that points directly to the selected page.
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Split Document: Splits the PDF at the selection into two documents.
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Insert Blank Page: Insers a blank page into the PDF.
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Delete Selected Page: Deletes the selected page.
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Rotate Left/Right: Rotate a selected page left and right.
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Select/Deselect All: Selects or deselects all pages.
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Copy Page Link: Copies a URL to the clipboard pointing not only to the document itself but the actual page.
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