How to Read a PDF File
Once you’ve opened a PDF file, either online or as a separate file, you’ll need to know how to read from and navigate in, the document.
Most PDF viewers, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, won’t allow users to make changes to the documents they download. They do, however, offer great tools for navigation.
Navigate in your PDF file
- Adobe Reader will allow users to search for words and other items such as articles, attachments, bookmarks, and comments.
To find a specific word:
Type the word into Adobe’s Find search engine.
The system will then highlight the first word found in the document.
To find a second or previous match, use the right or left arrow beside the search engine.
- To find articles, attachments, bookmarks, and comments, you can select either option from the Navigate Panels tab from the View menu.
To search for attachments:
- Select Navigate Panels from the View menu and then select Attachments.
- The View menu also offers the Read Out Loud option which will have an automated voice read aloud the document.
To use the Read Out Loud option:
- Select Read Out Loud from the View Menu.
- Select the Activate Read Out Loud option.
- You can then select a reading option. You can choose to read a single page or the whole document.
