Available features

• Open PDF files,
• Find text in PDF files,
• Print PDF files.
• Enable end users to fill out forms.
• etc.

The ribbon of this control includes the most common actions. For more details, see PDF Reader control: use the ribbon.

Several keyboard shortcuts are also available:

Shortcut	Effect	Shortcut	Effect
Ctrl + A	Selects the entire content of the PDF file	Ctrl + C	Copies the selection to the clipboard.
Ctrl + F	Stars a search in the PDF file.	Ctrl + 0	Opens a PDF file.
Ctrl + P	Prints the current PDF file.
Ctrl + mouse wheel	Changes the zoom.	Ctrl + 0	Sets zoom at 100%
Ctrl + home	Moves to the beginning of the document.	Ctrl + End	Moves to the end of the document.
Page Up	Displays the previous page.	Page Down	Displays the next page.

1. Select the control to create from the ribbon:
   • On the "Creation" tab, in the "Graphic controls" group, expand "Office" and select "PDF Reader".
   • On the "Creation", in the "Graphic controls" group, expand "PDF Reader" and select "PDF Reader control".
2. Click at the desired location to create the control.

Predefined window: On Android and/or iOS, the PDF Reader control only allows you to view a PDF file.. There are no buttons or default options to edit the PDF file displayed in the control.
WINDEV Mobile also allows you to integrate a preset "PDF Reader" window into your application. This window contains:

• a PDF Reader control,
• an Action Bar control containing options for searching and browsing through the PDF Reader control.

This windows expects the path of the PDF file as parameter.
This window can be modified at your convenience.

To integrate this window into your project, go to the "Creation" tab, "Graphic controls" group, expand "PDF Reader" and click "PDF Reader window"

• Initial document: Indicates the initial document displayed in the PDF Reader control ("General" tab)..
• With ribbon: Specifies whether or not to display the ribbon ("General" tab).. If the ribbon is displayed:
  • the "Ribbon source IW" area allows you to:
    • use the default ribbon. In this case "Ribbon source IW" corresponds to "None".
    • customize the default ribbon.
      Simply select the default preset window in "Ribbon source IW". In this case, the "IW_WINDEVAAF_PDFReaderRibbon" window is automatically included in your project, in the WDAAF internal component. This internal window can be modified as required. This window contains all the code required to manage the PDF Reader control. It is recommended to check for UI errors and make sure the window works properly after any change is made.
    • use an internal window to create a specific ribbon.
      Any internal window of your project can be used to create this ribbon.
  • "Apply project skin template to ribbon" applies the project skin template to the internal window that corresponds to the ribbon and to all the windows opened via the ribbon.
• Display the thumbnail pane: Specifies whether the thumbnail pane should be displayed by default in the PDF Reader control..
• Allow the change of document (Open, Dnd, ... ): Select whether or not to display buttons in the ribbon to open a new document.. If this option is not checked, the end user will only be able to handle the PDF file defined by the application. Otherwise, the end user can handle any PDF file.

• The PDF Reader control does not allow users to interact with other elements via JavaScript (e.g. hidden link inside an image, etc.).
• The PDF Reader control is not available in Windows XP. The minimum version required is Windows 10.
• The PDF Reader control does not support password-protected PDF files. A toast message indicates to the user that the file is password-protected.
• Starting with version 28, the PDF Reader control is not supported by 32-bit ARM processors. The new PDF features in version 28 require a 64-bit execution mode. If an application is intended for devices with 32-bit processors, it must be generated with WINDEV Mobile 27.