Acrobat 9: Open a New Window

by David R. Mankin, the Acrobat Czar

Here's a simple little tip that may someday change the way you work in Acrobat. You have a PDF catalog open. You find an interesting product on page 5 of the PDF. While browsing deeper into the catalog, you see an equally interesting product on page 10. You want to compare the features of both products. You flip back and forth from page 5 to page 10 to page 5 to 10… now you're officially dizzy and you're wishing there was a way to see both page 5 and 10 at the same time.

With your PDF open in Acrobat, choose Window > New Window. A second instance of your document opens in its own Acrobat application workspace. You may navigate freely and independently in each window, allowing you to see multiple pages at once, and each in a unique zoom magnification. To manage multiple windows, you can choose Window > Cascade or Tile.

Two windows tiled

Simple, yet powerful… like Acrobat itself. If you find tidbits like this useful, then you might consider signing up for a complete Acrobat class. I cover scores of features and tips that will surely impact your business and workflow. Acrobat and PDFs are everywhere. To stay on top, you'd be wise to know what Acrobat can do for you. Click here for more details.

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About the author: In addition to recently being named the nation's Acrobat Czar, David R. Mankin is a Certified Technical Trainer, desktop publisher, computer graphic artist, and Web page developer. And if that wasn't enough, of course David is an Adobe-certified expert in Adobe Acrobat.

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