PDF Reader

Quick Start Guide

Chapter 1 - Overview .............................................................. 4
File Menu........................................4

Viewer Menu......................................5
Viewer Menu - More (...) Actions ..................6

Chapter 2 - How to Get Files? ................................................ 7

Transfer Files via Cloud Storage ..................7
• Connect to cloud storage services (using Dropbox as an example) ...........7

• Download files from cloud storage .............................................................. 7

• Upload files to cloud storage ...................................................................... 8

Transfer Files via iCloud Drive ...................8

• Download files from iCloud Drive ................................................................8

• Upload files to iCloud Drive ......................................................................... 9

Transfer Files Using iTunes File Sharing ..........9

Transfer Files via WiFi Connection ...............10

Transfer Files via Kdan Cloud ....................10

Open Email Attachments ..........................11

Import Images from Photo Library .................11

Chapter 3 - How to Manage Files? ......................................12

File Manager....................................12

Quick Actions...................................13

Swipe to Delete Files ...........................13

Drag to Create a New Folder ......................13

Drag and Move Files .............................14

Tap to Rename Files .............................14

Chapter 1
How to Get Files?

Drag to Delete Files ............................14

Merge PDF Files (Subscription Option) ...........15

Private Folder..................................15
• Set up Your Password ...............................................................................15

• Change Your Password .............................................................................15

Chapter 4 - How to Utilize Annotation Tools? ....................16

Text Selection & Annotations ....................16

Annotations ....................................17

Long Tap to Change Settings ......................18

Delete Annotations..............................18

Annotation Summary..............................18

My Markups......................................19

Chapter 5 - How to Manage PDF Pages? ............................ 20

Page Thumbnail Mode .............................20
Rearrange Page Order ............................21

Extract, Add, Delete, and Rotate PDF Pages ........21

 Chapter 1 - Overview

File Menu

In “Documents” tab, the menu bar provides you with a possibility to

manage you files stored in the PDF Reader app. You can easily switch
between different tabs by tapping the icons from the bottom menu bar.

❶ Kdan Account Info

❶ ❻ ❼ ❷ List View / Thumbnail View
❸ Sort files by Date, Size or Name
❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❽
❹ Recently opened files
❺ Favorite files
❻ Management mode
❼ Access to iCloud Drive
❾ ❽ Search files

❿ ❾ Tap to open a file

⓫ ❿ Tap to rename a file
⓫ Shortcuts to Kdan Cloud services
⓬ Toolset tab (Scanner & OCR)

⓭ Documents tab

⓮ Kdan Doc tab

⓬ ⓭ ⓮ ⓯ ⓰
⓯ Access to your cloud accounts
⓰ Customer support and app settings
Viewer Menu

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

all actions while reading PDF documents.

❶ Back to the file list

❷ Search text or page
❸ Kdan Cloud services
❶ ❺ ❹ Tap to reveal BOTA list
❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ More editing actions
❻ Viewer mode, tap to change settings
for PDF reading.

❼ Text to speech (TTS)

❽ Sticky note
❾ Highlight text, long tap on the icon
the change settings.
❿ Underline text
⓫ Strikeout
⓬ Squiggly
⓭ Swipe for more tools:
‣ Handwrite

‣ Shapes

‣ Add textbox

❻ ❼ ❽ ❾ ❿ ⓫ ⓬ ‣ Signature tool

‣ Stamp tool

‣ Voice recorder

‣ Insert photos
⓭
‣ Add hyperlinks
Viewer Menu - More (...) Actions

When viewing a PDF document, you also may tap the “More” button on
the top right corner for more editing options.

❶ Preview the PDF in page thumbnails.

❷ Share or open the PDF in other apps.
❸ Add a bookmark to the current page.
❶
❹ Flatten all annotations and create a
❷ new copy.
❸ ❺ AirPrint, print the document from your
❹ device.

❺ ❻ Remove signatures from the PDF.

❻ ❼ Remove password protection and
restrictions on editing.
❼
❽ ❽ Clear all content in form fields.
❾
❾ Take a screenshot of your PDF.
❿ ❿ Connect with Adonit Jot stylus.
⓫
⓫ Present the PDF as slides.
⓬
⓭ ⓬ View the PDF in pure text mode.

⓮ ⓭ Check out the file information.

⓯
⓰ ⓮ Locking the screen in portrait orientation.
⓯ Lock the screen orientation to prevent
the display from rotating itself.

⓰ Automatically scroll pages.

 Chapter 2 - How to Get Files?

Transfer Files via Cloud Storage

PDF Reader 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 to access your
account.
3. After authorization, your account will
be saved under the “Cloud Storage”
list. (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.

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 “Edit” at the top right corner.

2. Select file(s) you would like to upload.
3. Tap “ ” and then tap “Move to Cloud”.

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

Transfer Files via iCloud Drive

• Download files from iCloud Drive

1. Tap “ ” at the top right corner.

2. Tap “Import” and then tap “Browse”.
Select a file you’d like from iCloud
Drive folder or another app.
• Upload files to iCloud Drive

1. Go to “Documents” tab and tap “Edit”

( ) 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.

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

  
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.

 
 
Transfer Files via Kdan Cloud

1. Tap and log in with your Kdan ID.

2. In List View, tap the cloud button
( ) beside each document to
download or upload to Kdan Cloud.
3. In Thumbnail View, simply tap on the
drop down menu below each file to
transfer your documents

 
  
 
Open Email Attachments

1. Open the mail in your mail app.

2. Tap and hold on the attachment.
3. Select PDF Reader to open in to.
4. A copy will be saved to PDF Reader.

 
Import Images from Photo Library

1. Tap “Import” and tap “Photos” to

import multiple photos from Photo
Library.
2. The photo(s) will be saved in the
document list.

 
 Chapter 3 - How to Manage Files?

File Manager

In “Documents” tab, tap the “Edit” ( ) button at the top right corner to
enter the management mode. Select files and then you can copy, move,
rename or delete them.

❶ Create a new folder

❶ ❷ ❸ ❷ Select all
❸ Back to File List mode
❹ Tap to select the file
❺ Tap to add the file to Favorites
❻ Tap to copy selected file(s)
❹ ❼ Move selected files(s) to the target folder
❽ Rename the file
❾ Delete selected file(s)
❺
❿ Tap for more editing options,
including:
‣ Open in

‣ Merge (only available when

selecting 2 and more files)
‣ Share via

‣ Encrypt

❻ ❼ ❽ ❾ ❿ ‣ Move to cloud

‣ Zip
When in List View, PDF Reader offers you shortcuts to manage files
with ease.

Quick Actions

1. Tap beside each document.

2. You will see a menu of actions,
including Rename, Zip, Share
Download Link, Delete, and Share.

Swipe to Delete Files

1. Tap on the specific file and swipe to

left.
2. You can quickly delete the document
by tapping the delete button.

In Thumbnail View, PDF Reader supports to arrange and mange

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.
  

Drag and Move Files

1. Long tap on the file or folder.

2. Drag the selected item to “Folder”
appeared on the bottom left corner
3. Drop the item to move it to the target
folder, iCloud Drive, or Network
storage.

 
  
Tap to Rename Files

1. Simply tap the file name to rename

the file.

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.

  

 
 Merge PDF Files (Subscription Option)

1. Tap and then select 2 or more

files and tap “Merge”.
2. You can change the order by tapping
“Edit” on the top right corner.
3. Tap “Merge” to begin the merging
process, and the file will be saved in
the “Split & Merge” folder.

Private Folder

• Set up Your Password

1. Go to Settings tab ( ) and enable

“Show Private Folder”.
2. Then back to Documents tab and
tap “Edit” at the top right corner.
3. Tap on the private folder to 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.
 Chapter 4 - How to Utilize Annotation Tools?

Text Selection & Annotations

When viewing a PDF document, long press on the PDF to select text
and activate annotation tools.

❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❻ ❼ ❶ Drag over the content to select a

desired portion of text.

❶ ❷ “Note” adds a note to the selected

text.

❸ “Copy” saves the selected text to

clipboard.

❹ “Highlight” marks the selected text

with highlighting.
、
❺ “Underline” marks the selected
text with underline.

❻ “Strikeout” marks the selected text

with cross-over.

❼ Tap for more tools. (Squiggly, Text-to-

Speech, Search Web, and Dictionary)

❽ Tap on the annotation to remove it

from the PDF.
Annotations

You may also turn on or off the annotation tools by tapping the icons on
the bottom menu bar.


❶ Textbox draws a box and fill in with

text (Font and style are changeable.)
❶
❷ Figures draws shapes of rectangles,
oval, line and arrow.

❷ ❸ Sticky Note adds a memo inside of

an icon.

❸ ❹ Able to insert images from Photo

Library or camera.

❺ Freehand Writing, Write on PDFs

❹ using your fingers or stylus.
❺
❻ Record and attach a voice note to the
PDF.
❻
❼ Make custom stamps indicating time
and date.
❼
❽ Create and add personal signatures
to the PDF.
❽
Long Tap to Change Settings

1. For the highlight, underline,

strikeout, squiggly, shape, or
drawing tool, long tap on the icon
to change the color/opacity/size/
style.
2. You can swipe left for more
annotation tools.

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.

Annotation Summary

1. Open a PDF file

2. Tap      and tap “Share Via”
3. Choose “Summary” to send
annotation summary by email.
  
My Markups

My Markups is an easy way to help you back up annotations. The

annotations will be extracted as a new file. You can import to the
original PDF anytime.

 
1. Open a PDF file. Tap     for “A”, the
annotation summary.
2. Tap     and choose     to back up
the annotations. Or you can tap   
to create a link for sharing.
3. Tap     to import the markup file to
the current PDF.

 
 
 Chapter 5 - How to Manage PDF Pages?

PDF Reader enables you to preview the PDF document in page

thumbnails. You can edit PDF pages when viewing PDF in thumbnails.

Page Thumbnail Mode

1. Open a PDF file. Tap to reveal more actions.

2. Tap “Page Edit” ( ) to switch to thumbnail mode.

❷ ❸ ❹

❶ Tap to select the page (selecting

multiple pages are available)

❷ Append - Add a new blank page

❶ ❸ Extract - Export selected page(s)
as a new PDF

❹ Tap for more page editing options,

including:
‣ Select All

‣ Page Rotation

‣ Email out

‣ Delete
Rearrange Page Order

Tap on the top right corner. Then tap and hold on one page
thumbnail. Drag the page to where you would like it to be.

Extract, Add, 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 Email to send out selected pages
Email out as a new PDF.

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