Displaying PDF Documents

In 3DPlay Web App, you can open and display PDF documents.

  1. From the View section of the action bar, click a command.
    OptionDescription
    Fit All In Fits the entire page in the view area. You can use both types of scrolling, Page by Page Scrolling and Continuous Scrolling .
    Fit Width Fits the width of the page to that of the frame. You can use both types of scrolling, Page by Page Scrolling and Continuous Scrolling .
    Zoom In Zooms in the PDF to see details.
    Zoom Out Zooms out of the PDF to get a general view.
    Page by Page Scrolling Displays a single page view of the PDF, letting you scroll page by page.
    Note: By default, the zoom level is set to Fit All In, but you can change it.
    Continuous Scrolling Lets you scroll the PDF continuously rather than page by page.
    Hide/Show Navigation Tools Displays page thumbnails, comments, bookmarks, and attachments. To navigate between these, click the corresponding icon at the top of the navigation panel. Then, to jump to a specific page, comment, or bookmark, or to open an attachment in a new tab, click the corresponding item.
    Search Displays a search bar at the top, allowing to search for text in the current document.
    Annotation Commands Displays a context toolbar that provides the following annotation commands: Annotate, Highlight, Erase, Annotation Color.
    Text Annotation Lets you add a text annotation. You can choose a color for the text, and delete the annotation. If you want more reading space, you can hide user interface items such as the action bar by clicking the PDF. Click it again to restore user interface items.
    Annotation Tour Switches from one annotation viewpoint to another. To go through the annotation series, click the arrows to the left or to the right of the work area.
  2. To hide user interface items such as the action bar, click the PDF. Click it again to restore user interface items.

    Note: This is useful if you need more reading space.

  3. To share an annotated PDF document as a comment to 3DSwym communities or conversations, click Share as Comment .

    For more information, see Sharing Content.

    Note: The PDF can be shared if it is hosted on and viewed through the cloud, in 3DDrive, 3DSpace, or 3DSwym.