Navigating in Vu

Vu provides numerous methods for navigating, panning, and zooming in and out of a document.

ClosedNavigating with the Mouse or Keyboard

The primary method for navigating is the mouse. Vu works with all types of mice, however it is suggested that you use a 3 button mouse with a scroll wheel for the optimum performance. The following diagram identifies how the mouse buttons are used.

ClosedZooming with the Mouse

The scroll wheel is the most convenient method to navigate a PDF. Zoom in and out by scrolling the mouse scroll wheel forward and backward.

Note: The scroll wheel will change behavior depending on the display of the page. By default, the scroll wheel zooms when in Single Page Mode and scrolls in Continuous Mode. You can change this behavior in the Navigation Preferences.

Double-click the scroll wheel to fit the entire PDF page to the current workspace window.

Double-click the left mouse button (or double-tap a tablet PC stylus) to display the tablet zoom control.

To scroll using the tablet zoom control, click and hold in the blue-shaded area, then drag the cursor up or down to zoom. Click outside the blue area to exit the control and pan the document.

ClosedZooming with the Keyboard

Navigation Keyboard shortcuts: 

  • Zoom out — CTRL+MINUS
  • Zoom in — CTRL+PLUS
  • Actual Size — CTRL+8
  • Fit Page — CTRL+9
  • Fit Width — CTRL+0
  • Select Zoom tool — Z
  • Toggle between Pan or Select tool and Zoom tool — SHIFT+Z
ClosedPanning with the Mouse

Click and hold the scroll wheel down to pan the document.

Click and drag the horizontal and vertical scroll bars as you would in any Windows application.

ClosedPanning with the Keyboard

Press the LEFT ARROW, RIGHT ARROW, UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys.

ClosedNavigating with the Navigation Bar

The Navigation bar along the bottom of the workspace typically holds the Pan and Zoom tools in the center.

ClosedTo zoom in on a particular area of the document
  1. Click the Zoom tool or press Z.
  2. Click and drag a rectangle over the desired area. Upon release, the defined area will zoom to fill the workspace.
ClosedTo pan around the document
  1. Click the Pan tool or press ESC.
  2. Click and drag to move the view in the main workspace.

It is also possible to set the zoom level manually to a percentage, or to automatically fit the width or the whole page.

  1. Click the zoom list to the right of the to choose a specific page size percentage.
  2. To zoom to a setting rather than a percentage, choose one of the options at the bottom of the list (Actual Size, Fit Page, or Fit Width).
ClosedTo jump between pages and views

On the right side of the Navigation bar, there are buttons designed to provide efficient movement between pages and views in the workspace.

Each of the buttons is explained below:

First Page (HOME): Click to jump to the first page of the PDF.

Previous Page (CTRL+LEFT ARROW): Click to go to the prior page of the document.

: Indicates the current location in the PDF.

Next Page (CTRL+RIGHT ARROW): Click to go to the next page of the current document.

Last Page (END): Click to jump to the last page of the document.

Go To Page: Click to specify a page in the document to which to jump directly.

Previous View (ALT+LEFT ARROW): Click to go back to the previous view in the main workspace.

Next View (ALT+RIGHT ARROW): Click to go to the next view in the main workspace.

ClosedNavigating by Thumbnail

The Thumbnails tab is ideal for navigating large PDFs with many pages. Open the Thumbnails tab and click a page's thumbnail to jump directly to it.

ClosedNavigating by Bookmark

Many PDFs come with bookmarks for quick navigation to sections of the document. Find a document's bookmarks on the Bookmarks tab. To jump to a bookmark's location, click it.

ClosedNavigating by Flag

Flags provide a mechanism for easily navigating to specific pages and places in a PDF. The Flags panel opens between the workspace and the right panel. While similar to bookmarks, flags are meant to call attention to something specific in the document and are generally added and removed more freely than bookmarks. Open the Flags panel and click a flag to jump to its location. See the Flag panel section for more information.