Usage
- 3.1. To Open A Document
- 3.2. To Navigate Through a Document
- 3.3. To Scroll a Page
- 3.4. To Change the Page Size
- 3.5. To View Pages or Document Structure
- 3.6. To View the Properties of a Document
- 3.7. To Print a Document
- 3.8. To Copy a Document
- 3.9. To Work With Password-Protected Documents
- 3.10. To Close a Document
3.1. To Open A Document
To open a document, perform the following steps:
- Choose .
- In the Open Document dialogue, select the file you want to open.
- Click Evince Document Viewer displays the name of the document in the titlebar of the window. .
To open another document, choose Evince Document Viewer opens each file in a new window.
again.If you try to open a document with format that Evince Document Viewer does not recognise, the application displays an error message.
3.2. To Navigate Through a Document
You can navigate through a file as follows:
- To view the next page, choose .
- To view the previous page, choose .
- To view the first page in the document, choose .
- To view the last page in the document, choose .
- To view a particular page, enter the page number or page label in the text box on the toolbar, then press Return.
3.3. To Scroll a Page
To display the page contents that are not currently displayed in the display area, use the following methods:
- Use the arrow keys or space key on the keyboard.
- Drag the display area by clicking with the middle mouse button somewhere in the document and then moving the mouse. For example, to scroll down the page, drag the display area upwards in the window.
- Use the scrollbars on the window.
3.4. To Change the Page Size
You can use the following methods to resize a page in the Evince Document Viewer display area:
- To increase the page size, choose .
- To decrease the page size, choose .
- To resize a page to have the same width as the Evince Document Viewer display area, choose .
- To resize a page to fit within the Evince Document Viewer display area, choose .
- To resize the Evince Document Viewer window to have the same width and height as the screen, choose . To resize the Evince Document Viewer window to the original size, click on the button.
3.5. To View Pages or Document Structure
To view bookmarks or pages, perform the following steps:
- Choose F9. or press
- Use the drop-down list in the side-pane header to select whether to display document structure or pages in the side pane.
- Use the side-pane scrollbars to display the required item or page in the side pane.
- Click on an entry to navigate to that location in the document. Click on a page to navigate to that page in the document.
3.6. To View the Properties of a Document
To view the properties of a document, choose
.The Properties dialogue displays all information available
3.7. To Print a Document
To print a Document, choose
.If you cannot choose the Section 3.9 ― To Work With Password-Protected Documents for more information about password-protected files.
menu item, the author of the document has disabled the print option for this document. To enable the print option, you must enter the master password when you open the document. SeeThe Print dialogue has the following tabbed sections:
3.7.1. Job
- Print range
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Select one of the following options to determine how many pages to print:
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All
Select this option to print all of the pages in the document.
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Pages From
Select this option to print the selected range of pages in the document. Use the spin boxes to specify the first page and last page of the range.
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3.7.2. Printer
- Printer
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Use this drop-down list to select the printer to which you want to print the document.
The Create a PDF document option is not supported in this version of Evince Document Viewer.
- Settings
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Use this drop-down list to select the printer settings.
To configure the printer, click
. For example, you can enable or disable duplex printing, or schedule delayed printing, if this functionality is supported by the printer. - Location
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Use this drop-down list to select one of the following print destinations:
- CUPS
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Print the document to a CUPS printer.
If the selected printer is a CUPS printer, CUPS is the only entry in this drop-down list.
- lpr
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Print the document to a printer.
- File
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Print the document to a PostScript file.
Click
to display a dialogue where you specify the name and location of the PostScript file. - Custom
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Use the specified command to print the document.
Type the name of the command in the text box. Include all command-line arguments.
- State
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This functionality is not supported in this version of Evince Document Viewer.
- Type
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This functionality is not supported in this version of Evince Document Viewer.
- Comment
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This functionality is not supported in this version of Evince Document Viewer.
3.7.3. Paper
- Paper size
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Use this drop-down list to select the size of the paper to which you want to print the document.
- Width
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Use this spin box to specify the width of the paper. Use the adjacent drop-down list to change the measurement unit.
- Height
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Use this spin box to specify the height of the paper.
- Feed orientation
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Use this drop-down list to select the orientation of the paper in the printer.
- Page orientation
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Use this drop-down list to select the page orientation.
- Layout
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Use this drop-down list to select the page layout. A preview of each layout that you select is displayed in the Preview area.
- Paper Tray
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Use this drop-down list to select the paper tray.
3.8. To Copy a Document
To copy a file, perform the following steps:
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Choose
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Type the new filename in the Filename text box in the Save a Copy dialogue.
If necessary, specify the location of the copied document. By default, copies are saved in your home directory.
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Click
.
3.9. To Work With Password-Protected Documents
An author can use the following password levels to protect a document:
- User password that allows others only to read the document.
- Master password that allows others to perform additional actions, such as print the document.
When you try to open a password-protected document, Evince Document Viewer displays a security dialogue. Type either the user password or the master password in the Enter document password text box, then click .