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25 <title>&appname; Manual </title>
26 <abstract role="description">
28 The Evince Document Viewer application enables you to view documents of various formats like Portable
29 Document Format (PDF) files and PostScript files
34 <holder>Nickolay V. Shmyrev</holder>
38 <holder>Sun Microsystems</holder>
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49 <publishername> GNOME Documentation Project </publishername>
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59 <firstname>Sun</firstname>
60 <surname>GNOME Documentation Team</surname>
61 <affiliation><orgname>Sun Microsystems</orgname></affiliation>
63 <author role="maintainer">
64 <firstname>Nickolay V. </firstname>
65 <surname>Shmyrev</surname>
67 <orgname>GNOME Documentation Project</orgname>
68 <address> <email>nshmyrev@yandex.ru</email> </address>
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75 <firstname>Latin</firstname>
76 <surname>Translator 1</surname>
78 <orgname>Latin Translation Team</orgname>
79 <address> <email>translator@gnome.org</email> </address>
81 <contrib>Latin translation</contrib>
88 <revnumber>&appname; Manual V1.1</revnumber>
89 <date>2008-04-05</date>
91 <para role="author">Niels Giesen</para>
92 <para role="author">Claude Paroz</para>
93 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para>
97 <revnumber>&appname; Manual V1.0</revnumber>
98 <date>2005-04-06</date>
100 <para role="author">Nickolay V. Shmyrev</para>
101 <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para>
106 <releaseinfo>This manual describes version &appversion; of &appname;
109 <title>Feedback</title>
110 <para>To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the &appname; application or this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="ghelp:gnome-feedback" type="help">GNOME Feedback Page</ulink>.
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116 <indexterm zone="index">
117 <primary>&appname;</primary>
119 <indexterm zone="index">
120 <primary>evince</primary>
123 <!-- ============= Document Body ============================= -->
124 <!-- ============= Introduction ============================== -->
125 <!-- Use the Introduction section to give a brief overview of what
126 the application is and what it does. -->
127 <sect1 id="evince-introduction">
128 <title>Introduction</title>
129 <para>The &app; application enables you to view documents of various formats like Portable Document Format (PDF) files and PostScript files. &app; follows Freedesktop.org and GNOME standards to provide integration with Desktop Environment.
133 <!-- =========== Getting Started ============================== -->
135 <sect1 id="evince-getting-started">
136 <title>Getting Started</title>
138 <sect2 id="evince-start">
139 <title>To Start &appname;</title>
140 <para>&app; starts when you open a document such as a PDF or PostScript file.</para>
141 <para>Alternatively, you can start &app; from the command line, with the command: <command>evince</command>.</para>
145 <sect2 id="evince-when-start">
146 <title>When You Start &appname;</title>
147 <para>When you start &app;, the following window is displayed.</para>
149 <!-- ==== Figure ==== -->
150 <figure id="mainwindow-fig">
151 <title>&appname; Window</title>
154 <imageobject><imagedata
155 fileref="figures/evince_start_window.png" format="PNG"/>
158 <phrase>Shows &appname; main window. Contains titlebar, menubar, toolbar and display area. Menubar contains File, Edit, View, Go and Help menus. </phrase>
164 <para>The &app; window contains the following elements:
170 <para>The menus on the menubar contain all of the commands that you need to work with documents in &app;.</para>
176 <para>The toolbar contains a subset of the commands that you can access from the menubar.</para>
180 <term>Display area</term>
182 <para>The display area displays the document.</para>
188 In &app;, you can perform the same action in several ways. For example, you can open a document in the following ways:
189 <informaltable frame="all">
190 <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
191 <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="50*"/>
192 <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="50*"/>
195 <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
196 <para>UI Component</para></entry>
197 <entry colname="COLSPEC1" align="left">
198 <para>Action</para></entry>
203 <entry><para>Window</para></entry>
207 <para>Drag a file into the &app; window from another application such as a file manager.</para>
210 <para>Double-click on the file name in the file manager</para>
216 <entry><para>Menubar</para></entry>
217 <entry><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
221 <entry><para>Shortcut keys</para></entry>
222 <entry><para>Press <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>O</keycap></keycombo>.</para></entry>
229 This manual documents functionality from the menubar.
234 <!-- ================ Usage ================================ -->
235 <sect1 id="evince-usage">
238 <!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ -->
239 <sect2 id="evince-open-file">
240 <title>To Open A Document</title>
241 <para>To open a document, perform the following steps:</para>
245 Choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para>
249 In the <guilabel>Open Document</guilabel> dialog, select the file you want to open.
254 Click <guibutton>Open</guibutton>. &app; displays the name of the document in the titlebar of the window.
259 To open another document, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> again. &app; opens each file in a new window.
262 If you try to open a document with format that &app; does not recognize, the application displays an error message.
266 <sect2 id="evince-navigate-file">
267 <title>To Navigate Through a Document</title>
268 <para>You can navigate through a file as follows:</para>
271 <para>To view the next page, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Next Page</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
275 <para>To view the previous page, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Previous Page</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
279 <para>To view the first page in the document, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>First Page</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
283 <para>To view the last page in the document, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Last Page</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
287 <para>To view a particular page, enter the page number or page label in the text box on the toolbar, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>.</para>
292 <!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ -->
293 <sect2 id="evince-scroll-page">
294 <title>To Scroll a Page</title>
295 <para>To display the page contents that are not currently displayed in the display area, use the following methods:</para>
298 <para>Use the arrow keys or space key on the keyboard.</para>
301 <para>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.</para>
304 <para>Use the scrollbars on the window.</para>
309 <!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ -->
310 <sect2 id="evince-manipulate-zoom-factor">
311 <title>To Change the Page Size</title>
313 You can use the following methods to resize a page in the &app; display area:
318 To increase the page size, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Zoom In</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
323 To decrease the page size, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Zoom Out</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
328 To resize a page to have the same width as the &app; display area, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Fit page width</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
333 To resize a page to fit within the &app; display area, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Best Fit</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
338 To resize the &app; window to have the same width and height as the screen, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Full Screen</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. To resize the &app; window to the original size, click on the <guibutton>Exit Full Screen</guibutton> button.
344 <sect2 id="evince-view-pages">
345 <title>To View Pages or Document Structure</title>
346 <para>To view bookmarks or pages, perform the following steps:
351 Choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Sidebar</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or press <keycap>F9</keycap>.
356 Use the drop-down list in the side-pane header to select whether to display document structure or pages in the side pane.
361 Use the side-pane scrollbars to display the required item or page in the side pane.
365 <para>Click on an entry to navigate to that location in the document. Click on a page to navigate to that page in the document.</para>
370 <sect2 id="evince-view-properties">
371 <title>To View the Properties of a Document</title>
372 <para>To view the properties of a document, choose
374 <guimenu>File</guimenu>
375 <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>
379 The <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog displays all information available
383 <sect2 id="evince-print-file">
384 <title>To Print a Document</title>
386 To print a Document, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Print</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
390 If you cannot choose the <guimenuitem>Print</guimenuitem> 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. See <xref linkend="evince-password"/> for more information about password-protected files.
394 The <guilabel>Print</guilabel> dialog has the following tabbed sections:
399 <link linkend="print-dialog-job">Job</link>
404 <link linkend="print-dialog-printer">Printer</link>
409 <link linkend="print-dialog-paper">Paper</link>
414 <sect3 id="print-dialog-job">
417 <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Print range</guilabel> </term>
419 <para>Select one of the following options to determine how many pages to print:</para>
422 <para><guilabel>All</guilabel></para>
423 <para>Select this option to print all of the pages in the document.</para>
426 <para><guilabel>Pages From</guilabel></para>
427 <para>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.
436 <sect3 id="print-dialog-printer">
437 <title>Printer</title>
439 <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Printer</guilabel> </term>
441 <para>Use this drop-down list to select the printer to which you want to print the document.</para>
444 The <guilabel>Create a PDF document</guilabel> option is not supported in this version of &app;.
449 <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Settings</guilabel> </term>
451 <para>Use this drop-down list to select the printer settings.
453 <para>To configure the printer, click <guibutton>Configure</guibutton>. For example, you can enable or disable duplex printing, or schedule delayed printing, if this functionality is supported by the printer.
457 <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Location</guilabel> </term>
460 Use this drop-down list to select one of the following print destinations:
464 <term><guilabel>CUPS</guilabel></term>
467 Print the document to a CUPS printer.
471 If the selected printer is a CUPS printer, <guilabel>CUPS</guilabel> is the only entry in this drop-down list.
477 <term><guilabel>lpr</guilabel></term>
480 Print the document to a printer.
485 <term><guilabel>File</guilabel></term>
488 Print the document to a PostScript file.
491 Click <guibutton>Save As</guibutton> to display a dialog where you specify the name and location of the PostScript file.
496 <term><guilabel>Custom</guilabel></term>
499 Use the specified command to print the document.
502 Type the name of the command in the text box. Include all command-line arguments.
509 <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>State</guilabel> </term>
511 <para>This functionality is not supported in this version of &app;.
515 <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Type</guilabel> </term>
517 <para>This functionality is not supported in this version of &app;.
521 <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Comment</guilabel> </term>
523 <para>This functionality is not supported in this version of &app;.
530 <sect3 id="print-dialog-paper">
533 <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Paper size</guilabel> </term>
535 <para>Use this drop-down list to select the size of the paper to which you want to print the document.</para>
538 <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Width</guilabel> </term>
540 <para>Use this spin box to specify the width of the paper. Use the adjacent drop-down list to change the measurement unit.</para>
543 <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Height</guilabel> </term>
545 <para>Use this spin box to specify the height of the paper.</para>
548 <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Feed orientation</guilabel> </term>
550 <para>Use this drop-down list to select the orientation of the paper in the printer.</para>
553 <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Page orientation</guilabel> </term>
555 <para>Use this drop-down list to select the page orientation.</para>
558 <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Layout</guilabel> </term>
560 <para>Use this drop-down list to select the page layout. A preview of each layout that you select is displayed in the <guilabel>Preview</guilabel> area.</para>
563 <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Paper Tray</guilabel> </term>
565 <para>Use this drop-down list to select the paper tray.
573 <!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ -->
574 <sect2 id="evince-copy-file">
575 <title>To Copy a Document</title>
576 <para>To copy a file, perform the following steps:
581 Choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Save a Copy</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
586 Type the new filename in the <guilabel>Filename</guilabel> text box in the <guilabel>Save a Copy</guilabel> dialog.
589 If necessary, specify the location of the copied document. By default, copies are saved in your home directory.
594 Click <guibutton>Save</guibutton>.
600 <!-- this id must be kept in sync with evince-persist-file.cc/evince-persist-stream.cc -->
601 <sect2 id="evince-password">
602 <title>To Work With Password-Protected Documents</title>
604 An author can use the following password levels to protect a document:
608 <para>User password that allows others only to read the document.
612 <para>Master password that allows others to perform additional actions, such as print the document.
617 When you try to open a password-protected document, &app; displays a security dialog. Type either the user password or the master password in the <guilabel>Enter document password</guilabel> text box, then click <guibutton>Open Document</guibutton>.
621 <!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ -->
622 <sect2 id="evince-close-file">
623 <title>To Close a Document</title>
624 <para>To close a document, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Close</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
627 If the window is the last &app; window open, the application exits.
633 <!-- ================ Shortcuts ================================ -->
634 <sect1 id="evince-shortcuts">
635 <title>Shortcuts</title>
636 <para>Below is a list of all shortcuts present in &app;:</para>
637 <informaltable frame="all">
638 <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
639 <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="50*"/>
640 <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="50*"/>
643 <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
644 <para>Shortcut</para></entry>
645 <entry colname="COLSPEC1" align="left">
646 <para>Action</para></entry>
650 <row valign="middle">
651 <entry><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>O</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
652 <entry><para>Open an existing document</para></entry>
654 <row valign="middle">
655 <entry><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>S</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
656 <entry><para>Save a copy of the current document</para></entry>
658 <row valign="middle">
659 <entry><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>P</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
660 <entry><para>Print document</para></entry>
662 <row valign="middle">
663 <entry><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>W</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
664 <entry><para>Close window</para></entry>
666 <row valign="middle">
667 <entry><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>C</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
668 <entry><para>Copy selection</para></entry>
670 <row valign="middle">
671 <entry><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>A</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
672 <entry><para>Select All</para></entry>
674 <row valign="middle">
676 <para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>F</keycap></keycombo></para>
677 <para><keycap>/</keycap> (slash)</para>
679 <entry><para>Find a word or phrase in the document</para></entry>
681 <row valign="middle">
682 <entry><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>G</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
683 <entry><para>Find next</para></entry>
685 <row valign="middle">
687 <para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>+</keycap></keycombo> (plus sign)</para>
688 <para><keycap>+</keycap></para>
689 <para><keycap>=</keycap></para>
691 <entry><para>Zoom in</para></entry>
693 <row valign="middle">
695 <para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>-</keycap></keycombo> (minus sign)</para>
696 <para><keycap>-</keycap></para>
698 <entry><para>Zoom out</para></entry>
700 <row valign="middle">
701 <entry><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>R</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
702 <entry><para>Reload the document</para></entry>
704 <row valign="middle">
706 <para><keycap>Page Up</keycap></para></entry>
707 <entry><para>Go to the previous page</para></entry>
709 <row valign="middle">
710 <entry><para><keycap>Page Down</keycap></para></entry>
711 <entry><para>Go to the next page</para></entry>
713 <row valign="middle">
715 <para><keycap>Space</keycap></para>
716 <para><keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Backspace</keycap></keycombo></para>
717 <para><keycap>Return</keycap></para>
719 <entry><para>Scroll forward</para></entry>
721 <row valign="middle">
723 <para><keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Space</keycap></keycombo></para>
724 <para><keycap>Backspace</keycap></para>
725 <para><keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Return</keycap></keycombo></para>
727 <entry><para>Scroll backward</para></entry>
729 <row valign="middle">
731 <para><keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Page Up</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
732 <entry><para>Go a bunch of pages up</para></entry>
734 <row valign="middle">
735 <entry><para><keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Page Down</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
736 <entry><para>Go a bunch of pages down</para></entry>
738 <row valign="middle">
739 <entry><para><keycap>Home</keycap></para></entry>
740 <entry><para>Go to the first page</para></entry>
742 <row valign="middle">
743 <entry><para><keycap>End</keycap></para></entry>
744 <entry><para>Go to the last page</para></entry>
746 <row valign="middle">
747 <entry><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>L</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
748 <entry><para>Go to page by number or label</para></entry>
750 <row valign="middle">
751 <entry><para><keycap>F1</keycap></para></entry>
752 <entry><para>Help</para></entry>
754 <row valign="middle">
755 <entry><para><keycap>F5</keycap></para></entry>
756 <entry><para>Run document as presentation</para></entry>
758 <row valign="middle">
759 <entry><para><keycap>F9</keycap></para></entry>
760 <entry><para>Show or hide the side pane</para></entry>
762 <row valign="middle">
763 <entry><para><keycap>F11</keycap></para></entry>
764 <entry><para>Toggle fullscreen mode</para></entry>