Acrobat Reader usage

Now that you have compiled your LaTeX source into a PDF file, display it on your computer screen using the Acrobat Reader with the command:

acroread sample.pdf

On startup, the Acrobat Reader displays the slides in a small window for previewing.

To expand the slide to fill the entire screen, press Control-L.
To get out of the full-screen mode, press Control-L again.

Note: Control-keyname means: hold down the Control key then press the keyname key. The notation Control-Shift-keyname means: hold down the Control and Shift keys then press the keyname key.

Once in the full-screen mode, navigate among your slides using the following key bindings:

Next slide	Right Arrow
Previous slide	Left Arrow
Last slide	Control-Shift-PageDown
First slide	Control-Shift-PageUp
Previous viewed slide	Control-Left Arrow
Quit	Control-Q

The "Previous viewed slide" requires some explanation.

Suppose that you jump to the last slide by Control-Shift-PageDown. Then Control-Left Arrow will return you to the slide from which you jumped, because that is the "Previous viewed slide".

Additionally, in Navigating with hyperlinks we will see how to make out-of-sequence jumps from one slide to another, using hyperlinks. There, too, the Control-Left Arrow will be used to return to the "Previous viewed slide".

Remark: A very readable documentation of Acrobat Reader's features is available in its on-line help, accessible through the Help button on Acrobat Reader's menu bar.