PDF Features supported in FlexViewer
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Here is a list of features that are supported in a PDF file loaded in FlexViewer.
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Text selection
Text can be selected for copying from a PDF file by opening it in a viewer, such as FlexViewer.
Following image shows the selected text using Text Select Tool.
To select text in a PDF file, follow these steps.
- Load the PDF containing text in the FlexViewer control.
- Select Text Select Tool from the FlexViewer Ribbon.
- Select the text in the PDF.
- Copy the text using Keyboard keys,Ctrl+C, or Copy Text option in FlexViewer Ribbon.
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Text search
You can search text in a PDF file once you open it in a viewer, such as FlexViewer.
Following image shows the searched text using Find tool.
To search text in a PDF file, follow these steps.
- Load the PDF containing text in the FlexViewer control.
- Select Find option in the FlexViewer Ribbon.
- In the Find textbox that appears in status bar, type the text you want to search and press Enter.
- Outlines
Most of the large PDF documents contain an outline structure displayed in a pane which makes it easy to browse through a document's structure. The outlines in a PDF file can be viewed on opening the file in a viewer.
- Hyperlinks
PDF files may contain local links that when clicked take the user to another location within the same PDF document or to an external web page. The PDF files containing hyperlinks can be opened in a viewer and the links can easily be accessed from them.
- Embedded fonts support
PDF files with embedded font, such as CFF, TTF, OpenType, and Type1 can be opened as it is in a viewer without impacting the existing font style in the original file, which means the system font does not replace the original font.
These are some important features supported by FlexViewer for PDF files. However, there are more features available in FlexViewer. For information on these features, please refer FlexViewer Key features and related topics.
Note: The following features are disabled at runtime in FlexViewer for PDF files and SSRS reports:
- Portrait
- Landscape
- Page Setup
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