PDF-XChange Viewer Manual Suggestions

[RNFolsom]

I may have overlooked the following items in the PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5.201 Manual (which I think is the latest version). But I did try to find answers, to no avail. I suggest that the answers that I accidentally discovered, or that I have not been able to discover, ought to be included in the next edition of the 2.x manual (as well as being answered in this thread).

1) I mistakenly selected Full Screen, but could not figure out how to get out of it, until it occurred to me to tap the ESCape key. Is there some other alternative?

2) If I have been using one type of cursor (such as the cursor type that the Stamp tool uses), and I want to get to a normal cursor, apparently the only way to do that is to switch to the Hand cursor (using the icon on Tool Bars). Correct?

3) For the first time, today I added an image of my signature to a document, by using the Stamp tool. That created a "Keep Tool Selected" setting on the Tools Bar. After I had finished using the Stamp tool (details below), for some time the "Keep Tool Selected" tool setting remained. After doing some other work (which had nothing to do with the Stamp tool) on the document, the "Keep Tool Selected" icon finally disappeared. How could I have made it disappear as soon it was no longer relevant?

4a) Another issue from my document containing an image of my signature: After I had completely finished creating that document, even though it has been saved and is ready to fax, the menu bar still shows the stamp tool with my signature displayed. Is that normal?

4b) Moreover, even if I close the PDF-XChange Viewer containing my document, and then open PDF-XChange Viewer again with no document in it, clear the Recent Documents list, exit PDF-XChange Viewer, and re-open it with no document in it, the menu bar still includes the Stamp tool with my signature displayed.

How can I return my menu bar's Stamp tool icon to whatever it replaced?

5) The manual recommends flattening image comments such as my signature (if I understand the manual). What does that do? The manual tries to explain that, but I didn't understand it. I need a "beginning amateur novice" explanation.

Thanks for any comments, suggestions, or help.

Roger Folsom

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

1. Press the same key again that you used to Enter fullscreen — F12 is the default — or use the fullscreen toolbar button to exit.
2. I forget what the default shortcut is, but mine is now Ctrl + Space to select the hand cursor. Right-click on any toolbar to open the customise dialogue, where you can assign commands or edit existing ones, e.g. F11 for Fullscreen mode is good.
3. When you select any commenting tool the "Keep tool selected" button is available on the Properties toolbar before you start using the tool, but it disappears after you start using the tool. Select another tool to see it again.
4. The stamp tool fkyout remembers the last stamp used. b) Thats normal.
5. Flattening your signature stamp or comments makes it harder for others to remove them from the PDF document. That is, they cannot just do it in the free viewer. Note that if you're using the free, unlicensed version, using this command will also add the watermarks to the PDF file.

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Many thanks for the help Bhikku,

Just to add that there is no default shortcut for the hand tool - so a custom one should be created as described by Bhikku!

Cheers,
Stefan