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Using the toolbars

The toolbars contain all the tools you'll commonly use.

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Nitro PDF Professional toolbars: 1. File 2. View History 3. Rotate View 4. Basic 5. Edit 6. Advanced Edit 7. Commenting 8. Digital Signatures

File

Contains the essential tools for managing your PDFs. Includes, Create, Open, Save, Email, Print, Search, Navigation Panel and Preferences tools.

View History

Works like the Back and Forward buttons in a web browser. The buttons let you move backwards and forwards between each change in view you make when looking at a PDF document.

Rotate View

Lets you rotate the pages in the PDF you're viewing.

Basic

Contains the key tools for using, viewing and copying PDF documents. They include Dynamic Zoom, Zoom In, Zoom Out, Loupe (zoom), Select Text and Select Object tools.

Edit

Lets you undo and redo the changes you make to documents.

Advanced Editing

Contains tools for editing pages, text, objects and forms. Includes Crop, Edit Text, Edit Object, Watermarks, Clip Arts, Forms (Button, Checkbox, Radio Button, Combo Box, List Box, Text Field, Signature) and Link tools.

Commenting

Contains all the tools for adding pop-up notes, marking up text, and adding drawings. Includes Text Box, Note, Highlight, Cross Out, Underline, Pencil, Eraser, Rectangle, Oval, Line, Polygonal Line, Hammer, Polygon Cloud, Attach File, Attach Sound and Stamp tools.

Digital Signatures

Let's you add digital signatures to the pages of your documents.

Accessing extra toolbar tools

Some toolbars buttons contain related tools that aren't displayed on the default toolbar. For example, there are many commenting and drawing tools not displayed by default. You can tell when there are additional, related tools when an arrow appears to the right of the tool on the toolbar.

To access the extra toolbar tools:

  1. Left-click on the arrow to the right of the tool.
  2. Select the tool to switch to from the dropdown list.

Related info: Nitro Pro 5 Help