Right-click menus
Right-click first selects the word or annotation under the pointer, then opens the menu for it. You don't need to select text before you right-click a single word.
| Where you right-click | What the menu offers |
|---|---|
| Text in a PDF | Copy Text, Copy with page, Highlight, Underline, Add sticky note, Send to theme, Similar passages in other papers, Look Up, Find in the paper. Over a figure caption, Show beside comes first. |
| An empty spot on the page | Add sticky note at that spot. |
| A highlight or other annotation | The annotation's own menu (color, copy, note, delete and so on). |
| Text in a PDF | Show … beside the text (over a figure), Copy, Copy with page, Highlight, Underline, a note on the highlight, Delete, Send to theme, Similar passages in other papers, Open in Mendeley / Open in Zotero. |
| A paragraph in Reading Mode | Show it in the PDF, show a figure beside, bookmark, save or copy a figure (PNG) or a table (CSV or PNG), copy the paragraph, Copy with page, Send to theme. |
| A paper in the library | Open, Open beside, export its figures and tables. The Zotero edition adds a star. |
| A card in Open papers | Open, Open beside, Close paper. |
| A figure or table card in Reading Mode | Save or copy the figure as PNG, or the table as CSV. |
| A paper in the library | The same menu as a long press: add to a collection, mark read, copy BibTeX or the citation key, and more. |
- While the pen or eraser is on, dragging with the right button erases strokes.
Wheel and zoom
- Ctrl + wheel zooms the PDF. In Reading Mode it changes the text size.
- Shift + wheel scrolls sideways.
- Drag with the wheel button (middle button) to grab and move the page.
- Pinch on the trackpad to zoom, or use ⌘+ / ⌘− / ⌘0.
- In the figure panel, double-click or use Ctrl + wheel to zoom, then drag to move around.
Side buttons
Mouse 4 and Mouse 5 (the Back and Forward side buttons) scroll up and down by a screen. You can give them other actions under Keyboard shortcuts.
Drag and drop
- Open a PDF: drag a PDF onto the window. While you hold it over the window, "Drop a PDF to open it" appears. It opens on this device only; see Opening a PDF without signing in.
- Dropping a PDF on the reader replaces the paper you are reading.
- Add to your library: drop a PDF on the library column to add it to Mendeley or Zotero. See Adding a PDF.
- Open a document beside the paper: drop a Word or text document to open it next to the paper. See A document beside the paper.
- Resize two panes: drag the border between them; double-click it to reset. See Two panes.
- Reorder: drag cards in Open papers, or blocks in a research theme.
- Move a sticky note: drag its marker. See Sticky notes.
Opening a PDF you have not opened before is included in the purchase. Reopening one from "On this device" ("On this PC" on Windows) is always free. See Trial and purchase.