On Mac, ⌘= and ⌘− zoom the whole window, not the PDF. Use the zoom buttons in the bar.
PDFs and highlights
Read PDFs on every device, and on Mac, find words, highlight passages and comment on them.
- Find
- ⌘Fon Mac
- On
- Mac, iPhone, iPad
Read a PDF
Open a PDF. The bar at the bottom has page controls, zoom and find.
Use the chevrons to go to the previous or next page. Or type a number in the Page field and press ↩.
Click Zoom out or Zoom in, or the fit button for Fit page, Fit width or Actual size.
Open a PDF and scroll through its pages.
Pinch to zoom in and out.
Find in a PDF
Press ⌘F, or click the magnifier in the bar: Find in PDF.
Type what you're looking for.
Press ↩ for the next match, ⇧↩ for the previous, and Esc to close.
Not available on iPhone and iPad.
For a PDF open beside the list, click into the PDF first. Otherwise ⌘F searches the library.
Highlight and comment
Select text in the PDF.
Click Highlight in the bar above the selection.
Or click Comment. Info opens with the quote. Type your comment and send it; the highlight is made when you send.
Click a highlight to Add comment, or click its trash button to remove the highlight and its comment.
Not available on iPhone and iPad.
Highlights and their comments are listed under Comments in Info. See Comments.
Questions
Can I highlight on iPhone or iPad?
No. Highlighting and commenting in a PDF are on Mac only. iPhone and iPad show PDFs to read.
How do I change a highlight's comment?
Click the highlight in the PDF and choose Add comment. The comment box opens with the current text.