- Click the Sidebar button in the Toolbar to hide or reveal the sidebar.
- Choose View > Show Sidebar (Command+Shift+D).
Sidebar Display Options
Hidden sidebar
Hide the sidebar for a cleaner viewing experience. Click the Sidebar button again, or select an option from the Sidebar menu, to make it reappear.
Thumbnails
- View all pages in your PDF as thumbnails. Click any thumbnail to jump to that page.
- Use the slider at the bottom of the Sidebar to adjust thumbnail size.
- See Modifying Documents for additional thumbnail tools, such as reordering pages or combining documents. (Sidebar Navigation).
Table of Contents
- View and navigate your document’s Table of Contents. You can also go to View > Table of Contents to open it.
- Click an entry to jump directly to that section — a highlight shows your current location.
- Right-click (or Control-click) to expand or collapse sections.
- Bookmarks are listed at the top of the Table of Contents in the Sidebar. ( Bookmarks).
- In PDFpenPro, use the action button at the bottom of the sidebar to create and edit a Table of Contents.
Annotations
- The Annotations view lists all comments, highlights, drawings, and markup in the document.
- Click an annotation to navigate to it, or double-click to select and edit it.
- Use the Show menu at the bottom to filter which annotation types are visible.
- To add your own annotations, see Adding Annotations or Drawing and Objects.
Attachments
- Add or view files attached to your PDF directly in the Sidebar.
Form Fields
- View a list of all form fields.
- Drag to reorder and set a new tab order.
Single Page
- Displays one page at a time for a focused reading experience.
Facing Pages
- Displays two pages side by side, like an open book.
- The cover page can be shown alone or as part of a pair.
Page Layouts and Views
Continuous view
- Scroll continuously through your document instead of viewing one page at a time.