Version: Version 4

Interface reference

Learn about available options for various configurable parameters in the PDF Viewer SDK reference documentation.

Enumerations

PdfPageLayoutMode

Name	Description
SINGLE_PAGE	Display a sinlge page at a time.
ONE_COLUMN	Display a column of pages.
TWO_COLUMN_LEFT	Display pages as two columns next to each other. The first page is on the left.
TWO_COLUMN_RIGHT	Display pages as two columns next to each other. The first page is on the right.
TWO_PAGE_LEFT	Display two pages next to each other. The first page is on the left.
TWO_PAGE_RIGHT	Display two pages next to each other. The first page is on the right.

StampAnnotationColor

Name	Description
GREEN	The stamp annotation has green color.
RED	The stamp annotation has red color.
BLUE	The stamp annotation has blue color

WebViewerOptions

The PDF Viewer SDK lets you configure many options in its index.html.

viewer

viewer.general

viewer.general.user Set the name of the user.
- Type: string
- Default value: '' (No user set)
viewer.general.language Set language of the tooltips as a two letter language code. See also Custom translations.
- Type: string
- Allowed values: 'en', 'de', 'fr', 'it' and custom languages.
- Default value 'en'
viewer.general.promptOnUnsavedChange If an opened document has unsaved changes and a user presses the open or close buttons the PDF Viewer SDK displays an unsaved changes dialog box. Surpress the dialog box by setting the boolean value of viewer.general.promptOnUnsavedChange to false.
- Type: boolean
- Default value: true
viewer.general.pageShadow Define the page shadow. The color is a CSS color string. The unit of the other values are in screen pixel.
- Type: [CanvasShadowStyles](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CanvasRenderingContext2D/shadowBlur)
- Default: not set
- Example:
```
CanvasShadowStyles {
    shadowBlur: number;
    shadowColor: string;
    shadowOffsetX: number;
    shadowOffsetY: number;
    }
```
viewer.general.pageShadow Define the page shadow for the current page. The color is a CSS color string. The unit of the other values are in screen pixel.
- Type: [CanvasShadowStyles](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CanvasRenderingContext2D/shadowBlur)
- Default: not set
- Example:
```
CanvasShadowStyles {
    shadowBlur: number;
    shadowColor: string;
    shadowOffsetX: number;
    shadowOffsetY: number;
    }
```
viewer.general.tooltips Tooltips can be turned on with 'title' and turned off with 'none'. If you want use your own CSS stylesheet to configure the tooltips, set 'css'.
- Type: string
- Allowed values: 'none', 'title', 'css'
- Default value: 'title'

viewer.sidebar

viewer.sidebar.thumbnailNavigation Define if thumbnails are visible in the Information pane.
- Type: boolean
- Default value: true
viewer.sidebar.outlineNavigation Define if outlines are visible in the Information pane.
- Type: boolean
- Default value: true
viewer.sidebar.annotationNavigation Define whether annotations are visible in the Information pane.
- Type: boolean|object
- Default value: true
viewer.sidebar.annotationNavigation.textMarkup.preview Define if the preview for text markup annotations is enabled in the Information pane.
- Type: string
- Allowed values: 'none', 'short'
- Default value: 'none'

viewer.permissions

viewer.permissions.allowFileDrop Specify if the files can be opened with drag and drop.
- Type: boolean
- Default value: true
viewer.permissions.allowSaveFile Specify if the files can be saved.
- Type: boolean
- Default value: true
viewer.permissions.allowCloseFile Specify if the files can be closed.
- Type: boolean
- Default value: false
viewer.permissions.allowOpenFile Specify if the files can be opened.
- Type: boolean
- Default value: true
viewer.permissions.allowPrinting Specify if the files can be printed.
- Type: boolean
- Default value: false
viewer.permissions.enableSearch Set if a file can be searched.
- Type: boolean
- Default value: true

viewer.customButtons

For initial information and examples, review Custom buttons documentation.

viewer.customButtons.documentbar Add buttons to the Document bar.
- Type: CustomButton[]
- Default value: empty array
viewer.customButtons.informationbar Add buttons to the Information pane.
- Type: CustomButton[]
- Default value: empty array
viewer.permissions.allowCloseFile Add buttons to the Annotation bar.
- Type: CustomButton[]
- Default value: empty array

annotation

annotation.defaultStampWidth Set a width of the Stamp annotation when it is created. The units used are in PDF points. Size of one point is 1/72 inch, or one inch is 72 points.
- Type: number
- Default value: 120
annotation.hideAnnotationSubject Annotation subject is not visible.
- Type: boolean
- Default value: false
annotation.hideOnDelete If set as true and a user deletes an annotation, the annotation is flagged as hidden and not deleted. If set as false the annotation is deleted if a user deletes an annotation.
- Type: boolean
- Default value: false
annotation.onlyAuthorCanEdit Changes to annotations can only be applied when the current user is the author of the annotation.
- Type: boolean
- Default value: false

shortcuts

For general information and examples, review Keyboard shortcuts.

shortcuts.zoomIn Zoom in a document.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: '+' }
shortcuts.zoomOut Zoom out in a document.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: '-' }
shortcuts.nextPage Next page.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'PageDown' }
shortcuts.previousPage Previous page.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'PageUp' }
shortcuts.firstPage Go to the first page.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'Home' }
shortcuts.lastPage Go to the last page.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'End' }
shortcuts.scrollUp Scroll up.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'ArrowUp' }
shortcuts.scrollDown Scroll down.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'ArrowDown' }
shortcuts.scrollLeft Scroll left.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'ArrowLeft' }
shortcuts.scrollRight Scroll right.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'ArrowRight' }
shortcuts.releaseSelection Release selection.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'Escape' }
shortcuts.copy Copy selected text.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'c', ctrlKey: 'true' }
shortcuts.print Open print dialog.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'p', ctrlKey: 'true' }
shortcuts.cancelPrint Cancel printing.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'Escape' }
shortcuts.resetZoom Zoom to 100%.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'z', altKey: true }
shortcuts.fitToPage Fit to page.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'p', altKey: true }
shortcuts.fitToWidth Fit to width.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'w', altKey: true }
shortcuts.rotateView Rotate view.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'r', altKey: true }
shortcuts.save Save or save callback.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 's', ctrlKey: true }
shortcuts.search Search.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'f', ctrlKey: true }
shortcuts.searchNext Next search match.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'F3' }
shortcuts.searchPrevious Previous search match.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'F3', shiftKey: true }
shortcuts.closeSearch Close search.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'Escape' }
shortcuts.toggleSidePane Toggle side pane.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 's', altKey: true }
shortcuts.showAnnotations Display annotation pane.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'a', altKey: true }
shortcuts.showOutline Display outline pane.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 'o', altKey: true }
shortcuts.showThumbnails Display thumbnails pane.
- Type: KeyboardShortcutBinding Review Keyboard shortcuts for a specific example.
- Default parameter and value: { key: 't', altKey: true }

Enumerations​

PdfPageLayoutMode​

StampAnnotationColor​

WebViewerOptions​

viewer​

viewer.general​

viewer.sidebar​

viewer.permissions​

viewer.customButtons​

annotation​

shortcuts​