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Evince Document viewer keys

Version 46 · source

Evince, Postcard, light preview Light · Postcard 102 × 152 mm · PDF Evince, Postcard, dark preview Dark · Postcard 102 × 152 mm · PDF Evince, Postcard, ink saver preview Ink saver · Postcard 102 × 152 mm · PDF
Evince, A5, light preview Light · A5 148 × 210 mm · PDF Evince, A5, dark preview Dark · A5 148 × 210 mm · PDF Evince, A5, ink saver preview Ink saver · A5 148 × 210 mm · PDF
Evince, A4, light preview Light · A4 210 × 297 mm · PDF Evince, A4, dark preview Dark · A4 210 × 297 mm · PDF Evince, A4, ink saver preview Ink saver · A4 210 × 297 mm · PDF
Evince, A4 landscape, light preview Light · A4 landscape 297 × 210 mm · PDF Evince, A4 landscape, dark preview Dark · A4 landscape 297 × 210 mm · PDF Evince, A4 landscape, ink saver preview Ink saver · A4 landscape 297 × 210 mm · PDF
Evince, A3, light preview Light · A3 297 × 420 mm · PDF Evince, A3, dark preview Dark · A3 297 × 420 mm · PDF Evince, A3, ink saver preview Ink saver · A3 297 × 420 mm · PDF
Evince, A3 landscape, light preview Light · A3 landscape 420 × 297 mm · PDF Evince, A3 landscape, dark preview Dark · A3 landscape 420 × 297 mm · PDF Evince, A3 landscape, ink saver preview Ink saver · A3 landscape 420 × 297 mm · PDF
Evince, Letter, light preview Light · Letter 8.5 × 11 in · PDF Evince, Letter, dark preview Dark · Letter 8.5 × 11 in · PDF Evince, Letter, ink saver preview Ink saver · Letter 8.5 × 11 in · PDF
Evince, Tabloid, light preview Light · Tabloid 11 × 17 in · PDF Evince, Tabloid, dark preview Dark · Tabloid 11 × 17 in · PDF Evince, Tabloid, ink saver preview Ink saver · Tabloid 11 × 17 in · PDF

Start here

Ctrl+F / /
Search
Ctrl+L
Go to page
Ctrl+Plus / Ctrl+Minus
Zoom in / out
F9
Side pane
F5
Slideshow
F11
Full screen
Ctrl+G / F3
Next match
Ctrl+D
Add bookmark

Concepts

Ctrl+Page Down / Ctrl+Page Up
Next / previous page
Ctrl+Home / Ctrl+End
First / last page
Arrows
Scroll the page
Ctrl+L
Select page number
Type a number and press Enter.
Shift+Page Down / Shift+Page Up
Jump ten pages
Alt+P / Alt+N
Back / forward in page history
Also the mouse back and forward buttons.
Ctrl+R
Reload the document
Useful while a LaTeX build rewrites the PDF.
F7
Toggle caret navigation

Zoom and View

Ctrl+Plus / Ctrl+Minus
Zoom in / out
Ctrl+0
Reset to default zoom
Ctrl+Scroll
Zoom with the mouse wheel
F9
Show or hide the side pane
F11
Full screen
F11 or Escape leaves it.
Ctrl+Left / Ctrl+Right
Rotate left / right
Ctrl+I
Invert colors
Handy for reading at night.
F10
Open the main menu
Ctrl+F / /
Open the search bar
Ctrl+G / F3
Next match
Ctrl+Shift+G / Shift+F3
Previous match

Files and Printing

Ctrl+O
Open a file
Ctrl+N
Open a copy in a new window
Ctrl+S
Save a copy
Saved copies include your annotations and form entries.
Ctrl+P
Print
Alt+Enter
Document properties
Ctrl+W
Close the window

Selection

Ctrl+C / Ctrl+Insert
Copy selected text
Ctrl+A
Select all text

Bookmarks and Notes

Ctrl+D
Add a bookmark
Ctrl+Shift+D
Delete a bookmark
Ctrl+H
Highlight selected text
Select text first, then press it.

Presentation

F5
Start slideshow
Space / Right / Down
Next slide
Left / Up
Previous slide
B / .
Black screen
W
White screen
Escape
End the slideshow

Command Line

evince <file>
Open a document
evince --page-label=<n> <file>
Open at a page label
evince --fullscreen <file>
Open in full screen
evince --presentation <file>
Open as a slideshow
evince --preview <file>
Open in preview mode

Recipes

Present a PDF straight away
evince --presentation talk.pdf# Esc ends the show
Open two papers side by side
evince a.pdf b.pdf &# one window each; tile them with your WM
Jump to a printed page number
evince --page-label=iv thesis.pdf# labels, not physical page index