Viewing PDF Files

Documents that need to be shared or printed across platforms can be saved as PDF (Portable Document Format) files. openSUSE ships with the Evince PDF Viewer.

Figure 2.11. Evince PDF Viewer

Evince PDF Viewer

To open Evince, double-click a PDF file in a file manger window (or Web site) or press Alt+F2, type evince and press Enter.

To view a PDF file in Evince, click File+Open, locate the desired PDF file and click Open.

Use the navigation icons at the top of the window or the thumbnails in the left panel to navigate through the document. If your PDF document provides bookmarks, you can access them in the left panel of the viewer.