PDF Viewer Preferences Commands

The following command line arguments to Image to PDF all control how the PDF viewer (or, more accurately, attempt to control as not all PDF viewers obey these preferences) will display the output PDF document:

  -CenterWindow
Parameters: None
Notes: The window displaying the PDF document should be displayed in the center of the computer's screen.


  -HideToolbar
Parameters: None
Notes: The PDF viewer's toolbar should be hidden when the PDF document is active.


  -HideMenubar
Parameters: None
Notes: The PDF viewer's menubar should be hidden when the PDF document is active.


  -HideWindowUI
Parameters: None
Notes: The user interface elements within the PDF document's window should be hidden.


  -FitWindow
Parameters: None
Notes: The PDF viewer should resize the window displaying the PDF document to fit the size of the first displayed page of the PDF document.


  -PageModeUseNone
Parameters: None
Notes: The PDF viewer should not show the outline (ie bookmark) or thumbnail navigation items when the PDF document is open.
This is the default if no other page mode is specified.


  -PageModeOutlines
Parameters: None
Notes: The PDF viewer should show the outline (ie bookmark) navigation item when the PDF document is open.


  -PageModeUseThumbs
Parameters: None
Notes: The PDF viewer should show the thumbnail navigation item when the PDF document is open.


  -PageModeFullscreen
Parameters: None
Notes: The PDF viewer should open the PDF document in full-screen mode without showing the menu bar, window controls or any other window.


Note: The following options specify the layout for the page when the PDF document is opened. If none of these is specified then the PDF viewer should default to a known user preference.

  -PageLayoutSinglePage
Parameters: None
Notes: Display the pages one page at a time.


  -PageLayoutOneColumn
Parameters: None
Notes: Display the pages in one column.


  -PageLayoutTwoColumnLeft
Parameters: None
Notes: Display the pages in two columns, with odd-numbered pages on the left.


  -PageLayoutTwoColumnRight
Parameters: None
Notes: Display the pages in two columns, with odd-numbered pages on the right.


  -SlideShow
Parameters: transition name - must be one of the following values:
  • WipeLeft
  • WipeRight
  • WipeUp
  • WipeDown
  • SplitHorizontalOut (also known as BarnDoorsHorizontalOut)
  • SplitHorizontalIn (also known as BarnDoorsHorizontalIn)
  • SplitVerticalOut (also known as BarnDoorsVerticalOut)
  • SplitVerticalIn (also known as BarnDoorsVerticalIn)
  • BoxOut (also known as SquareIrisOut)
  • BoxIn (also known as SquareIrisIn)
  • BlindsHorizontal
  • BlindsVertical
  • Dissolve
  • GlitterRight
  • GlitterDown
  • GlitterTopLeftToBottomRight
  • Replace

  • transition duration - must be between 1.0 and 10.0 inclusive.
    page display duration - must be between 1.0 and 60.0 inclusive.
    Notes:
  • This command forces the PDF document to be displayed full screen with the chosen screen transition between each page.
  • If a PDF is being displayed within a browser this setting will probably be ignored until the user manually selects full-screen mode from within the PDF viewer within the browser window.