Setting Zotero to use multiple PDF readers
I'm using Sumatra PDF as the default PDF reader on my computer and enjoy using it so, but every once in a while I want to use the Acrobat Reader to take notes. Right now I right click and go to file and open the file in Acrobat through Windows Explorer, is there a shorter way to do this?
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For combining Sumatra PDF viewer with an external pdf editor, Sumatra PDF's "File" -> "Open in" menu is useful. The external editor can be called from the keyboard. If you have Adobe Reader, typing "Alt+F+A" in Sumatra PDF should open the current page in Adobe Reader. If you have PDF-Xchange Editor, you might need to add these lines to Sumatra PDF's "Advanced Options":
ExternalViewers [
[
CommandLine = "C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF Editor\PDFXEdit.exe" /A page=%p "%1"
Name = P&DF-Xchange
Filter = *.pdf
]
]
With these settings, typing "Alt+F+D" in Sumatra PDF will open the current page in PDF-Xchange Editor. This gives a nice workflow for reading and editing pdf files in combination with Zotero.
I was thinking of cases when a user has two different favorite programs for reading and editing pdf files. For reading, especially on a laptop with a comparatively small screen, you want to open the file without the clutter of many toolbars etc., which take away screen space. For many users it might be convenient enough to invoke full screen mode in their pdf editor. But some might prefer to use different programs for each purpose.
In such a case, you might want to be able to quickly open a pdf file in one or the other program. One solution could be a Zotero context menu option as mentioned by bwiernik above. On the other hand, your default pdf viewer might provide such an option. As explained above, this is actually the case for Sumatra PDF. I'm using it as my default "reader mode" pdf viewer, which also deals with other documents (djvu, epub, ps, etc.) and which can quickly call an external program for editing files.