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Summary
In these recent years, although many file formats are emerged, most of them are used for specific scenarios. For example, JPG is used for image; Word is for documents, not for application forms and financial statement. However, PDF can hold many file types, such as texts, fonts, colors, shapes with different resolutions and images. In this essay, we will talk about how to quickly open PDF files.



Part 1: How to Quickly Open PDF?

how to quickly open PDF files
Here are two ways to open PDF files.

1. Open PDF by Default

If you install these applications in PC, the PDF file will be opened by default, namely Sumatra PDF, PalmPDF, Evince, Preview, ePDFView, Okular and Xpdf. Right click at the PDF file and select [Open] to directly view the PDF file.
right click at the pdf file to open
These are the functions of the PDF application mentioned above.
Sumatra PDF: It is the small, useful, free, open-source PDF reader. PDF, ePub, MOBI and CBR are supported by this application. It is very convenient to view ebooks within this application.
how to open pdf files with sumatra pdf
Evince: It is a file reader supporting various formats, such as PostScript, PDF, TIFF, DVI and DjVu. Besides, it supports the index of PDF files and encrypt PDF.
evince pdf software
Preview: Preview is a tool on Mac. You can use this tool to open, edit, merge and delete PDF files. Besides, it can save PDF as JPEG and PNG. You can use the tools to draw shape, arrow, text and line, and add annotations.
how to edit pdf on mac preview
ePDFView: It is a tiny PDF reader. It also offers some reading functions, such as adding bookmark, zooming in/out, rotating and searching text. You can copy and paste text from the PDF files with the application, too.
epdfview pdf software
Okular: It is a file reader supporting to open PDF, TIFF, CHM, ODF, EPUB and MOBI. Besides, you can add annotation, highlight text, draw circle and add bookmark.
use okular to view pdf files

2. Open PDF with Chrome

It is very easy to open PDF files with Chrome. You can right click at the PDF file and then select [Open with] – [Google Chrome].
right click at the pdf file to open with google chrome
The above contents are about how to quickly open PDF files. If you want to clearly edit PDF files, we recommend Renee PDF Aide. Let’s learn about this software in the following part.

Part 2: Learn about Renee PDF Aide

1. About Renee PDF Aide

Renee PDF Aide is the software that supports to edit PDF and convert PDF. With utilization of the advanced OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology, it can convert PDF to Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Image/HTML/TXT and the other common formats. You can designate the specific pages to be converted at the speed of 80 pages/min. Besides, it can repair the damaged PDF files, compress PDF files to shorten the loading time, merge several files into one and rotate the file position. En/decryption and watermark are allowed to add for PDF files, too.
What’s more, Renee PDF Aide supports English/French/German/Spanish/Portuguese/Chinese/Korean/Japanese. Under the mode of OCR, it can greatly improve the accuracy of character recognition. Even though you are a new user, you can use this software easily.
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2. How to Use Renee PDF Aide

Renee PDF Aide includes two functions [PDF Tools] and [Convert PDF]. Next, we will show you how to use the software.
How to edit with Renee PDF Aide?
Renee PDF Aide contains lots of editing functions. Here are the steps.
Step 1: Download and install Renee PDF Aide. Open the software and click on [PDF Tools].
select pdf tools in renee pdf converter
Step 2: Select one of the functions at the top menu.
how to repair pdf with renee pdf converter what is ocr
Instruction of each tool:
Repair: Fix the broken PDF file or the file that cannot be opened
Optimize: Compress large PDF file
Split: Split a PDF file into small files
Merge: Merge several PDF files into one, or merge the selected pages
Rotate: Adjust a PDF file at different angles
En/Decrypt: Lock and unlock PDF files
Watermark: Add overlay watermark or background to PDF files
Image→PDF: Merge one or more images into PDF files
Step 3: Click on [Convert] to output the edited PDF file.
use renee pdf converter
How to convert PDF?
It is very easy to use Renee PDF Aide to convert PDF to Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Image/HTML/TXT.
Step 1: Download and install Renee PDF Aide. Select [Convert PDF].
select to convert pdf with renee pdf converter
Step 2: Select one of the formats. Then, click on [Add Files] to select the target file.
how to edit a scanned pdf set before converting with renee pdf converter
Step 3: Click on [Convert] to convert the format.
how to convert pdf with renee pdf converter