WordQ PDF is an application within WordQ that allows you to open PDF documents (local, cloud or web) for accessible* reading and writing. In addition to general reading of a PDF document, it is perfect for completing assignments and tests that are provided as PDFs. You can fill in form fields or add your own text boxes; add sticky notes; and mark up text with annotations. All of these can be edited at any time.

All WordQ functions are available to work with a PDF document including:

Word prediction with dynamic topics to assist typing into a PDF document: fillable form fields, user-added text boxes, sticky notes, and annotations

Reading back typed text, and reading aloud with word-by-word highlighting of both editable and non-editable text

WordQ proofreading strategy

*Documents that have been scanned must be converted first by OCR

    ⌘L     Left Navigation Panel

• View all pages as thumbnails
• View an outline or table of contents of the document, if it is included;
• View a list of all annotations, highlights, marked text, and added drawing objects

    ⌘O     Open...     displays a File Open dialog to choose a PDF document

    ⌘S     Save     saves the PDF document

    ⌘P     Print...     prints the PDF document

   P     Pan

• Scroll through a PDF document
• Position the cursor over any annotation for that annotation to be read
• Fill in text form fields with full WordQ support (e.g., word prediction, speech feedback
• Select check boxes and choice buttons in a form

   ESC    Selection

• Select non-editable text to read
• Fill in text form fields with full WordQ support (e.g., word prediction, speech feedback
• Select check boxes and choice buttons in a form
• Copy and mark up non-editable text (highlight, underline, strikeout)
• Edit an existing annotation
• Modify, style, move, and add an annotation to a drawn object (line, circle, rectangle, etc.)

   T     Text Box     creates a box for you to type with full WordQ support

   N     Sticky Note     creates a sticky note for you to add an annotation with full WordQ support

          Fit Page     fits the page within the height of the window

          Fit Width    fits the page across the width of the window

          Single Page     displays a single page at a time

          Facing     displays pages side-by-side

    ⌘ →    Rotate Clockwise     rotates the page clockwise

    ⌘ ←    Rotate Counterclockwise     rotates the page counterclockwise

    ⌘+    Zoom In     increases the page size

    ⌘-    Zoom Out     decreases the page size

    ⌘F    Search     opens a search box to find words or phrases within the document

Open a PDF document from your local or cloud drive (e.g., iCloud, OneDrive, Google Drive, DropBox, etc.):

1. Select Open PDF... from WordQ's Option Menu to open the WordQ PDF application (if not already running).


2. An Open dialog will be displayed. Choose the PDF document from your local or cloud drive.

Open a PDF document from the web:

1. Click Cancel to close the File Open dialog.


2. In a browser, locate the desired PDF document.


3. Save the document to your local or cloud drive.
   This is necessary as you will not have permission to write over the web document online.


4. Click on the Open... button or choose File Open... to open the saved PDF document. Then follow the steps described above.

1. Click the Selection button, if not already selected.


2. Using your mouse or touchpad (or other pointing device), drag over the text to be read, then click the Read button in WordQ or use its hotkey.
   


3. Use the SPACEBAR to pause/play reading with word-by-word highlighting.
   


4. After pausing, you may:
   

• Read individual words by pressing RIGHT or LEFT arrow keys to move within a sentence
• Continue reading by pressing SPACEBAR
• Go to the previous or next sentence by pressing UP or DOWN arrow keys

1. Click the Text Box button.


2. Position the cursor where you want to type and drag to create a text box (that you can move or resize later).
   


3. Type in the text box with full WordQ support.
   


4. Change the text color and font size, as well as the border and fill color, by first clicking once outside of the text box then clicking within the box to display a Style pop-up:
   
   


5. When done typing, click once outside of the text box and then create another text box (as described above) or choose another mode such as Pan or Selection .
   


6. In advance of creating a text box, change the text color and font size, as well as the border and fill color, by clicking the bottom-right corner of the Text Box button.
   
   

1. Click the Sticky Note button.


2. Click in the document at a desired location. The left panel will be displayed to type in a comment with full WordQ support:
   
   



3. Within any note, the following standard shortcut keys are available:
   


• ⌘X     Cut
• ⌘C     Copy
• ⌘V     Paste
• ⌘Z     Undo


4. After creating a note, the Selection mode is activated.
   

1. Click the Selection button.


2. Click on any note to edit, move, delete, and color the note in the Selection mode.
   

1. Click the Highlight button.


2. Before highlighting, you can change the highlight color by clicking the bottom-right corner of the Highlight button.
   
   


3. Drag across the desired text to highlight it.
   


4. Continue to highlight more text until you select another mode such as Pan or Selection .
   
   


5. Add a comment to any highlight by clicking on the highlighted text and choosing the Comment icon.
   
   
   


6. Remove a highlight by clicking on the highlighted text and choosing the Trashcan icon.
   


7. Additional markup tools are available under the Tools menu that work like the Highlight (H) tool. These include Underline (U) Strikeout (K) and Squiggly Underline (G). After choosing a tool, drag over the desired text.
   
   
   
   

1. From the Tools : Draw > submenu, choose Line (L), Arrow (A), Oval (O), Rectangle (R) or Ink (F). You can also press one of the shortcut keys (L, A, O, R, or F) at anytime you are not entering text.


2. Drag across the document to draw the object.
   
   
   


3. You can continue to add drawn objects until you select another mode such as Pan or Selection .
   


4. In the Selection mode:


• Add a comment to any drawn object by clicking on it and choosing the Comment icon
  


• Remove a drawn object by clicking on it and choosing the Trashcan icon
  


• Move or resize a drawn object by clicking on it and then drag it to a new location, or drag one of its corners


• Change the color of a drawn object by clicking on it and then clicking the Style icon
  

1. Click on one of the following toolbar buttons or in the View menu to change how a page is displayed:

    Fit Page fits the page within the height of the window


    Fit Width fits the page across the width of the window


    Single Page displays a single page at a time


    Facing displays pages side-by-side


    Rotate Clockwise rotates the page clockwise


    Rotate Counterclockwise rotates the page counterclockwise




2. Alternately, you can select from the View> Page Display> menu:
   


• Single Page     displays a single page at a time
  
• Facing     displays pages side-by-side
  
• Facing Continuous     displays pages side-by-side with continuous scrolling
  
• Facing Cover     displays pages side-by-side and the document has a cover page
  
• Facing Continuous Cover     displays pages side-by-side with continuous scrolling and the document has a cover page
  

1. Select from the Navigation menu or use the shortcut keys to jump to:
   


• Next Page ⌘↓
• Previous Page ⌘↑
• First Page ⇧←
• Last Page ⇧→

1. Click the Left Navigation Panel button to display it on the left-hand side.
   


2. Click the Thumbnail tab to display all pages as thumbnails. Click on a Thumbnail to jump to that page.
   


3. Click the Contents tab to display the document's outline or Table of Contents if it is included in the document. Not all documents have an outline or Table of Contents.
   


4. Click the Annotations to display all annotations, highlights, markups, and added drawing objects in a list. The page number, date and time will be shown for each annotation.
   


5. Click the Left Navigation Panel button to close the panel.
   

1. Click the Search button (⌘F) to display the search box.
   


2. Type in a word to search; click on the More Results icon an view the results. Click on a result to jump to that page.