This is useful if you want to change the number of pages displayed on the screen at once, or to switch between scrolling horizontally and scrolling vertically. You can change the way that Reader displays the document you're reading. Tap or click the file to select it, and then tap or click Open. (The option to open a file in a new tab won't be available if you already have five files open, because Reader can only have five files open at once).īrowse to the folder or location where the file is stored. If you want to keep the current file open and open another file at the same time, tap or click Open file in new tab, and then tap or click Browse. If you want to close the current file and open a new one in its place, tap or click Open file, and then tap or click Browse. If you don't see Browse, swipe up from the bottom edge or right-click within the app, and then tap or click the Open another file button Open another file button. If Reader is already open and you want to open a file, here's how:

(We'll show you how to do that in the next section.) If that doesn't happen, you can set Reader as the default app for those types of files. If you try to open a PDF, XPS, or TIFF file, it usually opens in Reader automatically.

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