Default appearance in PDF viewers
Using pikepdf you can control the initial page layout and page mode, that is, how a PDF will appear by default when loaded in a PDF viewer.
These settings are changed written to the PDF’s root object. Note that the PDF viewer may ignore them and user preferences may override, etc.
from pikepdf import Pdf, Dictionary, Name
with Pdf.open('input.pdf') as pdf:
pdf.root.PageLayout = Name.SinglePage
pdf.root.PageMode = Name.FullScreen
pdf.save('output.pdf')
For reference, the tables below provide summarize the available options.
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
Name.SinglePage |
Display one page at a time (default) |
Name.OneColumn |
Display the pages in one column |
Name.TwoColumnLeft |
Display the pages in two columns, with odd-numbered pages on the left |
Name.TwoColumnRight |
Display the pages in two columns, with odd-numbered pages on the right |
Name.TwoPageLeft |
Display the pages two at a time, with odd-numbered pages on the left |
Name.TwoPageRight |
Display the pages two at a time, with odd-numbered pages on the right |
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
Name.UseNone |
Neither document outline nor thumbnail images visible (default) |
Name.UseOutlines |
Document outline visible |
Name.UseThumbs |
Thumbnail images visible |
Name.FullScreen |
Full-screen mode, with no menu bar, window controls, or any other window visible |
Name.UseOC |
Optional content group panel visible |
Name.UseAttachments |
Attachments panel visible |