When viewing a PDF in IE with Adobe Reader X, how to zoom to specific percentage

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I have a PDF that can only be viewed in IE with Adobe Reader due to the DRM.

Printing is allowed, but as per the instructions, I need to zoom to a specific percentage to properly print the document (using the Current View option in the Print dialog).

When the PDF is read in the browser there is no menu bar and I only know how to zoom using the +/- buttons.

How can I zoom to a specific percentage?

Best Answer

You probably have Read Mode enabled. It can be toggled with the keyboard shortcut CtrlH.

In Read Mode you actually get a floating bar near the bottom centre of your screen. You can also click the Reader symbol in the circle to switch back to normal mode:

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Aside from PDF defined Read Mode settings, standalone PDFs open in normal view while PDFs opened within a browser open in Read Mode. To open in normal view by default within a browser (aside from PDFs created to always open in Read Mode), in the preferences (Edit > Preferences in the Adobe Reader program):

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