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Pan, Zoom, and Select while Viewing PDF Documents

  • May 22, 2025
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Hello,

I am new to Box and after searching the support group and watching the tutorials, I have a few questions:

Is it possible to ZOOM IN/OUT when viewing a document using the mouse?  For example, using Adobe (and most software) zooming in/out is done by holding the CTRL key while scrolling the mousewheel.  To zoom in/out in box it seems the only option is to click on the -/+ button on the toolbar that appears on the screen.

Is it possible to PAN a document using the mouse (as is done in most software) instead of using the scroll bars on the side & bottom?  

Lastly, while viewing a PDF document, is it possible to select and copy text from the document?  It seems the only capability is for markups, but not selection.

Your help is greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

Shannon

 

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    Hi Shannon, 

    Welcome to the Box Community!

    It looks like these functions do not work when using a mouse scroll wheel when on Box Preview.

    I would suggest opening your file with your installed edit application such as Adobe reader or MS applications so you can use your mouse to perform these functions. You can install Box Tools to be able to open these documents from using your installed edit applications.

    Check out the following articles to learn more about Box Tools:

    If you have any questions, please let us know and we will do our best to help you!

    Regards,

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