The ability to view and mark up PDFs in multiple windows can be a gamechanger for anyone who works with PDF documents regularly. Whether you’re working across two screens or are using split-view on your device, opening multiple windows to view and edit multiple PDFs simultaneously can help you work faster and more effectively.

Here are a few ways that working with PDFs in multiple windows can increase productivity.

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Edit multiple PDFs at once

Need to edit or mark up multiple PDF documents at the same time? Rather than working through documents and marking them up one at a time or constantly flicking between document tabs, opening PDFs in multiple windows enables you to view, edit or mark up as many documents as you would like at the same time.

Manage multiple versions of a document

With multiple PDF document windows, you can easily open two or more versions of a document and view them at the same time. Whether you’re looking at site plan drawings, reports, contracts, notes or any other type of document, viewing documents side-by-side can help you to spot changes between versions or ensure that all revisions have been properly incorporated.

Cross-reference multiple documents

Working with multiple PDF document windows means you can easily open and refer to multiple documents at the same time. For example, if you are reviewing a legal contract, you may want to have the relevant laws and regulations open in another window for easy reference. Or if you’re a teacher and need to grade your students’ work, you can mark up work in one window and have assessment answers displayed in another for quick reference. 

Compare different sections of the same document

With multiple PDF document windows, you can easily open different sections of the same document in separate windows and view them side-by-side. This makes it easy to compare and contrast different parts of the document to either cross-check information or ensure that they are consistent and coherent.

See live markups across multiple documents at the same time

When collaborating with others on documents, it may be helpful to view and annotate different documents or different versions of the same document and see changes in real-time. With multiple PDF document windows, you can easily view and annotate different documents in separate windows with collaborators. Let’s say you would like to see collaborators’ markups in real time across multiple documents. This can easily be done by opening your collaborators’ documents in multiple windows and viewing markups as they happen.

Read and note-take at the same time

When note-taking for work or school, it can be useful to view and mark up multiple documents at the same time. For example, if you’re studying and need to take notes, you may want to have a resource document open in one window while you note-take in another window. Keeping both windows open means you don’t need to flick between document tabs every time you need to read or write.

The ability to view and mark up PDFs in multiple windows is a powerful feature that can greatly improve productivity amongst people who work with PDFs regularly. Viewing PDF documents side-by-side can better enable students to assess themselves, study their notes and note-take. It can help teachers with a range of tasks including grading students’ work and can also help legal, AEC and finance professionals or any professional who needs to compare revisions of documents or review and mark up multi-page documents efficiently. With Drawboard PDF you can view and edit as many PDF documents as you need to in separate windows. Want to try it for free? Start a free trial or learn more.