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PDF Viewer

The PDF Viewer keeps investigative PDFs accessible directly inside the graph. Navigate pages, adjust zoom, and export documents without juggling separate browser tabs.
Open the viewer from a File node storing a PDF. The viewer remembers window state and keeps metadata synchronized, so you can jump back to the node with full context.

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Interface overview

The PDF Viewer window balances navigation, zoom, and document context in three areas: the toolbar, the page canvas, and the status bar.

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Toolbar: navigation and zoom controls

  • Page navigation — Step through pages with arrow buttons or jump to a specific page number using the input field.
  • Zoom controls — Zoom between 25% and 300% with buttons or direct percentage entry; the viewer keeps text crisp at any scale.
  • Download shortcut — Export the original PDF to your desktop using authenticated fetch, with fallback for public files.

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Page canvas: focused reading surface

  • Dynamic loading — View one page at a time with loading overlays that confirm progress on large documents.
  • Text layer rendering — Keep selectable text intact for copying quotes or verifying citations.
  • Smooth scrolling — Center content inside a cushioned viewport, ideal for side-by-side comparison with other nodes.

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Status bar: file awareness

  • File summary — Review filename and approximate size while you work, ensuring you are reading the intended version.
  • State feedback — Error messages and download prompts appear here if the PDF fails to load over the network.

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Workflow: review an incident report

1

Open the PDF Viewer

Launch the viewer from the File node referencing the incident report. The document loads at 100% scale by default.
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Set your zoom level

Adjust zoom to highlight fine print or zoom out to scan diagrams and tables quickly.
3

Jump to key pages

Use the page selector to navigate directly to sections cited in your notes or cross-referenced with Event nodes.
4

Capture citations

Copy relevant paragraphs from the rendered text layer, or screenshot specific pages for briefing decks.
5

Export the PDF

Download the full report to share with stakeholders or archive in external evidence lockers.
PDF Viewer streamlines the review of complex documents, letting you annotate, cross-reference, and share findings without leaving the investigation graph.