
Tap the PDF document to display another bar below the top toolbar.Ģ. IOS 10 or older: Please note that tapping the Share icon in Safari's top toolbar does not show the "Open in" option for Acrobat Reader for iOS.ġ. Tap the Share icon in the toolbar then tap the Acrobat icon in the popover that appears. Safari on iOS 11 now requires fewer steps to open a PDF document in Acrobat Reader for iOS. When you tap on a link to a PDF document on a web page, Apple's built-in PDF viewer displays the PDF document inside Safari. Tap the Acrobat icon in the popover that appears. Long-press (press & hold) the PDF attachment icon.Ģ. Here's a quicker way to open a PDF attachment by bypassing Apple's built-in PDF viewer.ġ.

Tap the Share icon in the upper-right corner.Ĥ. Tap anywhere in the PDF document again to display the toolbar (if not shown already).ģ. You just need to open the PDF document in Acrobat Reader.Ģ. Some pages may appear mostly blank or empty. Please note that Apple's built-in PDF viewer does not render annotations (sticky notes, highlight, freehand drawing, handwritten signatures, etc.) nor filled form data. Tap the PDF attachment icon to open the PDF document in Apple's built-in PDF viewer (Quick Look). When you see the PDF attachment icon in the body of an email message,ġ. Please take a look at Problem #1 in How to avoid known PDF email attachment problems on iPad/iPhone and make sure that an entire email message is fully downloaded before you open each attachment in Mail. Mail has known problems with many different types of attachments (not just PDF attachments). Mail displays either an attachment icon or the preview image of an attached document in the body of an email depending on its file size and the number of pages in the attached document. Note: Tap/click images below to enlarge and see more details. If you still cannot find the "Open in Adobe Acrobat" option anywhere, long-press (press & hold) the PDF document. Chances are, the toolbar contains the Share icon or the "Open in." label that you can tap. If you see nothing but a PDF document, tap anywhere on the PDF document to display a toolbar. For iOS 5 or 6, see Opening PDF Files in Reader for iOS (iPhone and iPad).For iPhone on iOS 7, see How to open PDF documents in Adobe Reader for iOS (iPhone on iOS 7 version).


This document explains how to use the iOS "Open In" feature to open PDF documents in Adobe Acrobat Reader for iPhone.
