--- title: "Navigate the Document Viewer" slug: "navigating-the-document-viewer" updated: 2026-07-20T20:04:58Z published: 2026-07-20T20:04:58Z canonical: "support.beast-code.com/navigating-the-document-viewer" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.beast-code.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Navigate the Document Viewer Learn how to use the controls provided in the Beast Core 6 Document Viewer plugin to move through a selected document associated with a system or component in your workspace. ## Access the Document Viewer Plugin 1. Click the far-left **page** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-9UZMOUFL.png) icon to open the Document Viewer plugin on your main screen. 2. Or, access the drop-down menu in the left-hand content pane to open and use the Document Viewer in that pane. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-06 093803(2).png) ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Document_Viewer_Gif1.gif) 3. Select a directory in the **Document Viewer** window. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-QMC0Q0AL.png) - **Recent** - Displays recently accessed document titles - **Diagrams** - **Tech Manuals** 4. Select a desired document from listed options, or type a keyword into the **Filter by Keyword** textbox. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-U7KANJO7.png). ## Navigate Document Viewer When your selected document opens, use the controls provided in the (top of screen) navigation toolbar to move through the document. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Document Viewer Demo 5 Aug 25.gif) #### Navigation Tools - Definitions and Functions > [!NOTE] > NOTE > > Tool explanations are in left to right order, as they appear on the Document Viewer toolbar shown below: > > ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-12W2O02S.png) 1. **Up Arrow** - Moves to the previous page of an open document (unless on page 1). 2. **Page Number** textbox - Displays the current page number of a displayed document. - To **jump to** a desired page: - Place your mouse cursor inside the page textbox - Use the **backspace** key on your keyboard to erase the current page number - Type in the desired page number and press the **enter** key 3. **Down Arrow** - Moves to the next page of an open document. 4. **Left** **Rotate** icon - Click to rotate your document 90° **counterclockwise.** 5. **Right** **Rotate** icon - Click to rotate your document 90**° clockwise.** 6. **Cursor** icon - Allows you to highlight text in a displayed document by clicking and dragging your mouse cursor. 7. **Hand** icon **-** Allows you to grab and move a displayed document page up or down or side to side manually. 8. **Minus** sign - Reduces the size of a displayed document incrementally. 9. **Numerical Percentage** textbox - Displays the current size of a displayed document as a percentage. - To change this percentage: - Place your **cursor** to the right of the displayed percentage - Use the **backspace** key on your keyboard to erase the current percentage - Type your desired percentage and press the **enter** key 10. **Page size** drop-down **Arrow** - Opens a menu with nine quick pick page percentages and three options to adjust your screen display. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-HEZAXCA1.png) - Click **Actual Size** to change your document’s display size to 100% - Click **Page Width** to display your document over the maximum width of your screen (excluding the left-hand navigation pane) - Click **Page Fit** to reduce the width of your displayed document to fit your device 11. **Plus** sign - Enlarges the size of a displayed document. 12. **New Document** icon **-** Click to return to the **Document Viewer Directory** pane. - Select a new document in the current **Directory** - Explore a different **Directory** 13. **Ribbon** icon - Click to open an outline of your selected document (if available). 14. **Search** icon - Click to open a search window ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-6KOX8SI3.png) that allows you to search within your open document. - Type a keyword into the drop-down **search** textbox and press the **enter** key to conduct a simple search - Or, left click the **Ellipsis** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-TKK2IMMJ.png) to the right of the search textbox to open the **Advanced** **Search** menu ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-9RPGFM0Y.png) > [!NOTE] > NOTE > > You may select any combination of search options from the menu to refine your search results. 1. **Printer** icon - Click to open your machine’s printing interface. 2. **Download** icon - Click to download and view a document in its native viewing application. > [!NOTE] > NOTE > > Due to its responsive design, Beast Core automatically adapts to the screen size of the user’s device. Users viewing Beast Core on small screens will access the **Search**, **Printer**, and **Download** tools via a drop down arrow in the upper right corner of the Document Viewer toolbar. ## Access a Component Action Menu 1. Open a diagram PDF document in the Document Viewer. 2. Left click any highlighted component name on the diagram. 3. On the selected component’s pop-up **Action Menu**, you can: - Explore the component further via other Beast Core 6 plugins ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-04 121608(5).png) ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Document_Viewer_Gif2.gif) #### View these related articles for additional information: - [Print a Document or Save as PDF](/beast-core/docs/print-a-document-or-save-as-pdf) - [Download and View a Document](/beast-core/docs/download-and-view-a-document) - [Search in Document Viewer](/beast-core/docs/search-in-document-viewer)