IPad Pro Preview of PDF forces thumbnail view

A few months ago my IPad Preview app began showing all PDF files with thumbnails. I cannot figure out how to toggle back to no thumbnail mode.

iPad, iPadOS 15

Posted on Oct 2, 2022 5:54 PM

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1 reply

chuckbl

Community Specialist

Oct 4, 2022 9:38 AM in response to mzeemartin

Hello mzeemartin,

If you'd like to review a PDF file without the thumbnails displayed on the side, you'll want to open the PDF file in the Books app instead: Read PDF documents in Books on iPad - Apple Support

If you have a moment, you can also provide more details on your suggestions and recommendations for the Files app on iPad using the following link: Feedback - iPad - Apple

Take care.

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IPad Pro Preview of PDF forces thumbnail view

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