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⚫ To edit the properties of the portfolio, right-click anywhere in the portfolio and
choose Portfolio Properties. In the Portfolio Properties dialog box, you can:
o Specify fields (columns) you want to show in the list of component files
and folders in the portfolio window. Select the check boxes of the fields,
or click on the field names and click the Show button. The field names are
displayed under the secondary toolbar. To hide fields, unselect the check
boxes, or click on the field names and click the Hide button. Alternatively,
you can switch to the Details mode, right-click on any file or blank area in
the portfolio window, choose View, and select/unselect columns to
show/hide the columns. In the Name column, if a folder in the portfolio
contains several items, a number in parentheses appears after the folder
name to indicate the total number of the items.
o Add an optional field. Click Add, enter the field name and click OK. To
delete an optional field, select the field and click Delete. The required
fields such as Name cannot be deleted. The added fields will be
automatically added to the context menu that appears after you right-click
on any file or blank area in the portfolio window (in the Details mode) and
choose View.
o Arrange the field order by selecting the field name and clicking Up or
Down.
o Specify the order of the files and folders in the portfolio when the portfolio
is opened. To do this, select a field name in the Sort By menu and then
choose an order in Sort Order. By default, the component files and folders
in a PDF portfolio are displayed alphabetically by filename.
o Specify the initial view of the document by choosing an option from Initial
View.
o If the Portfolio Properties dialog box pops up after you right-click a
component file and choose Portfolio Properties, the Show current
document when opening portfolio option is available. You can select
this option so that the file will be opened in the preview pane next time
you open the portfolio.
Tip: You are allowed to drag and drop files/folders to the desired position or into a folder
in the portfolio. You can do more actions by right-clicking a file in the portfolio.
Edit and save component files
You are allowed to edit component files after opening them in their native
applications. If the component file is a non-PDF file and you want to save the
changes after editing it, you can save it as a new file outside the portfolio.
For a PDF file in a portfolio, you can perform many tasks directly in the preview pane,