Built-in Context Menu Items in Angular PDF Viewer

22 Jul 20264 minutes to read

The Angular PDF Viewer includes a context-sensitive menu that updates dynamically based on the right-clicked element within the document. This page lists the default menu items available for different document elements.

Context Menu Scenarios

Menu items vary depending on the target element:

  • Text: Displays options to annotate and copy selected text.

    Context menu displayed when right-clicking on selected text

  • Annotations: Provides options to copy, cut, paste, or remove annotations, and add comments.

    Context menu displayed when right-clicking on an annotation

  • Form Fields: Shows standard form field interactions, such as modifying properties. The context menu for form fields appears only when the viewer is in designer mode.

    Context menu displayed when right-clicking on a form field

  • Empty Space: Displays the option to paste a previously copied annotation or form field. Paste is available only if an annotation or form field has been previously copied or cut, and it is placed at the location of the right-click.

    Context menu displayed when right-clicking on empty space

Default Item Reference

Text Menu Items

The following table describes the default items available when right-clicking selected text:

Item Description
Copy Copies selected text to the clipboard.
Highlight Highlights selected text using the default highlight color.
Underline Applies an underline to the selected text.
Strikethrough Applies a strikethrough to the selected text.
Squiggly Applies a squiggly underline to the selected text.
Redact Text Redacts the selected text.

Annotation Menu Items

The following items are available when interacting with annotations:

Item Description
Copy Copies the selected annotation for pasting within the same page.
Cut Removes the selected annotation and copies it to the clipboard.
Paste Pastes a previously copied or cut annotation.
Delete Permanently removes the selected annotation.
Comments Opens the comment panel for the annotation.

Form Field Menu Items

These items appear when the viewer is in Form Designer mode and a form field is selected:

Item Description
Copy Copies the selected form field for duplication.
Cut Removes the selected form field for relocation.
Paste Pastes a copied or cut form field.
Delete Removes the selected form field from the document.
Properties Launches the properties dialog for the specific form field.

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