Built-in Context Menu Items in Angular PDF Viewer

17 Apr 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.

  

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

  

• 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.

  

• Empty Space: Displays the option to paste a previously copied annotation or form field.

  

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 to manage discussions on the annotation.

Form Field Menu Items

These items appear when the viewer is in 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.

NOTE

The availability of the context menu is a client-side feature and is independent of server configurations.