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# PDF
**Category:** Field
**Version:** 1.0
**Last Updated:** June 18, 2026
**Author:** Any2Info
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### Description
The **PDF** field allows for controls to display a PDF file, either static or originating from a document service.
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### General Properties
The **PDF** field \*\*\*\*inherits general Control Properties such as ‘Border color’, ‘Border thickness’ and ‘Border radius’.
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### Special Properties
The **PDF** field has a few special properties unique to it. These include:
| Name | Value | Explanation |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| File source | *Document service* or *Fixed file* | Determines additional properties |
| Document Service | A document service set in the *Tools* section of the *Platform* | Determines the source of the file |
| File identifier | If *File source* is set to *Document service* this value is free text. | |
| If *File source* is set to *Fixed file* this value will be a picker for a file | Either something to identify the external file with, or a fixed file value | |
| Graphical mode | True/False | **DESKTOP ONLY**: Render PDFs faster and better |
| Advanced preview | True/False | **DESKTOP ONLY**: Advanced PDF features will be enabled, this will impact loading times |
| Text (navigator) | Text | The text that is displayed at the bottom of the PDF view, where {0} correlates to the current page and {1} to the total amount of pages |
| Background (navigator) | Color | The background color of the Navigator part of the PDF view |
| Font color (navigator) | Color | The font color of the Navigator part of the PDF view |
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### Tips & Best Practices
* When using an external file test if the File identifier works properly and doesn’t try to download a non-existing file
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### Examples
Below is a basic example of a **PDF** field where the Navigator text, background and font color are changed.
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### Changelog
| **Version** | **Date** | **Change** |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------------------------- |
| 1.0 | June 18, 2026 | Initial document & documentation |
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