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Is it possible to open the same PDF multiple times with Adobe Reader?

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In acrobat reader 9 - To open the same document in a new tab in the same window, right click the tab, and choose Duplicate Tab then detach tab ( it will open in another window )

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  • can't find this in adobe reader :/
    – 12345
    Commented Oct 21, 2009 at 14:29
  • try pressing Ctrl + T to open a new tab
    – Mahmoud Hossam
    Commented Oct 21, 2009 at 14:52
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    i have chagned my answer this is works for me ;)
    – joe
    Commented Oct 21, 2009 at 14:55
  • In Adobe Reader 9.3, there were no tabs, and I couldn't create one.
    – Sam
    Commented Jun 3, 2014 at 1:45
  • Solution below by @serhio worked for non-9.x version
    – Aadishri
    Commented Sep 19, 2019 at 7:58
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In Adobe Reader XI and Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

  • Open your document;
  • Go to the Window => New Window.

Now the first window should be duplicated.

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  • Worked for me in Adobe Reader 9.3.
    – Sam
    Commented Jun 3, 2014 at 1:45
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Slight addition to serhio's answer.

In Acrobat Reader DC (released in 2015)

  • Open your document;
  • Go to the Window => New Window;
  • Drag and drop the tab of the new window on to the tab bar of the old one.

Then you have two tabs for the same PDF file.

I think it's a great omission on the part of Adobe not to include a "Duplicate Tab" feature.

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  • Dragging a tab onto another window doesn't seem to work anymore with the newest version.
    – Miscreant
    Commented Apr 18 at 16:29
  • "Dragging a tab onto another window doesn't seem to work anymore with the newest version"---Confirmed. We've lost the ability. The only remaining method that I know is to use the "Duplicate" function on Preview of Mac. This one just copies the original in a new tab. The only annoyance is that Preview will ask you if you want to save the copy when you close the tab. . . .
    – Ryo
    Commented Apr 19 at 5:37

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