Okay, so today I wanted to share a little hiccup I ran into while using PDF Expert. You know, it’s usually pretty smooth sailing with this app, especially when I’m marking up documents or adding notes. But here’s the thing – I was trying to zoom in on some PowerPoint slides that I had converted to PDF, and it just wouldn’t let me. It was kind of a head-scratcher, to be honest.
So, I opened up PDF Expert, loaded in my converted PowerPoint presentation, all ready to dive in and get some work done. But when I tried to zoom in, nothing. Tried again, still nothing. It was like the app was saying, “Nope, not today!” I double-checked, and yeah, I was definitely in the right mode. I even closed the app and reopened it, thinking maybe it was just a little glitch. Still no dice.
- I started by firing up PDF Expert on my device.
- Then, I opened the PDF file that used to be a PowerPoint presentation.
- I tried using the usual pinch-to-zoom gesture, but the slides just stayed put.
- Clicked on the zoom buttons, but that didn’t do the trick either.
After a bit of digging around, I found out that this is a known issue. Apparently, PDF Expert’s presentation mode is primarily designed for things like Facetime, Zoom calls, or screen recordings. It seems like zooming in on slides within the app isn’t really supported at this point. It’s a bit of a bummer, especially when you’re used to the flexibility of zooming in and out of regular PDFs.
I even stumbled upon some forum posts where other folks were running into the same problem, some dating back to 2021, 2022! So, it’s not exactly a new thing. And from what I gathered, the support pages and the official responses kind of confirm that this is just how it is right now.
In the end, I realized that if I really needed to zoom, I’d have to look for alternative solutions. Maybe using a different app or sticking to viewing the slides in PowerPoint itself. It’s not ideal, but hey, that’s just how it goes sometimes with tech, right? You win some, you learn some. If anyone’s got a workaround, I’m all ears!
What I Learned
So, basically, if you’re planning to do heavy annotation or need to zoom into details on converted PowerPoint slides in PDF Expert, you might hit a wall. It’s more geared towards presenting than deep-diving into the content. Keep that in mind, and maybe have a backup plan ready if zooming is crucial for your workflow.