# PDFViewer Hiding the Utility

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdfviewer-hiding-the-utility/12743>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 2, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdfviewer-hiding-the-utility/12743 "2017-03-02T14:26:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![drinaldi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drinaldi/32/32068_2.png) [@drinaldi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drinaldi)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdfviewer-hiding-the-utility/12743/1 "2017-03-02T14:26:47Z")

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Hello, is it possible to automatically hide the “utility” that always shows on the left side of the PDF viewer when it loads? Even if I click “false” for the property, it still shows up when I launch the project. I can do it with a button but not automatically.  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdfviewer-hiding-the-utility/12743/2 "2017-03-02T14:49:14Z")

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Hmm… I’m having the opposite problem. I can’t make the utility show unless I use a button. I’ll make a bug ticket for this. 😊

Thanks for catching it!

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**Author:** ![drinaldi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drinaldi/32/32068_2.png) [@drinaldi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drinaldi)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdfviewer-hiding-the-utility/12743/3 "2017-03-02T14:54:19Z")

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Thanks…  
Time Frame of a possible fix?

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**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdfviewer-hiding-the-utility/12743/4 "2017-03-02T15:29:17Z")

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Turned out to be a one line fix. Should be in 7.9.2

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**Author:** ![drinaldi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drinaldi/32/32068_2.png) [@drinaldi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drinaldi)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdfviewer-hiding-the-utility/12743/5 "2017-03-02T16:10:48Z")

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nice, thank you

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**Author:** ![AJBerera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdfviewer-hiding-the-utility/12743/6 "2018-06-14T17:30:15Z")

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I don’t think this has been fixed for pdf viewers inside templates.

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**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdfviewer-hiding-the-utility/12743/7 "2018-06-14T18:30:49Z")

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Can you report this to support? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![calcon\_ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@calcon\_ryan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/calcon_ryan)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdfviewer-hiding-the-utility/12743/8 "2019-10-23T21:45:11Z")

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This is still a problem in version 8.0.5. Specifically if you put an expression on your pdf file path, the utility pane always shows even if unchecked. And if you script in a event on window open, it doesn’t quite fix it on the first load of the pdf.

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**Author:** ![drinaldi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drinaldi/32/32068_2.png) [@drinaldi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drinaldi)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdfviewer-hiding-the-utility/12743/9 "2019-10-24T11:45:18Z")

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I just added buttons at the bottom to turn them on and off.  
see pic

 ![PFD_Viewer](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/3/3617ebe3c6b19bf5ffa495e986db514c7a0ae857.jpeg)