# Safari is opening pdfs in two -page format - I want one page **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 10, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safari-is-opening-pdfs-in-two-page-format-i-want-one-page/609095 "2012-01-10T22:53:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safari-is-opening-pdfs-in-two-page-format-i-want-one-page/609095/1 "2012-01-10T22:53:40Z")
all of a sudden, Safari has been opening pdfs in two-page spreads, rather than one page spreads. I’ve checked my copy of Adobe, and it’s set to open pdfs in one-page spreads, so I think it must be something in Safari, but I’ve not been able to find it. anyone have any idea? ---
**Author:** ![MikeS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MikeS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeS)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safari-is-opening-pdfs-in-two-page-format-i-want-one-page/609095/2 "2012-01-11T13:52:54Z")
The next time you open a PDF in Safari, right-click (or control-click, if you’re old-school) in the window. This will bring up a menu that allows you to select whether you want to view the PDF in one-page or two-page format, along with enabling or disabling “continuous” mode. I’m pretty sure that Safari (or more generally, Mac OS) has its own internal PDF renderer; Adobe Acrobat has nothing to do with it. It’s not like the old days where PDFs needed a plug-in to open in the browser window. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safari-is-opening-pdfs-in-two-page-format-i-want-one-page/609095/3 "2012-01-11T18:08:12Z")
lovely! thanks!