# Customize the viewing environment

Adobe Reader provides a variety of ways for you to customize your work area.

| You can customize the layout of tools and toolbars, as well as choose which toolbars are always shown when you open Adobe Reader.
| You can use the General preferences to show or hide tool and button labels.
| You can show or hide the navigation pane and adjust its width.
| You can use the Accessibility preferences to customize background and text colors on your system.
| You can use the Page Display preferences to set the magnification level and page layout (continuous, facing pages, or single page) whenever you open a PDF document.

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