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# Page layout/presentation mode in Xamarin

Discover the various page layouts supported by PDFViewCtrl for Xamarin.Android and Xamarin.iOS. Learn how to set the page presentation mode for optimal viewing experience. The Apryse Xamarin SDK strea

[`PDFViewCtrl`](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/xamarinios/tools/api/pdftron.PDF.PDFViewCtrl.html) supports a number of page layouts ([presentation modes](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/xamarinios/tools/api/pdftron.PDF.PagePresentationModes.html)), as listed below:

| Page presentation mode (Xamarin.Android / Xamarin.iOS)                                                              | Description                                                                                             |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `PDFViewCtrl.PagePresentationModes.Single` / `pdftron.PDF.PagePresentationModes.e_single_page`                      | Displays one page at a time, swiping left and right to change pages.                                    |
| `PDFViewCtrl.PagePresentationModes.SingleCont` / `pdftron.PDF.PagePresentationModes.e_single_continuous`            | Displays one page at a time, scrolling up and down to change pages.                                     |
| `PDFViewCtrl.PagePresentationModes.SingleVert`(Android)                                                             | Displays one page at a time, swiping up and down to change pages.                                       |
| `PDFViewCtrl.PagePresentationModes.Facing` / `pdftron.PDF.PagePresentationModes.e_facing`                           | Displays two pages at a time, with odd-numbered pages on left, swiping left and right to change pages.  |
| `PDFViewCtrl.PagePresentationModes.FacingCont` / `pdftron.PDF.PagePresentationModes.e_facing_continuous`            | Displays pages in two columns, with odd-numbered pages on left, scrolling up and down to change pages.  |
| `PDFViewCtrl.PagePresentationModes.FacingVert`(Android)                                                             | Displays two pages at a time, with odd-numbered pages on left, swiping up and down to change pages.     |
| `PDFViewCtrl.PagePresentationModes.FacingCover` / `pdftron.PDF.PagePresentationModes.e_facing_cover`                | Displays two pages at a time, with odd-numbered pages on right, swiping left and right to change pages. |
| `PDFViewCtrl.PagePresentationModes.FacingCoverCont` / `pdftron.PDF.PagePresentationModes.e_facing_continuous_cover` | Display pages in two columns, with odd-numbered pages on right, scrolling up and down to change pages.  |
| `PDFViewCtrl.PagePresentationModes.FacingCoverVert`(Android)                                                        | Displays two pages at a time, with odd-numbered pages on right, swiping up and down to change pages.    |

## Set the page presentation mode

You can set page presentation mode in your `PDFViewCtrl` by using `PagePresentationMode` property:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="C#" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```csharp
// Xamarin.Android
mPdfViewCtrl.PagePresentationMode = pdftron.PDF.PDFViewCtrl.PagePresentationModes.Facing;

// Xamarin.iOS
mPdfViewCtrl.PagePresentationMode = pdftron.PDF.PagePresentationModes.e_facing;
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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