Windows Application - PDF Viewer

Hi,
We are using windows application PDF viewer with Acrobat API. The pdf document is loading correctly without issues but the Tool menu is not displayed.
How to include tool menu in wondows form (PDF Viewer).

There is no in-box PDF API on Windows Phone 8.1.
The typical approach is to launch the pdf file into the default PDF viewer app. If you want to display it inside your app you'll need to either find a 3rd party component or write your own.

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