Windows 8 & Adobe Reader question

I am new to Windows 8 and would like to view my .pdf's (like I could in Windows XP) on a window I can shrink so I can open
additional software and shrink so both pages are open next to each other on the window.
I am very frustrated at this point with Windows Reader and Adobe Reader because I can't figure out how to do this. It was a major function for my .pdf reader to do this. Help please!

On Windows 8 Pro/RT, there are two different types of apps that you can install and run.
(a) Windows Store apps with "Modern" UI
Examples: Adobe Reader Touch for Windows 8, Windows Reader by Microsoft
The application window of a Windows Store app occupies the entire/full screen by default. (This is the UI design decision made by Microsoft.) However, it does not mean that you are stuck with the full screen mode.  You can optionally snap a second Windows Store app to the left/right side of the screen to view the two apps simultaneously.
See Get to know Windows - Snap an app: Use two apps at the same time.
However, the limitation is that you cannot have more than two Windows Store apps displayed at the same time on the screen.
(b) Desktop apps with classic UI
Examples: Adobe Reader XI, Microsoft Office 2013
If your PC/laptop/tablet is running Windows 8 Pro (as opposed to Windows RT), you can install the traditional desktop apps that are compatible with Windows 8.  From the Windows 8 Start screen, you can tap/click the Desktop tile and switch to the Windows 8 desktop, which looks almost identical to the Windows 7 desktop. In the desktop environment, you can install and launch as many desktop apps as you want and arrange the app windows anyway you want.
However, if you have a tablet with an ARM-based processor running Windows RT (e.g. Microsoft Surface RT), there are no compatible desktop apps available other than pre-installed Microsoft apps like Office (as far as I know as of February, 2013). So Adobe Reader XI will not run on Surface RT.

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