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I'm using TeXStudio on Windows 7 with MikTeX. I don't know how to get the "Jump to source" command that appears in the mouse right-click menu, in the pdf viewer, once I compile a *.tex file with Quick Build. This feature is present and works well in TeXStudio under UBUNTU 12.04. How can I get it in Windows 7 too?

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You have to add -synctex=1 to the commands:

  • pdflatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex
  • xelatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex
  • lualatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex

After the next compilation there is a right-click menu item titled "Go to source" (Or shortcut Ctrl+').

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Hi Qrrbrbirlbel! That almost worked for me. In the haste I accidentally deleted the command that makes me open the pdf viewer automatically. What should I write after pdflatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex for that to happen? – WobbyWindows Sep 4 '12 at 20:55
@WobbyWindows That has nothing to do with any *latex commands. Look under the configuration "Build", there should be an item "Build & View". Choose from the dropdown list. I think you want to have txs:///pdf-chain which is later defined as a combination of txs:///pdflatex and txs:///view-pdf. — Hopefully that is correct. I use a SVN version. – Qrrbrbirlbel Sep 4 '12 at 21:07
I went to Options menu > Configure TexStudio > Commands and fixed it from there. I symply checked & unchecked the Pdf Viewer > internal viewer box and it took care of itself by offering me to add -synctex=1 to the pdflatex command. All I did was click Yes. – WobbyWindows Sep 4 '12 at 21:14
Had the same problem like WobbyWindows (but on a Debian machine). Adding -synctex=1 to the pdflatex command worked for me as well. Regarding the option of checking/unchecking that WobbyWindows mentioned - I do not see that button in my version (2.5.2). – Amir Mar 22 at 17:06
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Also: latex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex – user29661 Apr 25 at 9:01

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