--- a/client/src/pdftool/Pdftool.vue	Tue Nov 06 11:21:29 2018 +0100
+++ b/client/src/pdftool/Pdftool.vue	Tue Nov 06 13:00:17 2018 +0100
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <template>
     <div class="pdftool">
-        <div @click="collapse" class="d-flex flex-column ui-element minimizer">
-            <i :class="['fa', 'mt-1', {'fa-file-pdf-o': collapsed}, {'fa-close': !collapsed}]"></i>
+        <div @click="$store.commit('application/showPdfTool', !showPdfTool)" class="d-flex flex-column ui-element minimizer">
+            <i :class="['fa', 'mt-1', {'fa-file-pdf-o': !showPdfTool}, {'fa-close': showPdfTool}]"></i>
         </div>
         <div :class="style">
-            <div v-if="!collapsed" class="card-body">
+            <div v-if="showPdfTool" class="card-body">
                 <div class="headline">
                     <h4 class="card-title">Generate PDF</h4>
                 </div>
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
   name: "pdftool",
   data() {
     return {
-      collapsed: true,
       form: {
         format: "landscape",
         downloadType: "download"
@@ -110,22 +109,19 @@
     };
   },
   computed: {
-    ...mapState("application", ["showPrintDialog"]),
+    ...mapState("application", ["showPdfTool"]),
     style() {
       return {
         "ui-element": true,
         card: true,
         inner: true,
         shadow: true,
-        pdftoolexpanded: !this.collapsed,
-        pdftoolcollapsed: this.collapsed
+        pdftoolexpanded: this.showPdfTool,
+        pdftoolcollapsed: !this.showPdfTool
       };
     }
   },
   methods: {
-    collapse() {
-      this.collapsed = !this.collapsed;
-    },
     download() {
       // generate PDF and open it
       // TODO: replace this src with an API reponse after actually generating PDFs