Questions tagged [pdf]
Portable Document Format (PDF) is a platform-independent standard developed by Adobe System in 1993 for document exchange.
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Fit 2 A5 pdf into ONE PAGE A4 Landscape
I have been working on Linux Slackware for several years and
programming in bash for routine things. My problem is printing books in
sewn booklets of 4 sheets. With a bash script I order the 16 pages ...
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How to get most recent PDF exported? Recent does not show date information of following: 1. accessed 2. acquired 3. created 4. last saved 5. received
How to get the most recent
PDF exported?
Recent Files of File Explorer does not show date information for the following:
accessed
acquired
created
last saved
received
I need help to confirm if the ...
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Printing pdf pages in a custom order
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I have a pdf document that has hundreds of pages. Its pages' dimensions are 4.25" (width) x 5.5" (height), so ...
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Looking for a tool or a script that will hide email addresses from PDF files
I am scanning the personal archive of someone and would like to publish the scanned files with email addresses hidden.
The PDF files have a text layer so it can be used to find the strings.
What I ...
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Stop Microsoft Edge from hijacking the default file association for PDF's [closed]
I know it's not a question but it's a great solution. Even with Group Policy set for default file associations, Microsoft Edge will still randomly hijack being the default for PDF.
Deleting this key ...
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PDF software with page notes [closed]
Is there a good PDF application that supports this feature: next to each page in the doc, there is an empty area where the user can input notes
Here's an illustration of how such software could ...
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GIMP advice on JPG to PDF conversion
When I convert JPG files to PDF using GIMP the result is usually a much bigger file.
The first step upon importing is the dialog for a conversion that is titled "convert to RGB working space"...
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linux add bleed to pdf that is the average colour of the page
because of inexperience with professional printing, we did not take bleed margin into account when creating a small magazine. A lot of pages have text cut off because of this. We can reprint them, but ...
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Foxit PDF, accidentally selected document to open in full screen, how to reverse?
I have a PDF document that upon opening, requested to go into full-screen.
I then accidentally said yes to that request and now every time the file opens, it defaults to a full screen.
Is there any ...
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PDF with bizarre source code - can anything be retrieved from it?
My boyfriend's brother committed suicide last weekend, and left behind a will... in the form of a damaged PDF. I've tried to repair it using the various online services, to no avail. Looking at the ...
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Apply watermark to every pdf on a directory
I've learned here to apply a watermark to a pdf file without opening it by doing:
pdftk input.pdf stamp watermark.pdf output output.pdf
Now I wanted to do this to every .pdf on a given directory, ...
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How to save each page of a PDF file into separate files, and name them from text file of file names
I have a large PDF file, as well as a text file of file names. I'd like to use the command line to make/save one new PDF file for each page in file.pdf and name them with the file names in names.txt. ...
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Save PDF from Word that are searchable, links to bookmarks works and high quality
I use Microsoft Office 365 Enterprise, and I would like to save a Word file as a PDF that is searchable and where the links to bookmarks work. I use these links for literature references and in the ...
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How to tag and add alt-text to a PDF without Adobe Acobat
I am a student who has to create accessible PDFs by tagging and adding alt-text to all images. The way this is supposed to be done is by using Adobe Acrobat Pro. I do not have access to this without ...
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Scaling a PDF using Adobe Acrobat's preflight fixup doesn't scale document links with it
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I've got a LaTeX document (example below) which has been typeset at 1.7x A4-paper size (its final size is 357mm x 504.9mm). However, I still want my final document to be A4-paper sized.
To ...
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How can I download the pdf I created on flipsnack for free without losing the interactive features?
So Flipsnack says that I have to upgrade to premium to download the interactive pdf I created, but is there a way I can download the pdf for free? I tried to download a gif version, but all the ...
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Is there a way to verify multiple signatures on a PDF by converting to another file format?
I have several PDFs with two or more handwritten signatures where I suspect that one person did not actually sign but a copy and paste of their signature was used. (Could even be a true cut and paste ...
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Form Fillable PDF in browser - typing in text box returns to top of page
We have created form fillable PDFs for test/essay purposes, however some students are experiencing a bug(?) where they will scroll down the page to where they are typing in a multi-line, word/line-...
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Is there a way to tag page headers and footers when saving a Word doc as a PDF?
My question:
Is there an automated way to add the header and footer tags without requiring document editors to do this manually in Adobe Acrobat? This needs to be scalable across hundreds if not ...
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Compare PDF files
We use TortoiseGit in Windows. It gives us a lot of value. It is possible to add "External Diff/Merge Tools". Some PLC vendors sell plugins for this.
We would like to compare PDF documents. ...
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Asus Windows 10 performance very slow and unresponsive (stuck in a flickering glitchy loop)
I'm dealing with an Asus Windows 10 laptop here.
The trouble started when my dad downloaded a PDF reader (All PDF Reader) on it to read some files. He tried to install it, but it didn't seem like it ...
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Emacs org-mode export to LaTeX and PDF produces incorrect double quotes
I am currently finishing up the formatting of a book written in Emacs org-mode. I noticed that me using a specific kind of formatting for dialogue produces odd results when it comes to closing double ...
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What is a good way to embed an mp3 file to a pdf file?
I use Acrobat https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/rich-media.html But I have a problem with
Once one plays mp3, the object became black and cannot replay
Tools > Rich Media > Select Object ...
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Convert a PDF to greyscale on the command line *without* bit rasterization
Strongly related to Convert a PDF to greyscale on the command line in FLOSS?
My go-to command has been
gs \
-sDEVICE=pdfwrite \
-dCompatibilityLevel=1.3 \
-dPDFSETTINGS=/printer \
-dBATCH \
-dNOPAUSE \...
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How can I make a 50" long PDF from an email with preserving links?
Windows 10 on Lenovo YOGA, using Thunderbird and Wondershare's PDFElement. Email is a newsletter (in HTML I'm pretty sure); when I make a PDF it breaks into many ugly 8.5" x 11" pgs. but all ...
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How to count pages in multiple PDF files in Windows 10?
Looking for newer easier solution than found here: How to count pages in multiple PDF files?
or at least explanation on how to download and install cygwin
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Is converting images to pdf lossy?
Converting an image to pdf then back to image format:
$ convert in.jpeg out.pdf
$ convert out.pdf out.jpg
$ diff in.jpeg out.jpg
> Binary files in.jpeg and out.jpg differ
Trying different ...
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How do you copy an image from an adobe PDF and paste it into word without losing its quality?
I have a PDF documents with photos and when I right click and “copy image” and go into the word document and “paste”, the photo quality is a little blurry. It’s not the same quality as the image in ...
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Adobe Reader: What does "Post" mean when adding a comment?
I'm using Reader 2023.001.20143 64-bit on Win10 Pro.
When I add a comment to a PDF, I see a "Post" option. I didn't try it because I don't know what it does, and I'm wary of what it might do....
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Why does the keyword metadata not display in Acrobat Reader, but does in other readers?
A PDF generated by Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 has metadata, anonymized below:
/Keywords(Xxxxx;YYY yyyyyyyyyyyyy)
Google Chrome and FireFox PDF.js, evince readers and even exiftool will display the ...
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Microsoft Word Print/Save as PDF now “Untitled” instead of DOCX filename
Just recently my copy of Microsoft Word for Mac Version 16.72 (2021) has stopped titling filenames of PDFs when exported from the Print dialog.
Steps:
Open or create a Word DOCX file.
Hit commandP, ...
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PowerPoint export to pdf removes bold
I have an issue since I switched to the Open Sans font in my Power Point presentation. In PowerPoint it looks fine (correct font, correct bold). However when I export it to PDF the bold formatting is ...
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How to create internal links for a TOC of PDF? [closed]
How do we create internal links for the existing TOC of a (text) PDF file on Linux?
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Inserted GIFs photos do not animate in Microsoft Word 2016
I make lots of proposals on a daily basis. I would like to know how I can put animated photos that would play in Microsoft Word and subsequently in my PDF documents.
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Convert html, pdf or .doc format to google doc without breaking formatting
I'm building some documents which need to live online on google docs. I start off by building static html files using Ruby on Rails. These look fine.
Then I convert them to a pdf using wkhtmltopdf. ...
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Is it possible to convert a FDF file to another format, such as image or PDF?
I have an FDF file that immediately forces me to print it when opening in Adobe Acrobat, and if I don't print it, it will automatically close the file. It even detects if I'm trying to print-to-PDF, ...
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How to get series of e-mails from Outlook to pdf with attachments and in ascending date order?
I recently changed computers from one running:
Windows 10 Pro 64 with MS Office Pro 2019 and Adobe Acrobat XI Pro
to
Windows 11 Pro 64 with MS Office Pro Plus 2021 and Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 2020 ...
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Can multiple signed PDF files be merged into one?
It seems that the industry converged to the weird consensus where the digital signature of a file is stored in the file itself, on a crude imitation of paper documents. If I have a PDF document that ...
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How to use Chrome extensions on PDF
Google Chrome is able to read PDF files. My objective is to use acessibility extensions such as HyperBold, OpenDyslexic, High contrast.
But these extentions do not work when reading a PDF file, how I ...
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How can I hide the computer name in macbook
how can I hide the "reviewer details" in a pdf file as referee for a scientific paper for macbook.
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Size of Icons In OneNote notebook when document is inserted as link: is there a way to change that?
When I add in a OneNote page a document but as a link, I cannot change the size of the icon.
Insert->Document (paperclip): Insert as printout or as link
-> Then you get an incon with a pdf ...
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Insert a PDF file as an object in PowerPoint
I am trying to follow the instructions from this page to embed a PDF into a PowerPoint slide, but I get the below error message:
The server application, source file, or item can't be found, or ...
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Configuring the default drawing color in Firefox' PDF viewer
Firefox allows to view PDF files and even draw on them with either text or a pen for which color, opacity and stroke width can be set.
I have to read and scribble into many PDF files, so it would be ...
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Exporting Visio drawing to PDF, but the text in the shapes are not searchable in the resulting PDF document
I have a Visio drawing that is comprised of an image that has been imported into Visio, then rectangles are scattered throughout the document; each of these rectangles has a unique piece of text ...
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Using John in kali linux to crack a pdf file that is edit restricted with password
I need help with using John…I made a pdf file a while ago and I password protected it from editing. I mean I was able to get inside by using microsoft print to pdf, which is a bit problematic. Adobe ...
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What is PowerPoint's equivalent of a PDF?
I've run into an unusual issue which involves fonts and various alternative systems - hear me out...
So I've been working on a PowerPoint presentation with a bunch of custom icon fonts and whatnot. ...
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PDF editing in Notepad++
When I edit some properties of my PDF file in Notepad++ and save it, it can be read and opened in Adobe PDF reader or Acrobat but it will not open in different readers like Ashampoo: it popups with an ...
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Does Adobe PDF reader have a browser-like "go back" button after clicking a hyperlink?
Firstly, I know that I can use "Alt+Left Arrow" to go back after clicking a hyperlink. Adobe PDF refers to this functionality as "previous view".
However, what I am looking for is ...
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Why PDF is larger in size in comparison to ePUB? [duplicate]
I don't know a lot about both file formats but when I get a copy of books in each format, almost always PDF is larger than ePUB, with or without images.
for example, quick test shows that if I have ...
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Is it possible to convert a .drmz file to .pdf knowing the password?
I have n .drmz files which I display with Javelin PDF Reader.
Obviously to read the content I need a password, which I have, the same for each file.
Is it possible to convert them to .pdf, so I can ...
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