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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Extract images in PDF without affecting the resolution?
My problem is I am tasked to extract images from a 640-paged PDF file.
Majority of which are charts and tables with texts. Doing a simple copy and paste makes the image lose its resolution and the ...
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How to extract text with OCR from a PDF on Linux?
How do I extract text from a PDF that wasn't built with an index? It's all text, but I can't search or select anything. I'm running Kubuntu, and Okular doesn't have this feature.
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How to extract text from pdf in script on Linux?
On Linux - How to extract text from a .pdf in which text really is text, not a scanned image?
I want something I can use on the command line / in a script, not interactively.
(I don't want to convert ...
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Getting chapters to start on a new page in a pandoc-generated PDF
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#Header 1
Lots of words.
#Header 2
More words.
##Level 2 header
The above text can be turned into an EPUB file for e-readers with pandoc -o output.epub input.mkd, and it can be ...
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Print each bookmark of a PDF separately
I have a very large (1000 page) PDF which contains about 100, ten page each documents one after the other.
I would like to have them sent to my office printer as individual files so my office printer ...
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Opening PDF's in new tabs instead of windows is not working in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC?
I have Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Continuous Release), Version 2019.021.20056
I've the open in tabs instead of windows feature selected, yet whenever I double click and open a PDF, it opens in a ...
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Is it possible to force print a PDF file borderless?
I have a poster in PDF format which I would like to share with a group of people. They will (most likely) print the document, but it is designed to be printed without the standard margin/border the ...
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How to split a PDF page into 2 pages?
how do I split a PDF page into two pages. And put space after each half
In other words, I need this page:
[ AAA ] < 1st page (page no.1)
[ BBB ] < 1st page (page ...
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macOS Chrome unable to save PDF via print dialog
Since last few months my Chrome has been glitching when trying to save PDF via print dialog.
Upon hitting that blue Save button on the print dialog I don't see any file explorer to select location ...
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Converting mobi files to pdf files
I have a Hanlin V3+ e-book, unfortunately it crashes too often when reading mobi files, so I want to convert them first into pdf, and then read pdf on V3+. Is there any tool for converting mobi files ...
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Microsoft Edge - Pdf tools - Text color
I want to annotate PDFs with text. Microsoft Edge has this feature build in. By default there are only four colors. How can I change or add more colors to the text tool?
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Saving a Word document as PDF, but with Bookmarks?
In PDF's you can have a headings/bookmarks side panel that lets you jump to different chapters or sections (of course, not all PDF's, just those where these have been added).
In Word, I can "Save ...
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How do I invert the colors of my pdf on mac?
I'm currently a high school student and our professor insists on using his online notes for class- but the only problem in this situation is that the notes he has provided are in an inconvenient black-...
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Printing from an Altium / CircuitStudio PDF 3D page - with desired camera view?
So, I've gotten some PDF made with Altium / CircuitStudio, which contain a 3D rendering of a PCB.
I'd like to export this 3D view as a 2D image - and since there is no direct option to do so, what I ...
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Create a PDF that defaults to flip on short edge when printed double-sided
We're creating a 2-page PDF brochure with a target audience who will print it on their regular office or home printers.
If it is printed on a double-sided printer (common in offices), it'll come out ...
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Adobe Acrobat Reader - is that possible log out from OneDrive storage without removing it?
I am using Acrobat Reader to edit pdf stored at Microsoft OneDrive cloud.
This is easy doable by adding "Other file storage" entry.
I would like to force two factor authentication each time ...
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View list of embedded fonts in PDF file with Preview
In Acrobat Reader I can go to File > Properties to see all the metadata for the open PDF file: the program that created the document, author information, embedded fonts, etc.
OS X's Preview can also ...
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Link to image within pdf, and have the image displayed?
Is this possible? Basically, I have a file foo.png. I want to have foo.png displayed at a certain location in the pdf, while maintaining foo as a separate file. So, for example, if I changed the ...
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How can I search for all the texts in red in a PDF file?
I have a PDF file with mostly black text and some red text. How can I search for all the texts in red? I use Windows.
My PDF file (mirror):
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Why does my image's quality go down when saving PPT to PDF?
In power point 2013, on the first slide I have this picture in PNG
Aftering saving the PPT to PDF it becomes
As you can see the image has became blurry around the edges of the letters.
Now this is ...
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Issues with font and hyperlinks during Word to PDF
I have read several questions here but none of them helped me; most are from 4-5 years ago.
I developed a word document using the Latin Modern font, which you can find in several places out there and ...
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Pattern matching in bash to use in case-statements (instead of regex)
I have coded one of my first bash scripts. My goal is to make my office "paper-free". I have a lot of scanned documents, that I want to save with the date (usually found at the top of each document) ...
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How to change internal page numbers in the meta data of a PDF?
I have a pdf document I created through non-Acrobat means (printing to pdf, then merging a bunch of pdfs), but I'd like to manually change the page numbers (i.e. the first several pages are simply ...
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Is it possible to link or sync an excel spreadsheet with a PDF?
I'm wondering if possible to link or sync an excel spreadsheet and a PDF, such that when the user updates the data in excel, a synced PDF version will automatically update?
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Microsoft Word to PDF - table glitches
I'm on Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 with default settings. Seems like tables have a lot of glitches when document is converted to PDF from Save as.
I have a requirement for 2 tables in the ...
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How can I convert multiple textboxes in a Word document to tabular format?
I have a PDF that was exported from Adobe Indesign file. I now need to have the contents of this PDF in Word but when I use Save As or use Export to, both options render the Word document with text in ...
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Extract pdf / image from doc88 Flash viewer
doc88.com uses some kind of encryption to protect pdf files. I used Chrome developer tools and found that it loads .ebt file. I think its encrypted Pdf / Swf file.
I found the following reply Here ...
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Is there way to download a pdf from sharepoint that has the download function turned off? [migrated]
I have view only access to some pdf's on Microsoft Sharepoint. I want to download these PDFs. Downloading is turned off for me so I can't download the file like I normally would. Is there a workaround?...
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Why is the font in firefox embeded pdf reader so ugly?
I got the problem that the fonts in the firefox (ver. 25.0) looks really ugly and are a pain to read.
When I save the PDF and open it with adobe reader, it's ok.
Here's a screenshot which shows a PDF ...
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Acrobat creating acrolock#######.tmp files?
I had a user the other day who was having issues saving PDF files using Acrobat. What they were trying to do was simply open the PDF file in question, make a simple change, and save the file back as ...
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Text printed-to-pdf and copied-pasted back gets totally scrambled
Can anybody explain why my (admittedly absurd) following text is getting scrambled:
"A sticky offbeat platform lift is often better than a cliffhanger fjord like Loefke.".
I have entered ...
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Proper PDF metadata key to enable right-to-left viewing in "Facing" view mode in PDF readers
I was wondering whether anyone knew the proper PDF metadata key (and value) in order to signify to PDF readers that the PDF in facing mode should be displayed from right-to-left (RTL) and not left-to-...
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Printing PDF causes file size to explode
I'm trying to print parts of my thesis (produced by LATEX), but the file being sent to the printer is way larger than my both my pdf, and the memory usage of the pdf viewer. I searched around a bit, ...
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Can't copy the letters "ti" in a .pdf if in Calibri 12pt and made using Print>save to PDF
When I save a document as a .pdf via Print>save to PDF, every single instance of the letters "ti" in 12pt Calibri in the .pdf will no longer be copied once the document reaches a ...
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How to convert a 1 page PDF to a 2 page per sheet PDF?
I would like to print a PDF so that on the front of the first page are the first two pages, on the back the 3rd and 4th and so on.
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How to count pages in multiple PDF files?
I just received a pdf textbook comprised of some 20 separate pdfs (by chapter) with quasi-regular names. Is there a way for counting the pages in the book without opening each file (or going through ...
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How can I extract images in their native/maximum resolution from a PDF file?
How would one go about extracting images in their native/maximum resolution from a PDF file?
I have been trying different methods of exporting images/screenshots and end up with huge bloated files ...
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Print to PDF with Ghostscript: output is PS, not PDF (using MFILEMON)
Shouldn't PDF files start with %PDF?
I'm attempting to use MFILEMON 1.5.2, as recommended here on Stack Overflow, and GhostScript 9.26 to create a "Print to PDF" printer on a fresh Windows ...
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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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Stitch multiple PDF's together
I am looking to stitch together multiple PDF's together into one file. Is there a program/way (open source prefered) that can do this for me with little hassle? If you share a program please give ...
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Split PDF document from command line in Linux?
I would like to extract page ranges from a PDF document into a new PDF document using the command line in Linux. Note that:
PDFtk - The PDF Toolkit fails for me with:
$ pdftk input.pdf cat 1 verbose ...
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Save all PDFs in all tabs in Google Chrome
Tab managers are a dime a dozen in Chrome.
But do any of them let you save the contents of all the tabs you have open?
I have forty-odd PDFs of research papers open in my tabs, and I just want to ...
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Batch Printing PDFs
Good Morning (or Day or Night),
I have a network drive with 10s of thousands of PDFs. Any given week, I have to print off 500-1000 different ones, depending on the work I am doing. I know in advance,...
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LibreOffice Draw - require field fillement before user will save pdf
Is that possible to create pdf that will reguire to check one of an Option button (radiobutton) in Group before user will save the file?
If no any Option button will be selected, user will get message ...
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Why and how Adobe Acrobat DC changes files?
I open a .pdf file with "Adobe Acrobat DC" by double-clicking on it in Windows Explorer. It is a blood analysis document, not meant to be edited. It is not a form.
I close the viewer with &...
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How to remove security from a PDF file?
I am trying to fill out some docs, but the provided PDFs are "SECURED", meaning I can't use FoxIt's typewriter tools.
Is there any way to remove the security?
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How do I save an image PDF file as an image?
I have a PDF that contains a scan image of a document. I want to save the contents of this PDF as an image so that I can then run it through an OCR program that only accepts .jpg, .png, and .gif type ...
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How to mail pdf when using chrome pdf viewer?
I have a pc newly installed and noticed that chrome has a built in pdf viewer that seems to be light weight and decided it seems good enough to avoid acrobat reader download and installation.
I now ...
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Merge 4 pdf's on one page while preserving size and adding trim marks
I have four PDFs that are 8,7 x 12,65 cm. I want to place them 2 x 2 in an A4, which is 21 x 29,7 cm, so there is some space to have margin and preserve the original dimensions (no up or down scaling!)...
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How to download all links in a PDF?
I have many PDFs and need to download all the hyperlinks within them. I have tried opening the PDF in Firefox and using Download Them All but I find it often does not get them all. So how can I ...
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