Documents in the Portable Document Format, created by Adobe Systems, and readable with Adobe Reader, Apple Preview, and other software programs
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How to disable Acrobat Reader in Safari?
In Safari, the default PDF-Viewer in Safari is "Preview".
Unfortunately, since I installed the Acrobat Reader, this default changed to the Acrobat Reader, which is extremely annoying.
How can I ...
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Compress PDF with adjustable ratio
One can use Preview to compress a PDF. However Preview on Mac OS X 10.7 does a too hard compression for my taste. There is only one compression setting.
Are there alternative tools that allows you to ...
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How do I combine two or more images to get a single pdf file?
Say I have some image files (for instance, the result of scanning some sheets) and I want to combine them into a single pdf file, each image on a different page.
Is there a faster / more convenient ...
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Is there a tabbed PDF reader for Mac OS X?
I am looking for a tabbed PDF reader, preferably with annotation support (highlighting mostly) for Mac OS X. I looked at the Skim FAQ which said that tabs would never come to Skim.
I am currently ...
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Application for managing a pdf document library
I'm looking for an application that can help manage a library of pdf documents. I prefer open source (or just free beer), but that's not absolutely essential.
I am aware of calibre and use it often ...
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How to disable Preview from opening up the last couple items viewed? osx lion
When I download a PDF and open it in Preview on OS X Lion, Preview opens the last couple documents that I viewed. It seems to arbitrarily open anywhere from the last document to the last x documents. ...
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PDF rendering bug in OS X and iOS
I received a PDF by e-mail which is unreadable on my Mac (Lion 10.7.3) and on my iPhone (iOS 5.1.1) but the same PDF renders perfectly on Windows. If I use Chrome on my Mac, (which has its own built ...
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Transferring PDFs from iBooks to your laptop/desktop
There are a lot of tutorials on how to load PDFs into iBooks, but none say how to backup or transfer them back to your computer. I understand there is a button to email them, but I probably have ...
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What causes PDF file size to increase when saving in Preview?
It seems that making edits, annotations, or even just opening and saving a PDF file in Preview will cause a significant increase in file size. I've noticed that for some books I've scanned this also ...
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How do I highlight PDF text properly in the Preview application?
I've been using the Preview application to view and annotate PDF files for quite a while. You can use Shift-Command-A to display the Annotations Toolbar. Then you can select the Highlight tool and ...
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Is there an iPhone App for reading PDF files?
After having used Eucalyptus and Stanza apps on my iPhone, I really can't read printed books while traveling any more.
What similar app can I use to transfer, store and read my own pdf files on my ...
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iPad PDF Reader with annotation support?
I have to read lots of PDF books on my iPad but I also need to make notes (annotations), notes that I want to be able to transfer to the Mac later.
What solutions do I have for this?
Please do not ...
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How do I copy PDFs onto my iPad and read them there?
I've amassed a collection of books in PDF format (through occasionally buying the O'Reilly Media Deal of the Day), on my MacBook Pro. I'd like to get them on my iPad, where they'll be more convenient ...
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How can I convert JPG into PDF easily?
Is there any way to batch convert .jpg files into single .pdf files?
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US Letter or A4 PDF - which is better for iPad?
I am given the option to download a US Letter or A4 formatted PDF - Which fits the iPad screen better?
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Why do PDF forms/annotations filled in using Preview.app appear blank to Windows/Adobe users?
If I fill out a PDF form using Preview.app on Mac OS X, and email it to a Windows user, it appears to be blank when they open it in Acrobat. The same applies to some (most?) annotations.
How can I ...
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Make existing PDF searchable ( OCR ) via command line / script
I am looking for an offline scriptable tool that makes an existing PDF file searchable by running OCR on it, replacing the original non-searchable file with the searchable version, and can run ...
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Setting Preview Default to Single Page
So I'm not at all impressed with the "Continuous" view in Preview, that seems to be the default way PDFs are opened. Is there a way to change the Preview.app preferences in such a way as to set ...
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Make Preview automatically reload PDF without switching to it
If I change the contents of a PDF file that is open in Preview, it automatically reloads it when I switch to the program. Is there a way to make it do this without explicitly switching to the ...
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Safari opens pdf in browser window, but doesn't auto rotate and there is no control bar
I just recently switched to a macbook pro with mountain lion from macbook with leopard. I had no problems with safari opening pdfs before, but now, what it does is that it opens the pdf, but it ...
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What software is available (preferably free) to edit PDF files on Mac OS X?
What free software/app is there to edit pdf files on Mac OS X?
Specifically I am looking to edit an existing PDF file and re-save it in PDF format.
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What iPad PDF reader can I use to highlight text?
What iPad PDF reader can I use to highlight text? I don't really care about annotations, saving, or transferring. It just helps me read better if I can highlight things.
It does not look like I can ...
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After installing Adobe Acrobat, can I revert to Preview for handling PDF from Firefox?
I was used to download PDF from Firefox and open them with Preview PDF.
Yesterday I installed Adobe Reader and now each time I click on a PDF link Firefox tries to open the PDF with Abode Reader. And ...
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Is there a PDF viewer with a vertical split screen feature?
I have a very wide PDF and I would like to find a PDF viewer which would allow me to split the screen vertically so I can keep the left side the same while scrolling the right side back and forth.
I ...
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Merge PDF annotation
I send the same PDF file to different reviewers and got differently annotated versions back.
Is there a way to combine the annotations into one file?
If this is a ...
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PDF annotation tools for the iPad [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
iPad PDF Reader with annotation support?
I'm considering purchasing a PDF annotation app for the iPad; mostly something that allows me to highlight, add handwritten and ...
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How can I convert a Word (.doc or .docx) file to a PDF on an iPad?
I would have thought this was one of Goodreader's many tricks, but it doesn't seem to be the case.
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Split a single page PDF into multiple pages
Is there an easy way (in Preview or whatever) to scale up and split a PDF file with a single page into multiple pages? What I would like is to split say an A3 paper document into two A4 pages, to ...
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What tool is best for removing pages from a PDF?
I have a set of PDF documents that each have a few extra pages. I'd like to remove the first two and last pages from each of them. Preview only lets me look at and annotate a PDF, not edit one. Can ...
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Generating a monochrome PDF file from a color PDF file
How can I generate a monochrome pdf file from a color pdf file?
I have tried ImageMagick's convert, but with bad results.
A direct conversion
convert -monochrome file.pdf file-bw.pdf
produces ...
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How do I print a selected email to PDF using Automator?
I can't for the life of me figure out how to print a selected email to PDF using Automator.
Example - iTunes invoice arrives as email text (not an attachment) and I want to save it as a PDF to a ...
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How to convert a pdf file into a text file?
Is there an easy way to extract plain text from a pdf file?
On *nix systems I used to have a command ps2ascii that would do the job, but it seems that this command is not installed by default on my ...
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Preview copies aliens. How to change the encoding/make it work?
Preview copies aliens! Literally. Here is a screenshot:
The text selected on the pdf was copied (Cmd+C) and pasted (Cmd+V) from Preview to TextEdit. What did I get? A bunch of aliens.
I'm guessing ...
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Do the “Print to PDF” / “Save to PDF” options embed fonts in the PDF file?
Specifically:
When doing this within the MS Office suite (Powerpoint, Word etc.), does the font get embedded within the PDF?
Does Preview.app embed fonts when “Saving as PDF”?
If I’m generating the ...
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Convert PDF to something editable without losing all formatting
I am aware of solutions that allow one to extract text from a pdf file. Are there any practical solutions on the Mac to extract rich text and layout from a PDF, or somehow convert a PDF into some ...
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How can I change the font used in Preview PDF notes?
As of Mountain Lion, Preview has been "upgraded" with a ridiculous font choice for its Notes (Control-Command-N). I use them all the time in PDF files and suffer from the Comic Sans feeling of Marker ...
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On iPad's iBooks, how to make highlighting show up for PDF files?
It seems that on iPad, iBooks, Kindle, or Kobo won't show any user highlightings?
For example, just go to ...
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How does the new iPad's A5X graphics processor affect PDF rendering speed?
How much, if any, has the new iPad has gained in PDF rendering speed with the A5X processor (quad-core graphics)?
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How can I generate a password-less version of a protected PDF?
I have a PDF file that has been password protected. I know the password. The password's only use, in our case, is to protect the PDF during email transmission. Now that I have the PDF, I'd like to ...
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Open PDF using Google Chrome
I like the fact that I can use Google's built in PDF viewer instead of a separate application (Adobe Acrobat). Normally I would open a Finder Window with the PDF and drag it to a tab on Google Chrome ...
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Reading PDFs on iPad without iTunes syncing
I am trying to read for an exam and I want to download exercises to my iPad. I have downloaded the exercises from here. I have no Mac laptop or desktop computer. I am tired of clicking every pdf ...
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Can I print to PDF with my iPad?
The missing print to PDF feature on iPad (like that of Mac OS X) has been written about in a couple places on the web, but they all reference iPad apps that are no longer present in the App Store.
Is ...
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Is there a PDF annotation app for the iPad with minimal (or no!) annoying page transitions?
I'm looking for an iPad app that I can use for my PDF presentations. The absolute must-have features are:
Good annotation support.
I'm giving 2hr lectures so I have to be able to write on the ...
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How can I print a PDF X-1A from a iWork Pages document?
In order to use my university's printing shop, they said they need a PDF x-1a format.
I noticed in Pages that I can print as "Save as PDF-X" but a little googling says this is not exactly the PDF x1a ...
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Looking for Software to Scan or Convert to Searchable and Signable PDF
I have the occasional need to scan and/or convert scanned images into PDF format. OS X Mountain Lion does this natively, but as far as I can tell it's just an image wrapped in a PDF, so text ...
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PDF metadata editor for iOS
I have several PDF ebooks in my iBooks.
Some of them have their titles & authors visible. Some only displayed as "untitled".
Is there any PDF metadata editor for iPad?
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How do I make Firefox open a PDF in a tab instead of downloading it?
I find it really annoying, that firefox on my Mac (OS X Lion) automatically downloads a pdf instead of viewing it in a tab. On Windows this works flawless. But why is it not working on the Mac? Is ...
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Is there an iPad PDF Reader app that has autoscroll?
I read stacks of PDFs on my iPad and I have downloaded (and paid for) a few PDF readers hoping to find an auto-scroll feature, without luck.
Does anyone know of any iPad app that can auto-scroll ...
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Converting HTML to PDF using convert utility in Mac OS X
I'm trying to convert a bunch of HTML files into PDF files. I'm looking for an automated solution so that i don't have to open each HTML file individually and convert it to PDF. In Mac OSX, convert ...
