Tag Archives: PDF

Splitting PDF Pages

No, this is not about my patent pending idea of a sheet splitter that turns duplex documents into simplex documents… This post is about a problem that comes up every now and then: When you scan a book or a … Continue reading

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More PDF Tools

As promised, here are some PDF related tools that I don’t use, but either have used, have played with, or just know about how good they are. These are the tools that I recommend when somebody asks me “what would … Continue reading

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My PDF Toolbox (Updated)

What tools am I using to create/process/debug PDF documents? Here is list of my top tools and why I like them. Adobe Acrobat Pro This of course is the mother ship, the ultimate tool for creating, processing, editing PDF documents. … Continue reading

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Acrobat, JavaScript and VB walk into a bar…

OK, let’s just forget about that old joke and concentrate on how to combine all three into something that is quite useful. As I’ve described in one of my previous posting, it is quite easy to automate Acrobat from VB … Continue reading

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Counting Bookmarks

Let’s assume you have a PDF document, and you want to know how many bookmarks you have in that document, how would you approach that? The JavaScript API has methods to traverse the bookmark tree. Here is a short program … Continue reading

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Adobe Acrobat and VBA – An Introduction

Here is another topic that comes up every now and then: How can I “talk” to Adobe Acrobat from e.g. MS Excel via VBA? I’ll try to give an introduction into that subject in this document. I will only discuss … Continue reading

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The Best Free PDF Creator

I get this question every now and then: What is the best free PDF creator? If all you want to do is to create a PDF file every now and then, the full Adobe Acrobat is overkill and way to … Continue reading

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My Favorite Acrobat 8 Feature

Have you ever wondered about what’s in a PDF file? I don’t mean the content, but how information is actually stored in a PDF document. There is of course the PDF Reference that will explain in excruciating details how a … Continue reading

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Acrobat/PDF Related Blogs

I am keeping a list of Acrobat related blogs. I do – of course – have these in my Google Reader configuration, but it’s handy to keep this list around.

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