Category Archives: PDF

Escape from Uninstaller Hell

Disclaimer: This article demonstrates how to edit the Windows Registry. This is a dangerous thing to do. If you do not feel comfortable doing these kinds of system changes, please don’t proceed. If you do proceed, you are doing so … Continue reading

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Paddle Mini PDF Bundle – Cheap, but is it worth your money?

We all like a bargain, and PDF software is usually not cheap, so when a nice discount comes along, it’s worth to take a look.  Paddle, the bundler of Mac applications and design resources has a PDF mini bundle for … Continue reading

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No Signature Requred – The Mac Edition…

I’ve written about a solution for suppress the green “Signature field(s) detected” bar for Windows before. Adobe finally released some information about how to get rid of this bar on the Mac too: Disable EchoSign Detection This article shows how … Continue reading

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Convert Documents to Grayscale in an Acrobat Action

Let’s assume you have a color document that needs to be converted to grayscale. The reason for this can be that it’s cheaper to print a grayscale than a full color document, or OCR results may be better when working … Continue reading

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Preview.app – Killer of PDF Files

How do you feel about an application saving changes to your files without you knowing? How about if that application is not just saving harmless changes, but in the process of doing so also rewrites the file and removes important … Continue reading

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No Signature Required!

Update: Adobe released information about how to hide the green bar on the Mac as well, see this post for more information: http://khkonsulting.com/2013/07/no-signature-requred-the-mac-edition/ Adobe released the 11.0.3 update for Acrobat and Reader a few days ago, and ever since the complaints … Continue reading

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The Trouble with Updates – Adobe Acrobat Updater Security Error

Have you seen this “Adobe Acrobat Updater” security error on your Mac running Mountain Lion?

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End of Life for Adobe Acrobat 9 Approaching Fast!

This is not really “news” – Adobe announced this in June last year – but in case you’ve missed this so far, here is a reminder: Adobe is ending support for Acrobat 9 and Reader 9 on June 26th, 2013. This … Continue reading

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Link Trouble With Adobe Reader

Spaces in filenames for files on your web server are a bad idea… No question about that, but sometimes you don’t have control over the files you want to link to. So let’s assume you create a PDF file that … Continue reading

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The Adobe Certified Expert Exam for Acrobat XI is Available

Have you ever thought about adding the Adobe ACE Certification to your resume? Adobe published the exams and the exam guides for the new Acrobat XI Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) exams. They come in two flavors: As a brand new … Continue reading

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