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Portable Document Format (PDF) is a platform-independent standard developed by Adobe System in 1993 for document exchange.

PDF (Portable Document Format) is a file format created in 1993 by Adobe Systems. PDF was meant to be Adobe's successor to .

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Modern browsers are also able to view PDFs directly from a tab.

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Are there tools available for trimming PDF margins?

I have an ebook I'm trying to read in PDF format on a Kindle. Unfortunately, the page headers and footers have some content (page number and copyright info, respectively) preventing the device from scaling the actual text to match its usable area…
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How to copy text out of a PDF without losing formatting?

When I copy text out of a PDF file and into a text editor, it ends up mangled in a variety of ways. Formatting like bold and italics are lost; soft line breaks within a paragraph of text are converted to hard line breaks; dashes to break a word over…
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How to import, export and edit bookmarks of a pdf file?

I heard that bookmarks of a pdf file are stored in plain text somewhere in the file. I was wondering if it is possible to import and export bookmarks of a pdf file into and from a text file, for batch processing? If yes, is there any description on…
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How to measure a distance on a PDF

Is there a free plug-in for Adobe Reader to measure a distance on a PDF? Is there another free reader out there that has this?
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Turn off a down arrow within the hand symbol in pdf

While reading pdf files (with Adobe Reader XI) the hand symbol entails an arrow, showing down. If I make a click, the page moves. I find it pretty annoying and would like to turn the arrow off, but keep the hand symbol. I can't find any solution to…
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How to mask sensitive information in a pdf file?

I have a pdf file and want to mask some sensitive information in it such as social security numbers. Can this be done, without having to use paid tools? Better yet, without having to download anything?
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What Adobe Acrobat alternatives have PDF signing features

We use Adobe Acrobat at work for creating signed PDF documents. Currently run Adobe Acrobat 6 Professional to sign these documents. Acrobat Reader will not sign PDFs. Is there any non acrobat product that can: Sign PDFs Add signature fields to…
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How can I programmatically change/protect text contents in a PDF so it's no longer copyable text?

I want to do the opposite of OCR, I don't want to turn images into text, I want to turn all the text in a PDF into image so it cannot be casually selected and copied. In Acrobat Pro is fine, but I would really like something I can use from a Linux…
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PDF: detect and crop multiple pages?

I used a high-speed scanner at my university to scan some sections of a book into a PDF. The PDF file produced by the scanner is simply images taken by the document camera stored as-is. So in other words, we have 30 PDF pages, which represent 60…
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How to count the words in a PDF file?

Possible Duplicate: count words in pdf file I have a big PDF file with a lot of pictures, tables, etc. I want to count the words of this document. How can I do this in Windows? Until now I just found solutions for Unix or solutions that require…
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PDF reader that can save bookmarks & notes outside of the file

I usually carry PDF X-Change on my usb, along with some pdf books I need in my work, or something I like reading in between. But the thing that buggers me is the fact that you cannot save bookmarks or leave pretty much anything related to a file…
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PDF reader with page sync on various devices?

I'm an ebook reader, I read books on my desktop, on my notebook and on my android. I need some PDF reader that allow me to sync the PDF page i'm reading between all the devices.
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How to convert Kindle books into PDF format?

I'm new to digital books and I use the Kindle app for Windows to read the books I bought but I hate how I can't read the bottom paragraph of a book in the Kindle app in the centre of the monitor; I have to bend my neck down and it gets sore fast. …
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A better Wikipedia page to PDF tool?

I know that Wikipedia has a tool to create PDF out of pages, but I really want a better tool with these functions: Change the hyperlinks to bookmarks inside the article for multipage books if the destination page is also in the book. Better…
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PDF - What software to fill-out/fill-in a PDF form?

Possible Duplicate: What free software can convert fillable forms pdf to fillable and savable pdf? I need to fill-out a form, but I don't want to use an online service as the form contains personal information. I'm looking for a free software…
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