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Merge two PDF files output by LaTeX?

I would like to (re)submit a paper with a short cover letter, explaining the changes I have made. However, the journal only allows me to upload one file. As the main article will use the journal style class, and so forth, it's not really practical…
Matthew Daws
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Why is 1.5 the default pdf version?

At least TexLive creates PDFs by default in version 1.5. Why this particular version? This question has been asked before in a comment and didn't receive the attention it deserves. (duh!) This site alone has multiple questions concerning the problem…
Bananguin
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Quickly extracting individual pages from a document

Let's say I have created a 100-page book with the book document class. What is the quickest way to extract, say, pages 3, 67-70, and 80 from the book into six separate PDF files? Is there any standard tool/script out there that does this very…
MayGodBlessKnuth
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How to make interactive PDF documents with TeX?

Is it possible to have an interactive PDF Document using LaTeX? For example, I want to make a PDF document (math exercise sheets) such that: The user could fold/unfold parts of the document (i.e., the user could press a plus to see the…
kornaros
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How can I get pdflatex to make tooltips attached to text, like HTML's abbr tag?

I'm writing my CV and I'd like something that works like HTML's abbr tag in my document. I know there are packages like pdfcomment and cooltooltips, but those really only work with Acrobat Reader—it's likely that some of my intended readers won't…
Dan Drake
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How to comment on a PDF in LaTeX

I'm looking for a way to type notes on a PDF document. I would like to be able to include LaTeX in my notes. Is there software that does this?
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How to prevent different checksums for different typesets

If I consider a simple LaTeX document such as: \documentclass[11pt]{article} \begin{document} Hello, World! \end{document} then if I typeset it multiple times I get a different checksum each time $ pdflatex test This is pdfTeX, Version…
astrofrog
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Generate non-obfuscated binary content for PDF files

When I open a PDF file compiled from LaTeX with a text editor (e.g. Notepad++), the content of the file is a not human readable and it looks like below, so it seems to me that the information cannot be processed by potential…
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Is there a way to suppress the first page of my output pdf in latex and let the pdf start on the second page?

Is there a way to suppress the first page of my output pdf in latex and start on the second page? Thank you
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How can I know if a PDF file was created via LaTeX or XeLaTeX?

When I open a PDF file and I want to know if it was created via LaTeX or XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX and so on, because some PDF files were converted from Word. How can I do that?
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Converting Math Symbols from PDF into LaTeX

I am trying to extract Math content from LaTeX generated PDF files. Most extracted symbols get extracted fine. However some, such as \epsilon, \Updownarrow, \simeq use non Unicode codes and others such as \neq use a combination of non Unicode…
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control the output file at binary level

I would like to generate a PDF file via PDFTeX that is also a Windows Executable at the same time (the resulting file is a polyglot). For this, I need the PDF file, among other thing, to start with the 'MZ' letters. Can I do that via a specific…
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Editing LaTeX generated PDF

Is there an application (in Windows, Unix, or Mac) that allows you to edit the LaTeX generated PDF. I know there is pdfsync, but it only gives you the line, and then you have to search where in the line you want to make the change. This is OK…
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generating flow of content in pdf (aka using the **zoombox** feature)

i am sure this feature is called something else entirely, but i have seen some recent pdfs in arxiv that seem to have information about the layout of the pdf such that when we click on a twocolumn paper it zooms to the appropriate content as shown…
Debanjan Basu
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Export Latex equation into vector graphic

I want to export equations from latex to import them into powerpoint (if possible as vector grafic .svg). I use windows7 / Office 2010 and sharelatex. Since I would like to export every equation, I…
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