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For people who don't spend their time looking at PDF files in text editors*, PDF security is a sometimes misunderstood beast.
For example, those document restrictions that PDF files sometimes have -- no Printing, Content Copying, Page Extraction, etc -- are essentially useless unless the PDF also has a User Password.
January 09, 2014
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For people who don't spend their time looking at PDF files in text editors*, PDF security is a sometimes misunderstood beast.
For example, those document restrictions that PDF files sometimes have -- no Printing, Content Copying, Page Extraction, etc -- are essentially useless unless the PDF also has a User Password.
In addition to Adobe's PDF Library, numerous third-parties produce libraries that can be used to create PDF. This page collects some of the better known PDF developer offerings.
Information that we have stored on our computers can be of a very sensitive nature, things we want private for business or personal reasons. There are also a number of ways that old, and new programs, formats and systems can be hacked. Flaws can be exploited and work-arounds can be made. There are always things that can be done to mitigate these risks.
Preparing PDF documents for search engines is something that is important to know not only for storing files but also for allowing others to find them and making them contribute positively on any sites that they are found. There is a checklist that has been created through a number of different sources which will give you a robust if not definitive guide on PDF SEO optimization.
Ever wanted to link through to specific pages or named destinations within your PDF files? This tip from Dan Shea explains how.
Reordering pages in a PDF document is basically as easy and dragging and dropping. It is something that comes in handy when a document has been saved as a PDF and just needs slight reordering to make it perfect. Here is a step by step guide to do it in Adobe Acrobat 11.
Reordering pages in a PDF document is basically as easy and dragging and dropping. It is something that comes in handy when a document has been saved as a PDF and just needs slight reordering to make it perfect. Here is a step by step guide to do it in Adobe Acrobat 11.
Programs exist offering the functionality to export, save or convert a file you are working on to a PDF. Sometimes (like viewing webpages) this isn't supported but you do have a workaround. You are still able to create a PDF of your work.
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Debenu, released version 10 of their pioneering PDF SDK, Debenu Quick PDF Library. Available in single and multi licenses for Windows, Mac and Server development. In an important step forward for the SDK a range of great new innovative features and enhancements have been included.
October 28, 2013
Microsoft Office Word 2013 brings a host of added new features to your desktop toolkit, with this years update integrating saving and sharing files in the cloud, shared online meetings and automatic formatting of data from Excel. In addition to the ability to open and edit PDF file types within the Microsoft word document, called PDF reflow.
October 17, 2013
Geospational and GEOtiff reader for Android is the first to market. The software utilizes extensive databases of 100,000+ comprehensive maps, contributed from orienteering, government mapping aficionados, cartographers and the few people that were inspired by their 10th grade geography class to make maps for the rest of their life?s.
With the evolution of tablet and mobile web browsing, HTML 5's interactive component makes the visual consumption of content highly appealing. But can HTML 5 replace PDF as the most used format for distributing paper based workflows?
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