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* Submitted to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Standardization ISO] as a standard in 2008 --[http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=51502 ISO 32000-1] | * Submitted to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Standardization ISO] as a standard in 2008 --[http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=51502 ISO 32000-1] | ||
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** INSERT --> Object --> Text from file | ** INSERT --> Object --> Text from file | ||
*** Can be any text file format {pdf, docx, otd, txt} | *** Can be any text file format {pdf, docx, otd, txt} | ||
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| + | == PDF software == | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PDF_software List of PDF Software] | ||
==== Viewing ==== | ==== Viewing ==== | ||
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===== Desktop Applications ===== | ===== Desktop Applications ===== | ||
* View in a browser {Chrome, Firefox}, have native ability to read PDF, the simplest, but not the most reliable, nor the fastest. | * View in a browser {Chrome, Firefox}, have native ability to read PDF, the simplest, but not the most reliable, nor the fastest. | ||
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===== as text ===== | ===== as text ===== | ||
| − | * | + | * [https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/writer/ Libre Office Writer] |
| − | * Microsoft Word | + | * [https://products.office.com/en-us/word Microsoft Word] |
| − | * | + | * [https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/products/acrobat-pro.html Adobe Acrobat Professional] |
===== as graphic ===== | ===== as graphic ===== | ||
| − | * Inkscape | + | * [https://inkscape.org/en/ Inkscape] |
| − | * Libre Office Draw | + | * [https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/draw/ Libre Office Draw] |
| − | * GIMP | + | * [http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP] |
| − | * Adobe Photoshop | + | * [http://www.photoshop.com/ Adobe Photoshop] |
==== Merging ==== | ==== Merging ==== | ||
| − | * Adobe Acrobat Professional | + | * [https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/products/acrobat-pro.html Adobe Acrobat Professional] |
| + | * [https://products.office.com/en-us/word Microsoft Word] | ||
| + | * [https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/writer/ Libre Office Writer] | ||
* [http://www.pdfsam.org/ PDFSaM] (Split and Merge) | * [http://www.pdfsam.org/ PDFSaM] (Split and Merge) | ||
Revision as of 09:43, 14 October 2015
Contents
PDF, the portable document format
- Everything you ever wanted to know about PDF.
- created to get away from all the dependencies of different operating systems and word processing applications.
- Takeaway: There are many versions of the PDF format; not all PDF documents will behave the same.
- created to get away from all the dependencies of different operating systems and word processing applications.
PDF Trivia
- Created by Adobe Systems in 1993
- Submitted to ISO as a standard in 2008 --ISO 32000-1
PDF, the basics
Exercise I
Creating PDF's
- Look at options
Exercise II
editing an existing PDF
Exercise III
Merging multiple documents
- With Adobe Acrobat Professional
- Combine Files --> Add Files --> Preview --> Arrange Pages / Delete Pages --> Combine files
- With Microsoft Word
- INSERT --> Object --> Text from file
- Can be any text file format {pdf, docx, otd, txt}
- INSERT --> Object --> Text from file
PDF software
Viewing
Desktop Applications
- View in a browser {Chrome, Firefox}, have native ability to read PDF, the simplest, but not the most reliable, nor the fastest.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader now deceased? Now it's Adobe Acrobat DC
- For Windows, SumatraPDF is the best <-- That's a matter of quantitative fact
- For Macintosh, I have no idea
- For GNU/Linux, Evince
Mobile Applications
- Android: Document Viewer, on F-Droid Repo, on Google Play
- Android: Google PDF viewer
- Android: Adobe Acrobat Reader on Google Play
- IOS: ?
Export as
Most applications have an ability to export as a PDF document:
- MS Excel
- MS Word
- MS PowerPoint
- Libre Office Writer
- Libre Office Calc
- Libre Office Presentation
- Google Sheets
- Google Doc
- Google Slides
Edit (Import)
as text
as graphic
Merging
- Adobe Acrobat Professional
- Microsoft Word
- Libre Office Writer
- PDFSaM (Split and Merge)
Shout out to DuckDuckGo search engine for bursting my filter bubble
