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== PDF, the portable document format ==
 
* Everything you ever wanted to know about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format 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.
 
 
=== PDF Trivia ===
 
* Created by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Systems Adobe Systems] in 1993
 
* 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]
 
 
=== PDF, the software world ===
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PDF_software List of PDF Software]
 
 
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== PDF, the basics ==
 
== PDF, the basics ==
  
 
=== Exercise I ===
 
=== Exercise I ===
''Creating PDF's''
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''Creating PDFs''
  
 
[https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Convert-a-document-to-PDF-f7f18dda-5610-431b-9c76-e5df21eccccf MS Word, convert to PDF]
 
[https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Convert-a-document-to-PDF-f7f18dda-5610-431b-9c76-e5df21eccccf MS Word, convert to PDF]
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=== Exercise II ===
 
=== Exercise II ===
''editing an existing PDF''
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''Editing an existing PDF''
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*[http://help.adobe.com/en_US/acrobat/X/pro/using/WS58a04a822e3e50102bd615109794195ff-7c7c.w.html Using Adobe Acrobat Pro]: open PDF in AAP, go to Tools > Content > Edit Document Text
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*For a list of software one can use for this, please see [http://wikis.evergreen.edu/computing/index.php/PDF,_Everything_you_ever_wanted_to_know#Edit_.28Import.29 PDF, Everything you ever wanted to know: Edit (Import)]
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*For those using Word 2013 or 2016: go to File > Open > Find the PDF and click Open (formatting may need to be adjusted)
  
 
=== Exercise III ===
 
=== Exercise III ===
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* [http://wwwimages.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/products/acrobat/pdfs/adobe-acrobat-xi-merge-pdf-files-tutorial-ue.pdf With Adobe Acrobat Professional]
 
* [http://wwwimages.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/products/acrobat/pdfs/adobe-acrobat-xi-merge-pdf-files-tutorial-ue.pdf With Adobe Acrobat Professional]
 
** Combine Files --> Add Files --> Preview --> Arrange Pages / Delete Pages --> Combine files
 
** Combine Files --> Add Files --> Preview --> Arrange Pages / Delete Pages --> Combine files
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*Using [http://smallpdf.com/ smallpdf.com] - Free! Available for Mac and Windows!
 
* [http://www.dickinson.edu/download/downloads/id/2534/word_combine_files_pdf With Microsoft Word]  
 
* [http://www.dickinson.edu/download/downloads/id/2534/word_combine_files_pdf With Microsoft Word]  
 
** 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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=== Exercise IV ===
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''Working with document files in WordPress''
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* [http://wikis.evergreen.edu/computing/index.php/Attach_a_file_to_a_WordPress_post_or_page Attach a file to a WordPress post or page]
  
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=== Exercise V ===
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''WordPress: Navigation, Menus and Widgets''
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*[http://wikis.evergreen.edu/computing/index.php/MIT_-_WordPress_Professional_Portfolio MIT - WordPress Professional Portfolio]
  
==== 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 [https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/acrobat/work-anywhere.html Adobe Acrobat DC]
 
* For Windows, [http://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/free-pdf-reader.html SumatraPDF] is the best <-- That's a matter of quantitative fact
 
* For Macintosh, I have no idea
 
* For GNU/Linux, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evince Evince]
 
  
===== Mobile Applications =====
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* Android: Document Viewer, on [https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=Document+viewer&fdid=org.sufficientlysecure.viewer F-Droid Repo], on [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sufficientlysecure.viewer Google Play]
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* Android: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.pdfviewer Google PDF viewer]
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* Android: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.reader Adobe Acrobat Reader on Google Play]
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* IOS: ?
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==== Export as ====
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====Seeking more information about PDFs?====
Most applications have an ability to export as a PDF document:
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Please see: [[PDF, Everything you ever wanted to know]]
* MS Excel
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* MS Word
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* MS PowerPoint
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* Libre Office Writer
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* Libre Office Calc
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* Libre Office Presentation
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* Google Sheets
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* Google Doc
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* Google Slides
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==== Edit (Import) ====
 
  
===== as text =====
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* Adobe Acrobat Reader
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* Microsoft Word
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* Libre Office Writer
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===== as graphic =====
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* Inkscape
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* Libre Office Draw
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* GIMP
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* Adobe Photoshop
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==== Merging ====
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* Adobe Acrobat Professional
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* [http://www.pdfsam.org/ PDFSaM] (Split and Merge)
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[[Category:2015-2016]]
 
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Latest revision as of 14:21, 16 October 2015

PDF, the basics

Exercise I

Creating PDFs

MS Word, convert to PDF

  • Look at options

Exercise II

Editing an existing PDF

Exercise III

Merging multiple documents

Exercise IV

Working with document files in WordPress

Exercise V

WordPress: Navigation, Menus and Widgets



Seeking more information about PDFs?

Please see: PDF, Everything you ever wanted to know