Invented by Adobe Systems over 20 years ago, Portable Document Format (PDF) is an open standard for electronic document exchange.
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How to print photographic postcard/business cards
I'd like to produce my own double-sided mini post cards/business cards from my photos at 3x4" on 80 pound coated stock.
I used to send them to a print shop with odd-number front page, even number ...
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Endnotes in InDesign: Closest thing to a pain-free, flexible workflow?
It's an age-old complaint: up to and including CS6, InDesign supports footnotes, but not endnotes. Documents, books, reports etc aren't going to stop needing endnotes because Adobe don't support them. ...
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Best way to send layouts with editable text to writers/editors who don't have design software
Here's a common design workflow problem, probably most relevant to in-house designers, but also to agencies who have a lot of non-design writing or research staff, or freelancers who work with ...
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InDesign Spread Pagination
I have created an 8 page brochure with InDesign and exported a PDF for my print guy. At the moment the pages are exported as:
1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8
But for print he'd like them formatted like this:
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Saving Illustrator as PDF without the hidden layers
We have roughly 55 cards that all have the exact same text. The titles and backgrounds differ among the cards. So I've made just one AI with the different backgrounds and all the text as one copy in a ...
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CMYK JPEGs extracted from PDF appear inverted
I am having to deal with CMYK JPEGs extracted from a PDF source. The PDFs were created with Photoshop.
The problem is that Photoshop stores JPEG CMYK data in PDF/EPS using "normal" values, whereas in ...
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Check image compression used in PDF document?
Is it possible to find out what compression algorithms have been used for images in a PDF document?
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Is there a way (possibly via a 3rd party plugin) to read/write PDF annotations/comments in Illustrator
Is there a way (possibly via a 3rd party plugin) to read/write PDF annotations/comments in Illustrator?
We use PDF comments heavily in our workflow with Illustrator. The problem is to add/edit/view ...
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How do I keep file sizes down when editing PDFs?
I have a set of white label PDF forms that I need to brand for our company. The initial document is 6 pages, 316KB, and already has a full set of fillable fields. In a perfect world, I just open up ...
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Exporting to High Quality Print InDesign - preserving all fonts/text - Create Outlines?
I'm just about to export a brochure for printing in InDesign (CS4)
What is the correct way to export the document so that the fonts used throughout will display properly at the printers.
I have used ...
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How to make a pdf file from photoshop
I have made my CV using photoshop CS5.1 (3 separate files) and need to convert it to a single pdf file. I've done it before using a free download but can't remember what it was...does anybody know? Or ...
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Issues with Pantone Colours in InDesign
I have the branding guidelines in PDF format (so viewing on screen) for an organisation with the specific Pantone Colours displayed alongside their code.
Now when I add swatches for these Pantone ...
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What is the best way to save an image to a publication that will allow you to zoom in to greater detail
I am working on a project for a small organization that publishes PDF magazines to ISSUU.com. We are discussing adding infographics to the publication, but some can be tall and can't be used in their ...
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What does “PDF-compatible glyph names” mean?
In Fontographer 5, when I want to generate font files, it asks me do I want to "Keep glyph names as they are" or make glyph names "PDF-compatible".
What does the "PDF-compatible glyph name" mean ...
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Looking for the best PDF editor or plugin for InDesign
Does anyone know about a good(free would be great) PDF editor?
I am trying to edit/translate an "Instructions Manual" PDF for a certain product. I need to edit the text in the PDF in order to ...
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Software like InDesign or QuarkXPress to create instructional documents
I'm creating a booklet on teaching programming through examples and exercises. What's the best software for writing the pages? It'll be code examples, exercise questions and some diagrams.
I'm new ...
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What font can I use for a Japanese book?
I have a PDF book to be translated in Japanese, and what wondering which fonts to use. My main languages are French and English and I have no experience with asian fonts. I would not be able to say ...
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Why is my PDF so huge?
This site seemed like the best match for my question.
So I'm about to graduate college, and I made a nice resume in Word. I used a kind of fancy tabling system that took me forever (I had no idea ...
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How to edit pdf files in Photoshop without bloating the file size?
I have a pdf file of size 266KB which I open with Photoshop, crop out the boundaries and save it back again. The new file size is 7.96MB!
Since all I did was a crop, I did not expect the file ...
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Adobe PDF error when printing. What's STACK?
I'm receiving a mysterious error when printing a .PDF. The exact message it prints out (wrong linebreaks) is:
ERROR: undefinedresult OFFENDING COMMAND: itransform
STACK:
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How to create a PDF which has a background that does not print
Is there a way to create a PDF file that shows a background color or image when viewed in Acrobat Reader, but when printed that background does not get printed by default?
Ideally, this would happen ...
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When creating PDF from an image, what determines the screen dimensions when viewed at 100%?
I would like to use pdf for ease of use and annotations when creating previews of my screen designs. However, no matter how I create my pdf, I can't seem to figure out what determines the 100% view of ...
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PDF viewer with a 'View Outline' Function?
When someone sends me an artwork file and I need to see if certain elements are vector or raster, I currently just quickly zoom in all the way to see if the artwork pixelates or not.
I'm looking for ...
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unique serial number on page each time a pdf or indesign doc prints
Im having to design a document for internal use that needs a unique serial number on copy of the sign off sheet.
Im aware that indesign has a numbering function (to number book/magazine pages) but ...
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What are the limitations of the option “Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities” in Adobe Illustrator CS5?
First some background...
We have a custom piece of software that requires PDF files to auto generate web pages. These PDF files are pretty typical, the only special thing about these is that hey ...
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How can you export an Inkscape SVG file to a PDF and maintain the integrity of the image?
I've been having a devil of a time getting Inkscape to export PDFs cleanly and there don't seem to be very many answers out there on all the various wikis and tutorials. In particular, transparencies ...
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Creating a logo for a PDF application, which symbol should I use?
I'm developing a Mac PDF application and I'm at the tedious step to study a proper fancy logo.
Is it ok to use the well known adobe symbol of PDF inside my logo?
Do you know another symbol that is ...
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Insert a variable on many pages in Adobe InDesign to fill in when printing PDF
I have a "Name" field on many worksheet pages which I want automatically filled in with a particular student's name when printing. I know in InDesign I can just create a master page that those ...
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Indesign adding white strokes to stroked text when exporting to pdf
I am working on a very basic InDesign project (my first one), and have one trouble that is progressively driving me crazy.
I need some bold text, and so have added a 0.25pt black stroke to my 10pt ...
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Can I reformat an old logo with a higher resolution?
I have 2 logos saved in a PDF file. I sent them to my printer to have a banner printed using those logos. THe printer is saying they are not high enough resolution. How can I reformat them so they are ...
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Why is my background white when exported as PDF in InDesign?
I have a problem with Adobe InDesign. When I change the page's background color (by modifying the Swatches>Paper color), and export it to PDF by going to File>Export, in InDesign - the outcome of that ...
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Small caps not appearing on Windows computer
I've made a document on inDesign CS5 on OSX containing a section typeset in Palatino small caps. These appear fine when viewing the exported PDF on a Mac however on a Windows computer some of the ...
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Convert Images to CMYK in Indesign
I have a large Indesign Document (about 200+ pages), and in about the half of the pages the images were copied & pasted into the document instead of linking them.
These images are now somewhat ...
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Saving a document in photoshop CMYK turns SOME black into gray
I am creating a rather big photoshop document 3000x3000 which i want to print. I thought i took all the precautions:
CMYK color mode
300ppi
save as pdf and so on
Still when i save the picture as pdf ...
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Best workflow for pdf to ePub processing and editing (large project)
Colleagues have been asked to convert a large pdf archive (about 150,000 items) to ePub and Mobi (keeping the pdfs, too, of course).
I ran a few newish ones through Calibre to find the pain points: ...
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Saving a PDF file with Photoshop CS 3 gives error because of the font I use?
I'm trying to save a PDF file and retain text,
The problem is that when I use some hebrew fonts that I purchased I get an error while saving the file,
The error is the famous: "Could not save as ...
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In Photoshop, I've drawn a circle with fill set to 0% to get a circle without a fill, but the circle is filled when saved as PDF
In Photoshop, I've drawn a circle with fill set to 0% to get a circle without a fill. This looks fine in Photoshop, but when I save it as a PDF for use in another document, it fills the circle! What ...
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Creating a book using InDesign [new to this!]
I'm learning about InDesign (using versions CS5.5 and CS6 - depending on which computer I use), and whilst I am competent at using it at a basic level - creating INDDs, creating joboption files for ...
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export multiple Inkscape SVG files to multiple PDF files
I have a number of svg files created in Inkscape. I would like to know if there is an utility where I can export all the svg files into multiple pdf/png files.
I have around 150 such svg files. The ...
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online PDFs saved as spread or single page?
There are benefits to showing the downloads both as a spread and a single page. Which should I take into account- the view-ability on smaller computer screens or the design appeal of showing them as ...
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How can I prevent Export/Printing of an InDesign document if placeholders are still in place?
Pretty straightforward, as in the title.
Our University paper's staff sometimes doesn't have the manpower to even Search for Lorem Ipsums, and often times other basic omissions occur, like updating ...
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How to recreate PDF bookmarks after I modify the source file ?
I chose Apple Pages to create a PDF manual with bookmarks (TOC in the sidebar for navigation). But as it cannot create those bookmarks, I must create them in another app such as Acrobat. The problem ...
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Indesign exports A4 document as US Letter .pdfs
When exporting a document created in InDesign which has A4 selected under File > Document Setup > Page Size into a .pdf by using File > Export > Adobe PDF (Print) format and use the default 'High ...
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How can I ensure that a .pdf file I sent to a publisher has the same layout as on my computer?
I have next to no knowledge about typesetting, just the usual office skills. Some weeks ago, our team wrote a scientific paper, and after it was accepted at a conference, I handled the submission of ...
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How to make a multline form in pdf that text flows through?
I'm working on a form that could be filled out manually, or submitted digitally.
Here's the issue:
When submitting digitally, I have certain forms that have 3 lines for the user to fill out a ...
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InDesign - exporting PDF and viewing it in proof colours?
I exported a PDF from InDesign CS5 - it worked well, no issues with the program or the output of the PDF. My problem relates to color - this area's fairly new to me.
My OS is Mac OS X 10.6.7 Snow ...
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Why are imported PDFs blurry in InDesign?
I'm creating a magazine in Indesign and have pdf ads that I imported and placed all throughout the magazine. The pdf ads are crisp and clear in their original format, but when I place them in ...
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Save as PDF creates ghost images of my text behind the text
I'm an Illustrator Novice (I'm more experienced with Photoshop) but I need to create a vector version of our company logo.
The logo looks fine in Illustrator and if I export a png version it looks ...
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How to print to PDF on Mac OS X from Adobe InDesign CS6?
I'm trying to print a booklet to a PDF file instead of a printer in Adobe InDesign CS6. Adobe Acrobat X Pro is supposed to allow this:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatpro/print-to-pdf.html
So ...
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Illustrator won't remove editing capabilities when I save as a PDF
I want to release an AI file saved as a PDF for email blast. When I save my file as a PDF and turn off the editing capabilities it does not seem to work when I open the PDF in Illustrator. I have ...
