Questions tagged [pdf]
Questions about PDF, short for Portable Document Format. It's the open standard for electronic document exchange, introduced by Adobe Systems in 1993. Ask anything about producing and editing PDFs for graphic design.
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import layered pdf to inkscape
I imported a layered PDF to Inkscape and edited that. after saving as again to PDF, my file is not a layered one. how can I edit a layered PDF file and export it as a layered file?
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Modify PDF of SVGs fill via command line automation
I have PDFs made of of SVGs, one per page. Old PDFs were created with SVGs with a fill color of #000000, but we have and want newer PDFs with a fill color of #b5b5b5.
Until now, I'll go in by hand ...
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How do I convert a one page PDF file into several smaller (8.5" by 11") pages?
There is a related question already posted here
How to print a PDF with large pages onto multiple smaller sheets of paper?
However, at the moment, we do not desire to print the picture out on paper....
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inDesign: Placed PDF hyperlinks won't work in exported Interactive PDF, Any fixes?
I have a document that made out of collage of a bunch of PDFs! These documents are contained with lits of Hyperlinked text and images, but when placed, and re-exported to Interactive PDF, they are not ...
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Exported PDF from InDesign 1 of 200 pages exported without contents
I have been working on a 200 page PDF for about 3 years now. Every couple weeks or so the client has an update and a new version is created for the website's download page. There are technically three ...
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Why is InDesign exporting my pdf with compression artefacts only visible on the background?
I'm in the process of literally giving my old CV a new coat of paint. My old, working export settings for getting a clean pdf have been lost with the last re-installing of Windows.
It should not be as ...
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How to prevent inkscape to save svg to pdf with multiple pages?
I'm using mac OS.
First I saved the svg to pdf. I got a single page pdf which is needed form me.
But later I edited it a bit, added somthing, the convertied pdf became 2 pages.
Does anyone know how to ...
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PNG & PDF colors different on same printer
UPDATE: This issue has been resolved. The culprit was Acrobat DC Pro. I started noticing other issues when using the program. Did an uninstall/reinstall, and the colors are now printing perfectly.
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Inkscape Issues Importing PDF Text: Case and 'fi' Rendering
I am trying to make minor edits to an existing PDF that I have imported into Inkscape, but am having issues with the rendering of the text from the PDF.
Letters that are combined in certain, such as '...
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How to create Navigation tabs to parent and sub parent tabs in Indesign?
Looking to create a interactive PDF with Indesign making parent tabs and sub tabs while going to their page on the Indesign document. I have found different burger menu or navigation tab examples, but ...
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Conversion to pdf file? [duplicate]
I'm having trouble exporting a file to PDF. These bubbles are vectors, and when I print them directly from Illustrator, they are fine. However, when I convert them to a print-ready PDF, they end up ...
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Indesign PDF-export convert color and transparency blend space
I'm a bit at a loss with this.
I have an indesign file that is made for print purposes, but for the pdf-ebook we export it via other joboptions/settings with RGB as it's color destination applied.
But ...
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Inkscape: Segments disappear from pdf export
I made this very simple SVG in Inkscape 1.2.2:
https://svgshare.com/s/rbx
The pdf export (default export settings) looks like this:
All of the horizontal segments are missing (everything else is ...
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InDesign: Exporting CMYK doc as RGB
If I want to export a CMYK document as RGB, is it best to go into every swatch, and every placed link, and make sure all the colours are set to RGB before exporting?
Or can I just set it to sRGB under ...
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Photoshop: preparing PDF files for spot color printing
My working file is currently a two channel artwork in Photoshop, one black channel with one Pantone spot color channel over it. How do I prepare these files for press?
On PDF export it only shows a ...
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EXPORTING PDF for Print from Indesign - 5 colour print with duotones/monotones, plus CMYK
How to export a 5 color doc to print in pdf export from indesign- . Its CMYK plus one pantone special ink. should i select 'no color conversion' or 'convert to CMYK' and expect my spot color to ...
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How to edit PDFs dropped into open Illustrator document?
I'm a total newbie with Adobe. I have a bunch of plots and am trying to put them together and make a figure with a series of panels. I noticed that when I open a PDF in Illustrator, I can edit the ...
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Thin, white lines around gradients in PDF [duplicate]
I opened this vector
https://br.freepik.com/vetores-gratis/conjunto-transparente-de-papelao-realista_26761958.htm
in Adobe Illustrator and saved it as PDF. Then, some thin, white, circular lines ...
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Illustrator changes the page-information text during saving file as pdf
I need to create PDF-Files for print and add page information to it (there is an option during the exporting pdf).
Whenever I save it as PDF there is something like: "ai165599074342" added ...
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Customizing CMYK Halftone Screens in PDF Files
I am looking for a way to adjust the halftone screens of each color channel in CMYK PDF files using Python. I would like to enhance the perceived print resolution of the files using techniques such as ...
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Large PDF with Background Shadow
I have a fairly large pdf file that is a scan and it has a background shadow from a poor scanning job.
I want to remove the shadow and found online tools such as screenwritr and pdffiller but they ...
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How do I print this PDF with the A1 dimensions?
https://jordanm.co.uk/downloads/LifeCalendar.pdf
I have to print the above PDF for an assignment. When I download the PDF and look at the properties, 420 × 594 mm (portrait) is stated. I want an A1 (...
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Export Layer Comp to PDF/X
When saving a Photoshop file as a PDF, you get the option to select a preset to prepare it for print. It shows right before doing the actual save and allows to pick PDF/X-1a:2001, required by many ...
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layers hidden when saving to .pdf from illustrator
When "saving as" an illustrator file (with multiple layers) to .pdf, only the varnish and gloss layers are present. Looks like text and images are buried behind image. Working file sent to ...
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Help with a Macro for Corel Draw
Can anybody help me with a macro?
I want to save as PDF a multiple page facing page booklet from Corel draw but CorelDraw 2020 not save as Printer's spread mode. I want a macro what can arrange the ...
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Excessively large PDFs when converting from SVGs
Here is what I tried:
Save this maths formula from Wiki as SVG
Open the SVG in Adobe Illustrator
Save it as PDF (File / Save as / Format PDF)
I noticed that the file size of the PDF is 60x times ...
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Scribus – can I export facing pages combined?
I have created a document with facing pages. It’s for a foldable flyer with four flyer-pages in total, each in A5 format. The printer shop does the folding for me, but expects the input document to ...
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Is it possible to merge a facing pages layout with a Non-facing pages layout in a PDF?
I need to insert a facing pages PDF document into a single pages PDF document, is it possible to do this and keep the structure of both?
This means that the result should be one document in which you ...
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GIMP Gray borders Fill with BG Color in PDF exported file
In GIMP I dont these see borders. The same when I export jpg or png. Only PDF give me these ugly borders.
I have selected area with the select tool,
then I clicked right mouse button->edit->fill ...
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Change the form of the artboard (Illustrator or Indesign) and save it as PDF without background
I want to create a PDF for a customer in which each page has a different shape than a quadrangle. It should be a PDF-file without a background (also no grid or no white background). In the end each ...
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Font/Type fill-rule issue with intersecting shapes in InDesign PDFs
With some fonts in InDesign (in this case, HEX Franklin), the PDFs that are exported show weird rendering issues (see screenshot). I tried reading up on this, but couldn't find a clear answer as to ...
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How I can export pdf file in .cdr. (File made in adobe photoshop)
As printer guy said he needs .cdr file for printing. I have coral but, don't know how to use coral draw. Please help me. This is very big problem to me right now. Anyone know easiest way to solve this ...
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Is there a way to edit or import List Items from/to a Combo Box in InDesign?
I'm currently working on translating an interactive PDF in InDesign and I am wondering if there is a way to edit already written List Items instead of having to delete and adding new ones each time I ...
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Illustrator PDF: When to tick "Use Document Bleed Settings"?
If saving a PDF from Illustrator, when should one enable the "Use Document Bleed Settings" option? And in what cases should one leave this option disabled?
The reason I ask is, we leave some ...
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Created Tiled Print Layouts with Page Overlap in CorelDraw 2021
I draft sewing patterns in CorelDraw 2021 and I'm attempting to create an 8.5" x 11" paper size tiled PDF that has some overlap with the pages to the right and underneath...for those who don'...
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How to split-view a single pdf in Acrobat so that two non-consecutive pages are side-by-side?
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How can I split a document so I can view one full page of the document on the left and a different page on the right?
Background:
I have a document with portrait-oriented pages, and want to ...
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Can I use interactive buttons in InDesign to display "answer"?
Our job ticketing system at work is super inefficient for what we do, so I'm trying to make a job ticket that allows us to check a few boxes and copy/paste any relevant details. I used check boxes for ...
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Batch printing PDFs different amount of times
Is there a way to do a batch print where you can specify how often the respective pdfs have to be printed. like print the first pdf 100 times, the second 80 and the third only 5 times.
Maybe with an ...
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How to test what your PDF looks like without installed (special) fonts
I remember that Adobe Acrobat used to allow to switch between a view of your document based on installed and embedded fonts and a view based on embedded fonts only.
That option no longer seems to be ...
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How do I create a new copy of a signed PDF without signatures to make a template?
I cannot find anything on this that is helpful. Mostly it is about removing your own signatures to edit a PDF.
We have a PDF file that was signed, and the people who signed it have left the company. ...
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Batch applying adjustments using photoshop while cleaning scanned documents
I have pdf files (books/documents) scanned with background. Today I was able to clean them properly that they look like a proper pdf document. I did so with Adobe Photoshop Elements but it required me ...
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Need to merge multiple MSG files into PDF
I have about 900 .msg (email) files. I need to convert them all to 1 single PDF file. How can one do this using Adobe Acrobat, or some other software?
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this, ...
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Why does my Inkscape export PDF look different from original SVG file?
Why is stroke in my exported PDF black while it's gray in Inkscape?
This is how it looks in Inkscape:
However, the exported PDF stroke become black inside:
How can I fix this?
Here is my Inkscape ...
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How to quickly soften dark colors for printing?
My energy provider goes around bragging about how green they are. However, their invoices are using some combination of colors that prevents me to quickly print it with minimal ink.
Until now, I used ...
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How do you place a multi-page PDF into only 1 page in 1 spread InDesign?
I'm trying to place a 90 page pdf (document size is 40x40mm) onto 1 sheet (1 page). Should look like a grid. Is there any way to do this? a script maybe?
Thanks.
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Best macOS software for very large vectors
I want to build very large and detailed vectors to be used as map-like interfaces (via PDF viewers).
macOS Preview for viewing allows you to zoom to 30x (3000%).
I tried web based Figma, but this ...
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Will a PDF imported and rasterized in GIMP at 500 DPI lose quality when exported back to PDF?
Suppose I have a single-page 5x8 PDF with text on it, exported from LaTeX. If I import this PDF into GIMP at 500 DPI, then export it as a PDF, will this process make it show any loss of its original ...
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How to get two text fields in interactive PDF to show same entered text - Indesign?
I am creating an Interactive PDF from InDesign and I need to link the contents of two text fields: I need one interactive text field to be able to accept a typed value, then a second field that is in ...
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Color inconsistent when exporting to PDF from InDesign
Whenever I export these tables from InDesign to a PFD file, shaded rows appear as different colors, even though they are exactly matching in the original file. Is there are way to fix this? Color ...
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Issue with export from Illustrator [duplicate]
I wanted to export my work in PDF from illustrator, but I have a problem my lines of the flower are very visible I don't know how to do it for make it smooth. I don't know my be it's normal. you can ...
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