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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Is it possible to update any print ready file types (INDD, PDF, etc) with new content by scripting?
We're trying to provide multiple sales reps customized advertising collateral by updating {{targeted}} content spots throughout PDF documents. These customizations include {{logo}}, {{headshot}}, {{...
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Newcomer zine creator
I'm going to create my the first zine (booklet). What software is better to use? I tried standard macOS Keynote and export to PDF for printing. Unfortunately, there is no possible to see two pages per ...
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What are these jagged edges in my artwork?
I created a PDF from InDesign that looks fine, but when placed in another PDF I'm seeing jagged edges around some of the artwork. I don't know if this is due to how I created and/or exported the PDF ...
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How to export a drawing .ODG file from LibreOffice 25.8 to a multi-layered PDF file?
The LibreOffice version 25.8 was recently released. As it is written in the LibreOffice documentation, it supports export to PDF 2.0 format, which can be a multi-layered file. My LibreOffice Draw .odg ...
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Viewing multiple pages in Adobe Photoshop
How do I view a multipage .pdf in Adobe Photoshop? I can only open page 1, then I have to save and close, re-open file and choose page 2 to open. Easier way? Change a setting somewhere?
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Some parts of pdf do not import to illustrator
This may be a 2 part question (I think the 2 parts are related, but maybe their not). Background: I imported a pdf (dont know how the pdf was made I'm assuming illustrator) to illustrator for editing. ...
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File type for online sales
For a digital design that will be sold to consumers for printing, is it better to provide a vector pdf file or a jpeg files (which can also be in jpegs format within the pdf)? Thanks for your answers ...
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Jpeg or jpeg in pdf
When you convert JPEG images (designs prepared in Illustrator) to pdf using Convert to pdf or Combine Files in Acrobat, the jpegs are still in jpeg format in the pdf file, right? Thank you very much ...
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Jpeg or Pdf for Printing
When you convert JPEG images (designs prepared in Illustrator) to pdf using Convert to pdf or Combine Files in Acrobat, the jpegs are still in jpeg format in the pdf file, right? Also, when combine ...
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Lines that form on their own in Illustrator
I had prepared a design in Illustrator. I created different sizes at the same rate. There was no difference between them in terms of appearance. I copied all the sizes from a single size. When I ...
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Batch replace text color of pdf
I have a pdf file with text in gray. The text is in vector format; this is not a scan. I want to convert precisely those elements in this specific gray into black. I have tried importing the pdf into ...
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Creating an interactive, 1-10 rating box
I naively thought this would be relatively simple. I’m designing an interactive pdf in Indesign. What I’m struggling to add is an element where the end user will click on boxes, filling them with ...
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Convert from Greyscale and Bitmap to Only Black CMYK
Hello I have my document in indesign with various elements, basically various tiff files some are just 1bit bitmap only black and others are 8bit greyscale images tiff files. There are also some only ...
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Batch place folder of images on alternate margins of PDF
EDIT: I have learned that I can do all of this with Python thanks to ReaderLabs open source PDF/scripting library. I've executed a successful test and now I'm just simplifying my code and getting a ...
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Can I mark textbox fields in PowerPoint so that when exporting to PDF they automatically become form elements?
I create lots of PowerPoint presentations that I convert to PDF and then use tools like Adobe Acrobat DC or other online tools to add form elements to them. This is tedious as I have to manually ...
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