Questions tagged [pdf]
Portable Document Format (PDF) is an open standard for document exchange.
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How to make a brochure from a pdf file in ubuntu?
Say that I have a 16-page pdf file, A4 sized. I have A4 paper and printer. I want to shrink it to halves, and print them on 4 sheets of paper, double side, fold them in halves, and staple it in the ...
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Merge all pdf files from one folder
I have 250 pdf files in one folder that I want to merge in one document. The order does not matter. Is there a simple way of doing it?
I can use PDF-Shuffler as suggested here https://askubuntu.com/a/...
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Is there software that can fill PDF forms?
I have some PDFs which are actually forms, with fields to fill. Is there some software that can fill those fields?
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Cannot Print This PDF, Can Print Other PDFs
I just upgraded to 19.04. I have a Brother laser printer that I've used for quite a while with 14.04 with no problems. I reinstalled the drivers, and have been using the printer in 19.04, also without ...
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How can I add text and images (for example, a signature) to a PDF?
On occasion I receive forms to fill in as PDFs intended for printing (these are not true PDF forms, they do not contain fields). I would like to type onto them, and perhaps add a scanned copy of my ...
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gpg failing in Ubuntu 22.04
I want to sign some PDFs using gpg command. I have my GnuPG key generated in "Passwords and Keys" GUI. Now, if I do
gpg --clearsign --output=signed_doc.pdf doc.pdf
the output is graphically ...
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How to reduce the size of a pdf file?
I'm looking for a way in Ubuntu to reduce the size of a pdf (by reducing the quality of the images).
I know that this can be done in Ghostscript by typing the following command in terminal:
gs -...
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Putting Digital Signature on PDF in Ubuntu 20.04
Adobe Acrobat DC on windows support this feature.
While snap package adobe acrobat is partially functional on linux, as it logs incompatibility message.
So actually I am looking for signing my offer ...
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Foxit PDF reader crashed when try to comment or highlight text
Foxit reader closed when I try to highlight text (open highlights, write comment, etc) in any PDF file.
Reinstall does not fix the problem. (The Foxit-reader version is: FoxitReader.enu.setup.2.4.1....
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PDF viewer that supports JavaScript
I'm trying to use a PDF that uses JavaScript (namely a MPMB D&D character sheet). It doesn't work in the Linux viewers I have tried. I think because JavaScript is not supported.
Is there a (free) ...
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Create a PDF with specific page ranges of multiple PDF files?
I have found many related questions in this forum. But, none addresses my issue. Please double-check before marking it as duplicate.
Suppose I have two PDF files.
first.pdf having 10 pages.
second....
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Highlight words in Document Viewer
I am currently using Ubuntu 15.10. I need to highlight some sentences and/or paragraphs for easy searching but I can't find any option for this in the "Document Viewer" which is the default ...
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Seeking PDF Reader for Linux with Translation, Highlighting, Note-taking, and Pen Writing Capabilities
Hello Ubuntu Community,
I'm currently in search of a comprehensive PDF reader for my Linux system that offers a range of functionalities beyond basic reading. Specifically, I'm looking for a PDF ...
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Is there a pdf reader allowing me to change background color of (arXiv) pdfs?
Its quite common that one wishes or has to read lots of PDF files which are intended to be printed, but since one would read them only once, and one wishes to save some trees, one reads them on ...
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What is the easiest way to rearrange pages in a PDF document?
Mac's Preview can be used to rearange pages in a PDF document by simply drag-and-dropping the pages around in the side panel. Is there any equivalent tool for Ubuntu? I have noticed, that the Document ...
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How do I digitally sign a PDF with a S/MIME certificate?
I have already acquired a S/MIME certificate (a .p12 file) issued by an authority. Using it in Writer, I can digitally sign documents by following this procedure : How do I make a digital certificate ...
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How do I digitally sign PDFs in 2019?
This older post is either pointing to mostly dead software or the answers are not fully applicable.
I want to take a PDF document, stick in an image of my signature and have this be digitally signed ...
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Printing Comments with PDF
Is there a way to print the comments that are associated with a pdf on the linux version of Adobe Acrobat 9? Both acroread and evince display the comments just fine, however the linux version of the ...
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LibreOffice: convert Calc spreasheet to pdf without filename and page number
I would like to convert a few Calc spreadsheets to PDF format without having in the output the name of the document and the number of each page. I've looked at the options provided by the GUI "...
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Fill & Sign PDF on Ubuntu
When using Adobe Reader on a Windows desktop, one can open a PDF and use the fill & sign option. This option does not seem to appear on the Ubuntu version of Adobe Reader. How does one fill and ...
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How to Edit PDFs?
I typically have two needs:
Scenario A. Change a single PDF page.
In this case I have a PDF but not the original source file used to create the PDF. I don't want to try to recreate the document from ...
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How to sync PDF reading progress in Okular between several computers?
I have several computers where my books and documents are stored in identical file structure. I sync these books with Dropbox (at most the parent folder where Dropbox is located is different, but I ...
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Converting EPUB to PDF using Pandoc
I want to convert my test.epub to PDF format using Pandoc. I tried (given here)
pandoc -f epub -t test.epub -o outfile.pdf
which throws the following error:
cannot produce pdf output from pdf
I ...
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PDF Arranger trying to export pages to make a new PDF of just the first few pages
I try to export selection to a new single file and it gives me the error message
"Use pikepdf.Pdf.pages interface to copy pages from one PDF to another"
trying to use the alternative pdfsam ...
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Converting an encrypted .ps file to a .pdf file
I want to convert my .ps file (which was created from an encrypted .pdf file) back to a .pdf format.
Using ps2pdf in ghostscript gives me the following message on my command prompt:
This PostScript ...
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In which way can I transorm pdf file in ms word doc 97 format?
under kubuntu 22.04 I have a pdf file and I need to make a ms word doc 97 file to edit
it under both Libre Office Writer and ms word doc 97.
If I open this file from Libre Office Writer the file is ...
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PDF/eBook reader with horizontal scrolling feature instead of vertical
So far all the readers I experienced scroll pages vertically, while fitting horizontally A4 pages' width.
Are there softwares out there able to:
"swipe left" pages
fit vertically both A4 ...
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Okular breaking /home directories links
I have an Ubuntu 20.04 version and I had recently installed Okular for manage and editing .pdf files. Since I installed and ran this program the /home/Music /home/Videos /home/Public and /home/...
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Firefox renders blank PDFs in 20-200% zoom range after waking up from sleep
After booting into Ubuntu, Firefox successfully renders PDF files at all levels of zoom (10-400% zoom).
However, when I suspend my PC (the "Sleep" feature in Ubuntu) and wake up the PC from ...
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Error: 'Unsupported document-format "application/pdf"'
I'm trying to print .pdf documents from the command line using the lpr command and I'm getting this error:
Unsupported document-format "application/pdf"
Could you please help me what can be the ...
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Rotating pages in Evince document viewer
I'm putting this as a quick question and answer as it surprises me it's not answered here:
Opening a document using the default document viewer in 22.04LTS (Evince) but the document is malrotated - ...
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How to remove the password from a PDF?
I have a password protected PDF file. I know the password but in order to share the file, I have to remove the password from the PDF and share an unprotected copy. How can I do this in Ubuntu with or ...
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How do I password protect a pdf document?
I have been sent one of those dreadful .pdf documents. I need to save it as 'password protected' how do I do that in LibreOffice?
There's lots of information on creating a password protected pdf ...
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printing .eps to .pdf using cups
I want to print a .eps file to a pdf file using cups.
I have done a basic install along with printer-driver-cups-pdf and printer-driver-all (I assume one covers the other, but included for clarity)
I ...
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Evince document viewer - rotating documents
I just installed Ubuntu for the first time and I'm getting used to using it. I'm playing around with PDF documents. I have problems with rotation of pages using default document browser Evince ...
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Search text within multiple pdfs and docs
I got a bunch of notes written by other students, but they are from an old textbook that didn't deal with everything in the same order, so I need to search through the notes for every chapter (each ...
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How can I convert a .tex file to a PDF via the command line?
Is there a package that contains a TeX to PDF converter/renderer available on Ubuntu 12.04?
If not, can you recommend a tool for me to download from elsewhere that can do this that is simple to ...
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How to print a regular file to pdf from command line
In gedit, printing a file gives an option of printing to file where the file can be saved as a pdf. How can I do the same thing from the command line?
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xdg-open preferes opening pdf files with libreoffice rather than Document viewer since I removed Adobe?
I removed Adobe from my Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS and, since then, xdg-open file.pdf opens the file with libreoffice rather than Document viewer. Purging libreoffice completely solves the problem, however it ...
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How to change default applications: Doc Viewer to Okular
I'm on latest 21.10 (Wayland default, Gnome 40.4.0) and have the default "Document Viewer" (Evince?) for viewing pdfs. I'm having trouble with it hanging when I have too many open. So I'd ...
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What are some great PDF editors for Linux?
Hi I am looking for some great PDF editors besides Qoppa Software's PDF Studio I have already found, which is quite affordable. Are their any other ones more affordable for Ubuntu?
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Command line tool to crop PDF files
I am looking for an open source command line tool to crop PDF file just like we can do in Adobe Acrobat Pro. I have tried PdfTk, ImageMagick, PyPDF, and GhostScript—all with no success so far.
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Spellcheck for pdf files
Is there any utility or command on Ubuntu for checking spelling errors in a pdf file? Or a way to integrate spellcheck in Evince?
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Remove Adobe protection from PDF
When I open a PDF it prompts for a username and password. If I open it with any other program than Adobe it says only Adobe can open this PDF. I am not a fan of being limited to Adobe and we have ...
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Is it possible to open a pdf that requires Adobe Reader 8 without using acroread?
I have a PDF file (first link here) that when opened says:
The document you are trying to load requires Adobe Reader 8 or higher. You may not have the
Adobe Reader installed or your viewing ...
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Software for showing the meaning of the words on double click in ubuntu pdf viewer
I want to know if there is any possible way to fastly know the meaning of unknown words while reading through ubuntu's default pdf viewer. I will have to copy and google the word to know the meaning.
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Unable to Snap Evince PDF Viewer to the Right or Left of the Screen After Opening a PDF
I am having trouble with the Evince PDF viewer. Once I open a PDF, I'm unable to snap it to the right or left of the screen, despite several attempts using different methods (such as the super key + ...
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How to merge several PDF files?
There are a lot of software in Windows to merge PDF files but how can we do the same in Ubuntu?
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Adding OCR info to a PDF
I have a good quality scan of a document; such scan is in pdf format.
How can I add ocr information to the pdf, so that it becomes searchable? By searchable I mean that the goal is that when viewing ...
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Printing PDF file is missing characters
I open a PDF-file in Document Viewer (Evince) 44.1 in Ubuntu 23.10, and it looks perfect. But when I try to print it, a lot of text/chars is missing. The properties for the PDF file says "All ...