Portable Document Format (PDF) is an open standard for document exchange.
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Change default 'Print to File' settings
How can I change the default settings for 'Print to File' in the Print dialogue?
I would like to change the default save location from ~/ to ~/Desktop.
p.s. I do not want to have to use cups-pdf
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How to import a pdf in libreoffice? under ubuntu, all pages are blank
I have some .pdf generated by a scanner, that I want to import in LibreOffice and do some small editing. The PDF has only one object per page, a page-size image.
If I open it in LibreOffice under ...
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Problem opening some PDF files
I have a PDF form I need to fill in. But I cannot open it, the message displayed is: "To view the full contents of this document, you need a later version of the PDF viewer", plus a link to adobe.
I ...
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Embedded .swf file in .pfd-Ubuntu 10.04
I have just finished a presentation in LaTeX. In this very .pdf file I have included a .swf animation(done with adobe flash CS5 in windows) which starts when you click on it.
While I have already ...
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Updated version of Adobe Reader
I'm not sure if this has been answered already...anyhow, I'm placing this question, so you could help.
I've been a PC user for as long as I can remember, and I've just migrated to Ubuntu. So far the ...
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How to update libpoppler?
Poppler 0.20.4 isn't able to render specific pdf files the right way. How can I upgrade libpoppler to the newest version?
I use Xubuntu 12.10 and tried to open the pdf with evince zathura an so on .
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Exporting docx files as PDFs using LibreOffice
I received a .docx file from a colleague with comments added using the 'Review/Comment' feature in MS Word. I need to convert the document, including the comments, into a PDF, but when I use the ...
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How do I simulate overprinting in Adobe Reader?
On both Mac and Windows when I print a document there is an advanced screen that allows me to select an option called Simulate Overprinting, however such an option doesn't appear on the Ubuntu ...
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How to fix anacron & cups-pdf when you have /var on tempfs
I have a ssd drive in my laptop and I followed various advice that said to put /var/log /var/spool & /var/cache on a tmpfs so that the constant read/writes wouldn't lessen the life of my ssd.
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Reducing PDF size to optimize its performance on Kindle?
Is there any tool on Ubuntu that I can use to reduce the physical size of the PDf in terms of it's dimensions so that the file can handle better on a Kindle?
GUI Method please.
Note: PDF has images ...
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Printing works from Writer but not Evince/Okular etc. (Filter error)
i recently got a used printer (HP LaserJet 2200dn) that i try to use with Ubuntu 12.10. The thing is, that whatever i try, i cannot print pdf's (neither with Evince nor Okular). Printing from ...
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cannot print pdf pages with images
When I try to print a PDF file that contains images, the printing stops just before the first page that contains an image. If the first page contains an image, only a single blank page is printed.
I ...
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How to improve evince font smoothing
I'm wondering if it is possible to change evince font rendering and make it render fonts like adobe acrobat reader.
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how to print PDF with CMYK color profile?
I would like to print to PDF documents from LO Writer but with CMYK color profiles. How can I achieve this?
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Where is the ubuntu magazine pdf located on the DVD?
Where is the ubuntu magazine pdf located on the DVD that is distributed with the magazine??
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pdfbeads will only output a single page
Following the instructions from this page
I take a djvu document, check it for any sign of corruption by opening it in djvulibre and it checks out fine. Copy it to my testing folder and rename it
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How can I open a interactive PDF (created with Mingmanager software) in Ubuntu?
I'm following a on-line course about intellectual property. The professor uses interactive maps or schemes where the themes are displayed. Beside every theme is a plus sign wich opens new content when ...
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How do I convert CHM files to pdf?
Here's a list of things I've tried:
Calibre from which I received a file containing the table of contents of the chm file with each title hyperlinked to nowhere (i.e. they're highlighted in blue and ...
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Is it possible to get PdfEdit running on Ubuntu 12.10 using qt3to4?
PdfEdit is pretty much the only FOSS low-level PDF-editing tool out there. It's pretty useful, and pretty recent since it's updated in 2012.
However, it's a shame that packages are nowhere to be ...
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KFP file in ubuntu?
My print shop provides a KFP file for checking a PDF for print readiness. It seems that this file can be imported into Acrobat Professional (keyword: Preflight Profile), but is a Kinko's File Prep ...
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How to save a pdf sent to me by email
I've been sent a pdf by email and when I open it there's no "save as" option. If you choose the "save a version" option, you don't know where it's saved to. If, when you open it, you select the "save ...
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How to play embedded midi audio in PDF file?
I'm on Ubuntu 11.04 and using Adobe Reader 9.
When I click on the embedded file link in the pdf file I get a dialogue box saying
Multimedia Player Finder: The media requires an additional player.
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how to determine dpi size of a pdf & djvu
As the title says how would I determine the dpi of a pdf or a djvu document?
I am looking for a proper linux solution as opposed to running adobe acrobat professional under wine.
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blurry images with mogrify & convert
Does anyone know why this image is so blurry?
I did a convert from pdf to png and it turned out like that. Before deleting imagemagick and it's entire toolset from software-center most of my image ...
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How to convert pdf to chm files?
Hi I'm a new Ubuntu user.
I'm looking for some good tools in the Ubuntu platform which does convert the pdf to chm files. I googled a lot. But I almost finding the tools for other way around (i.e chm ...
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Libreoffice changes fonts for utf-8 characters while importing pdfs
When I import pdfs to LibreDraw ( 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1 ) with utf8 characters ( with Polish special signs ) get something like:
The letters are using correct fonts in the pdf before import:
Does ...
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pdf printouts very small
Ubuntu 12.10, using both Okular and AcroRead. When printing the pages print in what seems to be a 6-up layout. Only for pdf. Printing directly from Firefox or LibreOffice, the documents print full ...
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Printing PDF's on 12.10
Just switched from Win7 64 bit. When I print out credit card statement, dollar sign prints over the top of the first numeral, whether it is $5.00 or $500.00. ??? How to fix?
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PDF not printing on Printer shared via CUPS/SAMBA
I have a Printer (Brother HL-2035) attached to an Ubuntu server (latest version) via USB and shared via Samba/CUPS. On my clients (Win7) I can print from Word, etc., this just works fine.
The only ...
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copy french text from pdf file
I have a French thesis which I am trying to read, to better understand some parts I am trying to copy some text and use that in google translate, however if I copy text I am getting just rubbish as ...
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Make Evolution open PDF instead of the tmp directory
Running Ubuntu 12.04 with Gnome 3.2.
Scenario:
When I double click a PDF attachment in evolution, it opens up the ~/.cache/evolution/tmp/ directory in Nautilus instead of opening the PDF.
If I ...
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How to find a multi-function scanner/printer that works simply?
I'm looking for a multifunction scanner/printer that can scan one or more pages to PDF with an absolute minimum of clicks.
I used to have a device that worked very well with SimpleScan, but it died. ...
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I cannot attach pdf to emails
I downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 LTS two weeks ago and I have some problems. I cannot send pdf attachments with my email server. Why? Before with the old version it works very well. Please answer me without ...
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Is there any plugin to insert line numbers to .docx or .pdf files?
I'm converting multiple documents (.docx) to .pdf files with LibreOffice and merging all of them to single .pdf file with pdftk.
I'm doing all of these from Terminal because I'm making this process ...
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Merge PDF annotations with new version
At university, we get lecture notes as a PDF that is updated weekly with new content. When I annotate the PDF in Okular, I loose the annotations when I replace it with the new version.
Is there some ...
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Prints from a PDF are completely black
I think it's the PDF itself that does it. The printer prints testpages OK, and printing the same file from Mac OS X gives the same result.
Printed from evince and Safari respectively.
The PDF was ...
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Problems to save pdf files from Dropbox
I'm trying to download one list of scientific papers in pdf format from dropbox. But the download process stops at 100% (without conclude). The interesting point is that I can open my file directly on ...
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printing from firefox to pdf without margins
When I use Firefox 19.0.2 "File -> Print to Pdf" tool, I get a PDF with large margins, and some of the text is cut on the way.
I've tried the advice here: ...
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I'm using cups-pdf and it will not print a mirrored pdf
I know you can print directly from Libre Writer to PDF, but I need to print the document mirrored. I installed cups-pdf and it works as it should, except for the mirror option. All it creates is a ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 last week update broke PDF printing
Last week there was an update to PDF printing libraries. PDF printing used to work perfectly and would generate perfectly clear images and generated pdf files that were around 15KB.
Now the same ...
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Is there an Airprint Installation Guide?
I'm trying to follow a guide for how to install the airprint function. And I've read that when iOS6 was released they changed from PDF into URF.
I have found a guid how to install airprint and fix ...
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Document Viewer in 12.10 64 bit Overwriting Numbers When printing
When I use the document viewer to view checks that are created in my accounting program, Nolapro, as pdf documents the check appears correct. However, when I print it the $ symbol overwrites the left ...
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Printer prints square of 2 copies
I have a very strange problem:
When I print a single page under Ubuntu 12.04 with any application
and I choose 3 copies I get 9 pages; 3 square 2 = 9
Checked all possible settings, nothing.
Any ...
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Font issue with PDF viewer
after having installed the msfont package for use Arial and Times New Roman I started having all sort of problems with fonts in Ubuntu.
Now if I open a pdf file the document viewer shows no text and ...
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Install/Upgrade the PDF viewer
My Document Viewer (3.4.0, using poppler/cairo 0.18.4) says "To view the full contents of this document, you need a later version of the PDF viewer. You can upgrade
to the latest version of Adobe ...
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German Umlaute are not printed to PDF exported from LibreOffice Writer
I am using the font Frutiger LT in a document in LibreOffice Writer. The text contains Germanic umlauts such as ä, ü, ö, ß. Everything looks fine in the document. To install the font I put in into ...
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Problem in Printing PDF files- Job being held
My system is connected to a printer.
The problem is the PDF files do not get printed automatically (on clicking the Print button). Everytime, I have to open the Printer queue and release the job.
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Issue with PDF titles in Evince on Ubuntu 10.04
Evince displays only the Title name if it set on a document. I am facing difficulty since most of the Titles for documents are not appropriate. The files are having approprate names though.
Evince ...
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How to copy from a pdf to another pdf in ubuntu/linux
So Preview for Mac OS X has this capability. I want to be able to just highlight whatever on a pdf, and be able to copy and paste immediately into another pdf file (via the clipboard).
I do a lot in ...
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Completely remove textual information from a .pdf file
I have an email that I have printed to .pdf file. I want to remove some of the text paragraphs from the email before sending the file to someone to read the remaining text. I took a screenshot of the ...
