Jacob Collins

  Jacob is the JPedal Product Lead and specialises in PDF creation and manipulation. He also develops Salesforce backend systems and contributes to marketing and support. Outside of work, he’s a 1900‑rated chess player, guitarist, and French learner.

 



63 Stories by Jacob Collins

How to add a table of contents to a PDF in Java (Tutorial)

To add a table of contents to a PDF file in Java, you can use our PDF toolkit JPedal. Once you have downloaded the...
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New options for our PDF merger

In the latest release of our PDF library JPedal, we added some new features to our PDF merging tool. These new settings allow for...
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Manipulate PDF files in the JPedal Viewer

In the latest release of our PDF library JPedal, we added a new ‘tools’ menu to the Viewer. This allows you to make quick...
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How to remove annotations from PDF files in Java (Tutorial)

The PDF file format is very complex and contains many features to boost interactivity. One such feature is the ability for PDF files to...
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Mastering Server-Side PDF Processing in Java

The Hidden Risks in Server-Side PDF Processing PDFs are the lifeblood of enterprise document workflows, but processing them at scale on a server is...
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How to crop a PDF file in Java (Tutorial)

Cropping pages in a PDF document is useful if you want to remove margins, or focus on a specific section. Unlike image cropping, PDF...
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