Jacob Collins

  Jacob is a Java developer and the product manager of JPedal

 



17 Stories by Jacob Collins

How to search for text in a PDF file without opening it

Can you determine if a PDF is searchable for text without opening it? Well you will need some special software. This might be useful...
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What is PDF Metadata?

Understanding PDF Metadata PDF Metadata is data about data, so it contains information about the PDF. This may include author, creation date, length and...
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How to remove unused objects from PDF file (Tutorial)

PDF files sometimes contain objects which are never used. This increases the file size and is wasteful. This tutorial shows you how to reduce...
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Glossary of PDF Terms

This article lists and defines commonly used terminology from the PDF world.   AcroForm AcroForm is a PDF form format that was introduced in...
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How to remove a page from a PDF file in Java (Tutorial)

The PDF file format is not natively supported by Java. Therefore, to remove a page from a PDF file, you will need an external...
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