Jacob Collins

  https://www.idrsolutions.com/team#jacobc Jacob is the JPedal Product Manager 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.

 



75 Stories by Jacob Collins

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

Introduction Can you determine if a PDF is searchable for text without opening it? Well you will need some special software. This might be...
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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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How to split PDF files in Java (Tutorial)

TL;DR Goal: Split PDF files programmatically in Java (JDK 8+). Tool: Utilize the JPedal library. Process: Non-destructive splitting (into pages or chunks) using specific...
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Comparing PNG Compression Algorithms

In this article we will be comparing the different compression methods available to use within PNG images. To do this, we will be using...
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How to add an image annotation to a PDF in Java

If you’ve been struggling to find a solution for inserting image annotations into a PDF, look no further. With JPedal you now have the...
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