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.

 



71 Stories by Jacob Collins

How to convert PDF files to ePUB

Not all PDFs are created equally. Some go beyond simple visual layouts and include internal tags that describe the document’s structure. These are known...
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How to flatten PDF layers in Java (Tutorial)

TL;DR Flattening PDF layers in Java is a way to lock a document’s appearance, ensure cross-device compatibility, and reduce file size by merging optional...
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Java PDF to AVIF conversion (Tutorial)

Why convert PDF files to AVIF images? A PDF is a vector image (so it is rendered when you display it at whatever size...
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How to Reorder Pages in a PDF Using Java (Step-by-Step Tutorial)

TL;DR The JPedal Java PDF toolkit can reorder pages in a PDF file. Motivation In document processing workflows, page order is everything. Whether you...
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How to remove blank pages from a PDF in Java (Tutorial)

The JPedal Java PDF library can remove blank pages from documents. Rationale But why might you want to do this? A common reason would...
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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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