Invented by Adobe Systems over 20 years ago, the Portable Document Format (PDF) is now an open standard for electronic document exchange maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). When you convert documents, forms, graphics, and web pages to PDF, they look just like they would if printed.

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How to work with PDF files in Java

To work PDF files in Java, you will need a Java PDF library to help you. PDF files are not handled natively by Java,...
Mark Stephens
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Adding a PDF file Debugger to JPedal PDF Viewer

Why is a PDF file debugger useful? PDF files are complex and can go wrong in lots of ways. We have been writing JPedal...
Mark Stephens
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5 key features to find the best PDF to…

There are lots of PDF to HTML converters out there and each one has a different tunnel of features. Making sense of and understanding...
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Top 9 PDF file questions with answers for developers

PDF stands for “portable document format”. It is a binary format made of objects -number, strings, arrays, dictionaries, streams and keywords ‘null’. Let’s understand...
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Understanding the PDF File Format

Looking for some PDF experts? Our PDF developers have spent the last 25 years working with PDF problems and helping customers solve theirs. Can...
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How to convert Office documents to PDF with Microsoft…

This tutorial aims to create a service that can be used to accurately convert Microsoft Office file formats into PDFs. The service works by...
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