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 find out if a PDF file has…

Because it turned out that people wanted to make PDF files accessible and extract content from PDF documents (and not just view them), Adobe...
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Why PDF to HTML conversion does not work very…

When people convert PDF files into HTML files, they tend to be disappointed with the results. The main reason for this tends to be...
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How do I find the PDF version used (Tutorial)

There have been several revisions of the PDF file specification, each backward compatible but adding new features. For example, the PDF format version 1.6...
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Eclipse PDF viewer plugin and the marketplace

We have always offered a free PDF viewer plugin which is a nifty little plugin to not only allow you to view and search...
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How do PDF files add interactive elements?

One of the really useful features of the PDF file format is the ability to have interactive elements. These began as just simple checkboxes,...
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