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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What is a Linearized PDF?

A linearized PDF is a special way to organize a PDF file. In general, the PDF is a very elegant and well-designed format. A...
Mark Stephens
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How to print PDF files from Java (Tutorial)

Printing PDF files from Java is something that raises a lot of general questions, so this short article is a general guide to the...
Mark Stephens
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How to handle corrupt PDF files

There are several ways to corrupt (or break) a PDF file:- Common issues with corrupted PDF files Broken xref table Corrupted COS objects Content...
Sam Howard
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Java PDF printing spool file size

Java Printing Services allows Java to provide printing in programs. JPS allows you to print some types of files directly. PDF is not a...
Mark Stephens
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How big is a PDF Page in bytes?

We all know how big a PDF file is in bytes, but how big is each page? To answer this, you need to understand...
Mark Stephens
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