Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to present documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.

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How to extract embedded files from a PDF in…

PDF files sometimes reference external resources such as images or other documents. To increase portability and ease archival of such PDF files, these resources...
Jacob Collins
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Digital Signatures in a PDF

Digital signatures are a stamp of authentication for digital information. For PDF files, they provide the ability to detect whether the document has been...
Jacob Collins
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How to search for text in a PDF file…

Introduction Can you determine if a PDF is searchable for text without opening it? Well you will need some special software. This might be...
Jacob Collins
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How to read a PDF file

To show how to read a PDF file, I have created a step by step guide to reading very ‘simple’ PDF (it just shows...
Mark Stephens
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What is a PDF Form?

What exactly is a PDF form? A PDF form is an electronic document in Portable Document Format (PDF) which has interactive fields that let...
Mark Stephens
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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...
Jacob Collins
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