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[TableOfContents] = PDF Best Practise =
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= Create PDF =
|| || Sun Ray (Linux) || Windows ||
|| console || `lp -d pdf {file}` || - ||
|| Firefox, Thunderbird || * Print to printer `pdf` <<br>> * Print `as file` || * Print to printer `cute_pdf` <<br>> * Print `as file` ||
||<rowbgcolor="#eeeeee"> Program || Doc || Mode || Description ||
|| pdftk || http://www.pdflabs.com/docs/pdftk-cli-examples/ || Text || Merge, Rearrange, Delete files and pages ||
|| pdfanomyzer || pdfanonymizer -h || Text / Nautilus || Overwrite all personal META information in the PDF file. <<BR>> '''Nautilus: right mouse click on one selected pdf files''' ||
|| pdfwordcount || pdfwordcount -h || Text / Nautilus || Counts words in a PDF document using pdftotext and wc. <<BR>> '''Nautilus: right mouse click on one or more selected pdf files''' ||
|| pdfunprotect || pdfunprotect -h || Text / Nautilus || Dumps a PDF file via ghostscript to a new PDF file. Removes some password protection during this way. <<BR>> '''Nautilus: right mouse click on one selected pdf files''' ||
|| pdfrepair || pdfrepair -h || Text / Nautilus || Tries to repair a corrupted PDF file with the tools 'pdftk (Java), pdftops (ghostscript), acroread (Adobe)'. <<BR>> '''Nautilus: right mouse click on one selected pdf files''' ||
|| pdfshuffler || http://pdfshuffler.sourceforge.net/ || GUI / Nautilus || Merge, Rearrange, Delete files and pages. '''Applications > Office > PDF Shuffler''' or <<BR>> '''Nautilus: right mouse click on one or more selected pdf files''' ||
|| cutepdf || [[http://www.cutepdf.com|Virtual Windows PDF printer]] || GUI || printer driver ||
|| Acrobat || [[http://www.adobe.com]] || GUI || Application and printer driver. '''Start > Programs > Text > Adobe''' ||
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= Create PDF =
||<rowbgcolor="#eeeeee"> || Sun Ray (Linux) || Windows ||
|| console || `lp -d pdf {file}` <<BR>> ps2pdf {file}.ps || - ||
|| Firefox, Thunderbird || * Print to printer `pdf` <<BR>> * Print `as file` || * Print to printer `cute_pdf` <<BR>> * Print `as file` ||
|| OpenOffice || * Print to printer `pdf` <<BR>> * Export `as PDF` || * Print to printer `cute_pdf` <<BR>> * Export `as PDF` ||
|| other application || Print to printer `pdf` || Print to printer `cute_pdf` ||
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||<rowbgcolor="#eeeeee"> || Sun Ray (Linux) || Windows ||
|| console || pdftk || - ||
|| GUI || pdfshuffler || Acrobat ||

Example for pdftk:
 * {{{pdftk cv.pdf research.pdf teaching.pdf cat output application.pdf}}}
   Joins the files {{{cv.pdf}}}, {{{research.pdf}}} and {{{teaching.pdf}}} into one file {{{application.pdf}}}.
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||<rowbgcolor="#eeeeee"> || Sun Ray (Linux) || Windows ||
|| console || pdftk || - ||
|| GUI || pdfshuffler || Acrobat ||

Example for pdftk:
 * {{{pdftk A=cv.pdf B=research.pdf C=certificates.pdf cat A C2-4 B1 output application.pdf}}}
   Takes the whole of {{{cv.pdf}}}, pages 2 to 4 of {{{certificates.pdf}}} and the first page of {{{research.pdf}}} and merges them into one file {{{application.pdf}}}.
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|| console || [[pdf_anonymizer|pdfanonymizer]] || - ||
|| GUI || Nautilus || Acrobat ||
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 * [[pdf_word_count]]

PDF Best Practise

Program

Doc

Mode

Description

pdftk

http://www.pdflabs.com/docs/pdftk-cli-examples/

Text

Merge, Rearrange, Delete files and pages

pdfanomyzer

pdfanonymizer -h

Text / Nautilus

Overwrite all personal META information in the PDF file.
Nautilus: right mouse click on one selected pdf files

pdfwordcount

pdfwordcount -h

Text / Nautilus

Counts words in a PDF document using pdftotext and wc.
Nautilus: right mouse click on one or more selected pdf files

pdfunprotect

pdfunprotect -h

Text / Nautilus

Dumps a PDF file via ghostscript to a new PDF file. Removes some password protection during this way.
Nautilus: right mouse click on one selected pdf files

pdfrepair

pdfrepair -h

Text / Nautilus

Tries to repair a corrupted PDF file with the tools 'pdftk (Java), pdftops (ghostscript), acroread (Adobe)'.
Nautilus: right mouse click on one selected pdf files

pdfshuffler

http://pdfshuffler.sourceforge.net/

GUI / Nautilus

Merge, Rearrange, Delete files and pages. Applications > Office > PDF Shuffler or
Nautilus: right mouse click on one or more selected pdf files

cutepdf

Virtual Windows PDF printer

GUI

printer driver

Acrobat

http://www.adobe.com

GUI

Application and printer driver. Start > Programs > Text > Adobe

Create PDF

Sun Ray (Linux)

Windows

console

lp -d pdf {file}
ps2pdf {file}.ps

-

Firefox, Thunderbird

* Print to printer pdf
* Print as file

* Print to printer cute_pdf
* Print as file

OpenOffice

* Print to printer pdf
* Export as PDF

* Print to printer cute_pdf
* Export as PDF

other application

Print to printer pdf

Print to printer cute_pdf

Merge PDF Files

Sun Ray (Linux)

Windows

console

pdftk

-

GUI

pdfshuffler

Acrobat

Example for pdftk:

  • pdftk cv.pdf research.pdf teaching.pdf cat output application.pdf

    • Joins the files cv.pdf, research.pdf and teaching.pdf into one file application.pdf.

Rearrange Pages in PDF files

Sun Ray (Linux)

Windows

console

pdftk

-

GUI

pdfshuffler

Acrobat

Example for pdftk:

  • pdftk A=cv.pdf B=research.pdf C=certificates.pdf cat A C2-4 B1 output application.pdf

    • Takes the whole of cv.pdf, pages 2 to 4 of certificates.pdf and the first page of research.pdf and merges them into one file application.pdf.

Anomyze PDF Files

Sun Ray (Linux)

Windows

console

pdfanonymizer

-

GUI

Nautilus

Acrobat

Count words in PDF files

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