PDF Hacks : [100 industrial-strength tips & tools

PDF Hacks......Page 1 Table of Contents......Page 2 Copyright......Page 6 Credits......Page 7 About the Author......Page 8 Contributors......Page 9 Acknowledgments......Page 11 Preface......Page 12 Why PDF Hacks?......Page 13 How to Use This Book......Page 14 A Note on Software......Page 15 Using Code Examples......Page 16 How This Book Is Organized......Page 17 Conventions Used in This Book......Page 19 How to Contact Us......Page 21 Got a Hack?......Page 22 Chapter 1. Consuming PDF......Page 23 Introduction: Hacks #1-14......Page 24 Hack 1 Read PDFs with the Adobe Reader......Page 25 Hack 2 Read PDFs with Mac OS X's Preview......Page 28 Hack 3 Read PDFs with Ghostscript's GSview......Page 30 Hack 4 Speed Up Acrobat Startup......Page 32 Hack 5 Manage Acrobat Plug-Ins with Profiles on Windows......Page 35 Hack 6 Open PDF Files Your Way on Windows......Page 39 Hack 7 Copy Data from PDF Pages......Page 42 Hack 8 Convert PDF Documents to Word......Page 46 Hack 9 Browse One PDF in Multiple Windows......Page 52 Hack 10 Pace Your Reading or Present a Slideshow in Acrobat or Reader......Page 58 Hack 11 Pace Your Reading or Present a Slideshow in Mac OS X Preview......Page 65 Hack 12 Unpack PDF Attachments �⠀䔀瘀攀渀 圀椀琀栀漀甀琀 䄀挀爀漀戀愀琀)......Page 67 Hack 13 Jump to the Next or Previous Heading......Page 69 Hack 14 Navigate and Manipulate PDF Using Page Thumbnails......Page 71 Chapter 2. Managing a Collection......Page 74 Introduction: Hacks #15-23......Page 75 Hack 15 Bookmark PDF Pages in Reader......Page 76 Hack 16 Create Windows Shortcuts to Online PDF Pages with Acrobat......Page 85 Hack 17 Create Windows Shortcuts to Local PDF Pages......Page 88 Hack 18 Turn PDF Bookmarks into Windows Shortcuts......Page 91 Hack 19 Generate Document Keywords......Page 92 Hack 20 Index and Search Local PDF Collections on Windows......Page 96 Hack 21 Spinning Document Portals......Page 105 Hack 22 Spinning Collection Portals......Page 108 Hack 23 Identify Related PDFs......Page 110 Chapter 3. Authoring and Self-Publishing: Hacking Outside the PDF......Page 115 Introduction: Hacks #24-31......Page 116 Hack 24 Keep Your Source Smart......Page 117 Hack 25 Convey Your Document's Value with Good Design......Page 123 Hack 26 Create Charts and Graphs from Raw Data......Page 130 Hack 27 Become a Publisher......Page 135 Hack 28 Print at Home, at the Office, or at Kinko's......Page 138 Hack 29 Publish POD and E-books......Page 140 Hack 30 Sell Through Amazon......Page 142 Hack 31 Sell Your Book, Sell Yourself......Page 143 Chapter 4. Creating PDF and Other Editions......Page 145 Introduction: Hacks #32-50......Page 146 Hack 32 Create Interactive PDF with Your Word Processor......Page 147 Hack 33 Create a Printable, On-Screen Edition from Word......Page 151 Hack 34 Multipurpose PDF......Page 153 Hack 35 Create an HTML Edition from Your Word Processor......Page 155 Hack 36 Create a Handheld Edition from Your HTML......Page 158 Hack 37 Convert Documents from Tools You Don't Own to PDF......Page 162 Hack 38 Acrobat Distiller and Its Profiles......Page 164 Hack 39 Print to PDF with Ghostscript and RedMon on Windows......Page 167 Hack 40 Save As PDF with Mac OS X......Page 176 Hack 41 Maximize PDF Portability......Page 178 Hack 42 Configure Distiller and Ghostscript for Your Purpose......Page 181 Hack 43 Embed and Subset Fonts to Your Advantage......Page 185 Hack 44 Share a PDF Network Printer with Samba......Page 191 Hack 45 Print to Image and Other Rasterizing Options......Page 194 Hack 46 Print to SVG......Page 198 Hack 47 Print Over the Internet......Page 202 Hack 48 Create a PDF Album of Your Digital Pictures......Page 205 Hack 49 Print to Fax on Windows......Page 208 Hack 50 Convert Incoming Faxes to PDF on Linux......Page 210 Chapter 5. Manipulating PDF Files......Page 212 Introduction: Hacks #51-73......Page 214 Hack 51 Split and Merge PDF Documents �⠀䔀瘀攀渀 圀椀琀栀漀甀琀 䄀挀爀漀戀愀琀)......Page 215 Hack 52 Encrypt and Decrypt PDF �⠀䔀瘀攀渀 圀椀琀栀漀甀琀 䄀挀爀漀戀愀琀)......Page 220 Hack 53 Add PDF Encryption Actions to Windows Context Menus......Page 227 Hack 54 Add Attachments to Your PDF �⠀䔀瘀攀渀 圀椀琀栀漀甀琀 䄀挀爀漀戀愀琀)......Page 229 Hack 55 Easily Attach Your Document's Tables......Page 232 Hack 56 Add PDF Attachment Actions to Windows Context Menus......Page 237 Hack 57 Create a Traditional Index Section from Keywords......Page 239 Hack 58 Rasterize Intricate Artwork with Illustrator or Photoshop......Page 243 Hack 59 Crop Pages for Clarity......Page 246 Hack 60 Refry Before Posting Documents Online......Page 250 Hack 61 Copy Features from One PDF to Another......Page 253 Hack 62 Polish Your PDF Edition......Page 254 Hack 63 Add and Maintain PDF Bookmarks......Page 257 Hack 64 Get and Set PDF Metadata......Page 260 Hack 65 Add a Web-Style Navigation Bar to PDF Pages......Page 264 Hack 66 Copy-Protect Your PDF......Page 267 Hack 67 Support Online PDF Reading......Page 269 Hack 68 Force PDF Download Rather than Online Reading......Page 271 Hack 69 Hyperlink HTML to PDF Pages......Page 276 Hack 70 Create an HTML Table of Contents from PDF Bookmarks......Page 278 Hack 71 PDF Web Skins......Page 281 Hack 72 Share PDF Comments Online �⠀䔀瘀攀渀 圀椀琀栀漀甀琀 䄀挀爀漀戀愀琀)......Page 285 Hack 73 Tally Topic Popularity......Page 287 Chapter 6. Dynamic PDF......Page 289 Introduction: Hacks #74-92......Page 290 Hack 74 Collect Data with Online PDF Forms......Page 291 Hack 75 Serve Filled-Out PDF Forms......Page 298 Hack 76 Drive PDF Forms with Your Data......Page 302 Hack 77 PDF Form-Filling Sessions......Page 312 Hack 78 Permanently Merge a PDF Form and its Data......Page 317 Hack 79 Tool Up with pdftk......Page 323 Hack 80 Decipher and Navigate PDF at the Text Level......Page 326 Hack 81 Edit PDF Code Freely......Page 329 Hack 82 Integrate pdftk with gVim for Seamless PDF Editing......Page 331 Hack 83 Modify PDF Hyperlinks at Serve-Time......Page 335 Hack 84 Tailor PDF Text at Serve-Time......Page 346 Hack 85 Use HTML to Create PDF......Page 358 Hack 86 Use Perl to Create PDF......Page 360 Hack 87 Use PHP to Create PDF......Page 364 Hack 88 Use Java to Create PDF......Page 368 Hack 89 Assemble Pages and Serve PDF......Page 370 Hack 90 Superimpose PDF Pages......Page 377 Hack 91 Generate PDF Documents from XML and CSS......Page 383 Hack 92 Create PDF with XSL-FO and FOP......Page 386 Chapter 7. Scripting and Programming Acrobat......Page 393 Introduction: Hacks #93-100......Page 394 Hack 93 Modify or Convert Batches of Documents......Page 395 Hack 94 Script Acrobat Using Visual Basic on Windows......Page 401 Hack 95 Script Acrobat Using Perl on Windows......Page 408 Hack 96 Customize Acrobat Using JavaScript......Page 414 Hack 97 Tool Up for Acrobat Plug-In Development......Page 417 Hack 98 Explore the Acrobat SDK Documentation and Examples......Page 422 Hack 99 Use Acrobat Plug-Ins to Extend PDF......Page 425 Hack 100 PostScript and PDF Games......Page 427 Colophon......Page 430 Index......Page 431 index_SYMBOL......Page 432 index_A......Page 433 index_B......Page 437 index_C......Page 438 index_D......Page 440 index_E......Page 442 index_F......Page 443 index_G......Page 445 index_H......Page 447 index_I......Page 448 index_J......Page 450 index_K......Page 451 index_L......Page 452 index_M......Page 453 index_N......Page 455 index_O......Page 456 index_P......Page 457 index_R......Page 464 index_S......Page 465 index_T......Page 467 index_U......Page 469 index_V......Page 470 index_W......Page 471 index_X......Page 473 index_Y......Page 474 index_Z......Page 475 PDF--to most of the world it stands for that rather tiresome format used for documents downloaded from the web. Slow to load and slower to print, hopelessly unsearchable, and all but impossible to cut and paste from, the Portable Document Format doesn't inspire much affection in the average user. But PDFs done right is another story. Those who know the ins and outs of this format know that it can be much more than electronic paper. Flexible, compact, interactive, and even searchable, PDF is the ideal way to present content across multiple platforms. __PDF Hacks__ unveils the true promise of Portable Document Format, going way beyond the usual PDF as paged output mechanism. PDF expert Sid Steward draws from his years of analyzing, extending, authoring, and embellishing PDF documents to present 100 clever hacks--tools, tips, quick-and-dirty or not-so-obvious solutions to common problems. __PDF Hacks__ will show you how to create PDF documents that are far more powerful than simple representations of paper pages. The hacks in the book cover the full range of PDF functionality, from the simple to the more complex, including generating, manipulating, annotating, and consuming PDF information. You'll learn how to manage content in PDF, navigate it, and reuse it as necessary. Far more than another guide to Adobe Acrobat, the book covers a variety of readily available tools for generating, deploying, and editing PDF. The little-known tips and tricks in this book are ideal for anyone who works with PDF on a regular basis, including web developers, pre-press users, forms creators, and those who generate PDF for distribution. Whether you want to fine-tune and debug your existing PDF documents or explore the full potential the format offers, __PDF Hacks__ will turn you into a PDF power user.