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OfficeSuite Updated To v7.2: Additional PDF Export Options

Posted by Jeremy Koadlow — June 20, 2013 in creative

OfficeSuite And OfficeSuite Pro Updated To v7.2: Additional PDF Export Options, HP ePrint Support, And More

How will Acrobat’s new sandbox play with my workflow?

Posted by Dan Shea — June 30, 2011 in developer

Following the addition of sandbox technology to Adobe’s flagship product, people (including we at Planet PDF) have been keen to nail down the practical implications of the move. Sure, it makes PDF viewing safer, but how will it affect my elegant PDF document workflow? In this article, Dan Shea takes a look at some of the finer points of ‘Protected View’, Acrobat’s new bodyguard.

Latest Acrobat patch beefs up security, adds sandbox

Posted by Dan Shea — June 27, 2011 in developer

Unfortunately, exploiting security vulnerabilities in Adobe’s PDF products has become something of a growth industry. In response, Adobe has released major security updates to Reader (last November), Acrobat (two weeks ago) and their corresponding web browser plug-ins. These updates integrate ‘sandboxes’ to isolate the software from system resources.

New feature allows users to Quick View” PDFs in Google searches”

Posted by Dan Shea — October 8, 2009 in enterprise

As keen-eyed Google users may have noticed, a new ‘Quick View’ link has been added to about half of the PDF links now displaying in Google search results.

Cleaning up PDF documents in Acrobat

Posted by Dan Shea — October 1, 2007 in enterprise

If you are posting your PDF document to a web site, you’ll generally want to upload a clean copy that will streamline the viewing experience for your site visitors. This tip outlines a quick way to remove unnecessary annotations, widgets, JavaScript, links, bookmarks and attachments, along with optimizing your documents for fast web viewing.

3-Heights 1.41 released

Posted by Dan Shea — December 7, 2005 in enterprise

Swiss company PDF Tools AG has released the latest version of its 3-Heights PDF Tools. Features new to version 1.41 include support for Windows 9x, continuous page layout mode, web link support and an ‘Analysis Only’ function.

Toolbar Tips

Posted by Dan Shea — August 18, 2005 in creative

With all the functions in Acrobat these days, it’s easy to get a little lost. Luckily, you can choose to show toolbars that see heavy use or hide toolbars that (as far as you’re concerned) just get in the way. You can also move them around and dock them in any of the Acrobat window’s borders. Once you’re happy with the screen layout, you can even lock the configuration so that it can’t be changed accidentally! This PDF tip explains how.

Finding user screen resolution with JavaScript

Posted by Chris Dahl — January 12, 2005 in developer

PDF’s cross-platform nature makes it very portable, but it also means that there are many different kinds of users and setup configurations. This JavaScript tip explains how to find the user’s screen resolution, which can then be used to perform operations such as setting the PDF’s initial zoom settings.

Setting the Opening View in a PDF

Posted by Ted Padova — September 28, 2004 in enterprise

First impressions count. Whether it’s just to save time, or just to give the right impression, it’s possible to set the initial view of your PDF documents from within Acrobat. In this Acrobat tip, Ted Padova explains how.