Q: How can I fill out a form with PDF Studio? A: PDF Studio can be used to fill and complete existing interactive form fields within a PDF or when the form is simply a scanned page and there are no active fields on it, you can use the Typewriter Tool add text to the document. […]
Category: General
How to edit properties of Annotations, Markups, Form Fields
Q: How can I edit the color or appearance of annotations, markups, or form fields that I add to the PDF with PDF Studio? A: There are two ways to edit the appearance of annotations, markups, or form fields within PDF Studio. They can be quickly edited using the Quick Properties Toolbar or using the Annotation Properties Dialog […]
PDF Studio Mini Toolbar
The mini toolbar (released in PDF Studio 10) is a small toolbar that is displayed when an Annotation, Link, or Form Field is selected. This toolbar allows you to easily access the properties or delete the selected object without needing to use the right click context menu or keyboard. The toolbar can be enabled or disabled […]
PDF Studio, PDF Editor for Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Q: Does PDF Studio work on Mac OS X El Capitan? A: Yes, PDF Studio is fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, which was officially released on September 30th 2015. We have tested PDF Studio on Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan and were able to confirm that our PDF editing software […]
How to Secure PDF Documents
Q: How can I secure a PDF document to prevent users from editing or require a password to open the document? A:PDF Studio can set or change passwords and permissions on PDF documents. The document’s permissions can be configured to restrict the ways a document may be modified and accessed. Note: PDF Studio supports and enforces […]
Blank pages when printing on Mac OS
Q: When I try to print a PDF document on Mac OS, the paper just comes out blank. Is there anyway that I can fix this issue? Update: This issue was fixed in PDF Studio 10.2.0 (Released Sept 22 1015). A: This issue is caused by a specific image compression type called CCITT that is used by […]
Change the navigation tab default settings when opening PDF files
Q: When opening a PDF file on PDF Studio, is it possible to dismiss Pages Panel or display different tab by default? A: By default, PDF Studio uses the initial view settings set within the document to display the panels on the left when opening a document. If no setting is set within the PDF […]
How to import user settings (including stamps & signatures) from an older version to a newer version
Q: I have just purchased the latest version of PDF Studio. Is there any way to import my stamps – and in general all my user settings – from the older version? A: If you upgraded to next version (for example: from version 9 to 10), PDF Studio installer will automatically copy all of the […]
Set PDF Studio as default PDF viewer in Windows 10
Changes in Windows 10 security now prevent applications from being able to set default applications programmatically. Instead users must set their applications manually through the Windows interface. You can change your default PDF application in Windows 10 to PDF Studio by following the steps below: Set PDF Studio as default PDF viewer Right-click on any PDF […]
Why doesn’t PDF Cropping change the file size of the PDF?
Q: I cropped a PDF document but the physical file size remained the same. Why is that so? A: Cropping, in PDF Studio and other PDF editors, does not reduce the file size because the information outside the cropping area is only hidden, not actually discarded. In the PDF Standards, set in place by Adobe, […]
