Q: I cannot save the document after using the Protected Folders feature in Windows 10 with Defender Security Center even though I’ve put pdfstudio12.exe into the whitelist of allowed programs. How can I solve this issue? A: To solve this issue, you will need to white list one additional “.exe” in the installation directory. See additional instructions […]
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Running PDF Studio on Horizon View with User Environment Manager (UEM)
If you need to setup PDF Studio on Horizon View with User Environment Manager (UEM), follow the instructions below. These were For more information on UEM: https://www.vmware.com/products/user-environment-manager.html For detailed information about Application Profiler: https://blogs.vmware.com/consulting/tag/uem-application-profiler Setup Instructions By default UEM uses group policy to redirect folders to a network location. This group policy only has the […]
Creating Custom Symbols for CAD / Engineering Documents
Q: How can I create CAD / Engineering symbols to add to blueprint or design PDFs? A: Using the Rubber Stamp tool you can create stamps for each symbol you need to use. Once you have created the stamps you can use the Rubber Stamps Manager organize them into folders and use them repeatedly to mark your […]
Set Custom Font Size on Text Annotations
Q: In PDF Studio when creating a text annotation I can only choose set font sizes like 8 or 10, but not 9. How do I set a custom font size value for my annotation? A: The font dropdown only includes a short list of most commonly used font sizes. However, you can easily set any […]
Search Text in Multiple Documents using Advanced Search
Q: Can I search text in multiple documents on PDF Studio? A: Starting in PDF Studio 12, you can search not only the currently opened document but also multiple documents at once. This tool allows you to see the results of the search in context with the text around the result to help locate the section […]
Label Pages using Roman Numerals, AlphaNumerics and other Styles in PDF Studio
Q: How can I set page labels on PDF Studio? A: Starting in PDF Studio 12 (Pro), you can set page labels on the document. Page labels allow you to set distinct names or numbers that can be different from bookmarks or standard page numbers. For example, you can renumber pages using lower case roman […]
Copy annotations using Ctrl + Drag
Q: How can I copy annotations using Ctrl + Drag? A: Starting in PDF Studio 12, you can copy annotations by holding Ctrl button (On Mac: hold ⌘ Command) and then dragging the mouse. This can be done with a single annotation or multiple annotations at once. Note: Starting in PDF Studio 12.0.2, there’s a […]
Deskew (straighten) pages when scanning to PDF
Q: How can I deskew (straighten) a document when scanning so that I can get a better OCR result? A: Starting in PDF Studio 12 (Pro) and above, you can deskew (straighten) a document on scan dialog. On scan dialog, make sure to check the “Auto deskew images” checkbox. See below for the scan dialog when […]
Turn On / Turn Off Copy Text Option in Text Highlights & Text Markups
When adding a text markup, it is possible to automatically copy the highlighted text to the annotation notes. 1. Open up the settings menu by clicking on Edit->Preferences 2. One the left hand side click on Comments 3. CHECK / UNCHECK the “Copy text to note” box from the Text Markup section to turn on […]
Remove all blank pages from one or multiple PDFs (including dirty scanned pages)
Q: How can I remove all the empty pages in a PDF document? A: Starting in PDF Studio 12, you can remove blank pages by following the instructions below: Go to Document -> Rearranges Pages -> Delete Pages. Click Page Ranges dropdown and select “Blank Pages” option Check “analyze pages” to set tolerance option. This will […]
