Q: How can PDF Studio be added to the applications menu on the XFCE4 desktop that is provided with Debian 7 (Wheezy)? A: You can do so by adding a PDFStudio.desktop file to the applications folder using the instructions below. Open the terminal Go to your ~/.local/share/applications folder Using GEdit (or something similar) create a text file named […]
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Add PDF Studio to ‘open with’ & application list on Linux
Q: How can PDF Studio be added to the Nautilus ‘open with’ list on Linux ? A: Create a .desktop file (for example: PDFStudio2018.desktop) in /usr/share/applications (as root) with the following contents. Make sure to set the directory for the “Exec” and “Icon” lines point to the correct installation directory. #!/usr/bin/env xdg-open [Desktop Entry] MimeType=application/pdf;application/x-gzpdf;application/x-bzpdf;application/x-xzpdf;application/x-ext-pdf; Type=Application […]
How to resolve Java SE 6 runtime message on Mac OSX 10.10 Yosemite & 10.11 El Capitan
This article explains how to install Java 6 32bit on Mac OSX 10.10 Yosemite. Java 6 32bit is required when using the 32bit installer for PDF Studio – a powerful, low cost Adobe® Acrobat® alternative for Mac OSX. Note that the 32bit installer is no longer the recommended installer. The new recommended installer for PDF […]
Creating Optimizer Profiles
PDF Studio 10 and above is capable of optimizing PDF documents. To make the process easier PDF Studio allows you to create Optimizer Profiles which allow you to save your settings to use later. PDF Studio comes with 3 default profiles that you can use or you can create your own from either a blank […]
Batch Optimize PDFs using PDF Studio
Q: How can I optimize more than one PDF file at a time? A: PDF Studio 10 and above comes with a Batch Optimize option that allows you to optimize multiple PDF files at once. This is useful if you need to process many files and have them each meet specific guidelines or size requirements. […]
Optimize PDFs using PDF Studio Optimizer
Q: How can I optimize a PDF to reduce the file size in PDF Studio? A: PDF Studio Pro can optimize PDF documents and reduce PDF file sizes. It can compress images and remove unused objects. There are many different optimization options available in PDF Studio. Each of the PDF Optimizer options are listed below. […]
Change Menu Font Sizes on Windows Surface Pro
Q: How can I make the menu bars bigger in PDF Studio so that they are easier to use with the touch screen on my Windows Surface? A: The Menu bar font sizes in PDF Studio are set by the settings of your system. You can change these settings on your system to either make […]
Dynamic Rubber Stamps in PDF Studio
Q: Is it possible to create dynamic stamps which would include some more data such as: username, date, time stamp etc? A: Yes, PDF Studio is capable of creating dynamic rubber stamps. You can add dynamic fields to either a text stamp or a custom stamp. A text stamp will allow you to create a stamp […]
How to tab through PDF Interactive Form Fields on Windows 8 & Windows 10 Touch Screens
In Windows 8 & Windows 10, the default touchscreen keyboard is missing the Tab key, as well as some additional keys that may be useful to have. For example using the Tab key allows you to easily move to the next form field in a document without having to go and click on the next […]
Ways to Sign a PDF Document on Windows, Mac and Linux with PDF Studio
Q: Is it possible to sign a PDF document using PDF Studio? A: Yes, PDF Studio offers multiple ways to sign PDF documents. Apply an Official Digital Signature (Pro Only) – This method is the most secure and accepted form of signature. It requires a pass worded digital certificate to be created prior to being […]
