One of the much lesser known features of the free PDF creator PrimoPDF is its ability to combine multiple documents together into a single PDF (read about the benefits of combining files to PDF). By simply changing one setting, you can [...]
When I first started using the new Microsoft Office 2007 style ribbon or ‘fluid’ user interface (which is what we based the Nitro PDF Professional 5 design on), one of the cool things I liked was the Quick Access Toolbar. [...]
April 15, 2008 – 12:37 am
If you’re using Nitro Pro daily, then to save you time (if you’re not already doing it!), you really should think about memorizing some of the keyboard shortcuts . Nitro Pro supports many of the standard Windows shortcuts such [...]
A great way to make information exchange more reliable and efficient is to combine files into a single polished PDF file. The technique is simple but powerful, harnessing many of the PDF format’s best qualities. Before we show you how [...]
Having more than one PDF viewer installed can sometimes result in your PDF files opening in your non-preferred PDF viewer. Under the hood of Microsoft Windows the PDF file type becomes associated with a default PDF viewer, so that when [...]
March 17, 2008 – 10:01 am
PDF has a reputation — often well-deserved — for being cumbersome to view and navigate online, but it doesn’t have to be that way on your site. With a little work and the right tools (Nitro PDF Professional, for example), [...]
One of my all-time favorite PDF tricks enables you to sign your PDF files without having to print them out first.
Cast your mind back and see if the following sounds familiar: You’ve received a form or document (as a PDF) [...]
One of my favorite and most commonly used tricks combines three pieces of Nitro Pro functionality into a great solution for a task I perform at least once every week.
Working in the world of software development and the web, I regularly need to [...]
February 11, 2008 – 10:22 am
The two biggest things to look at when you want to reduce the size of PDF files are removing objects and downsampling/shrinking the images it contains.
1. Re-create the PDF to reduce PDF file size
A handy trick for reducing PDF file size is to [...]
January 29, 2008 – 12:29 pm
The Presentations functionality in Google Docs has just had an update and now includes some PDF functionality. Once you’ve created your presentation, you can export it as a PDF file — meaning you can view presentations offline, send them via [...]
