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    All iPads iPad App for Large PDFs and Textbooks

    What apps are best suited for storing, reading, and some highlighting/note-taking of large PDFs and textbooks (100 mb - 800 mb). Search is probably the most important feature for me, as many of the PDFs are not properly indexed. I've used Books and Notability before, but I would like to...
  2. Cruciarius

    Printing PDF issues

    My dad has an issue printing PDF files. They print very faded and unable to be read. This is a big issue, since he needs to print a PDF for something to do with his life insurance, I think. Anyway, the printer has fresh ink. He's tried printing XLSX files and those print fine. The same files...
  3. socialj

    EasyLetter - Create well formatted letters for all purposes

    I created a first version of EasyLetter for macOS. It enables you to create uniform letters without having to deal with ambiguous constraints in layout programs. You can use standards for US Letter and A4 (DIN 5008-A or DIN 5008-B) as layout and the following core features: ✅ Optional folding...
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    All iPads Is iPad Air 2019 good in handling 300 page PDF?

    Hi, as I’m studying, my school does provide pdf file for my textbook, and I found it hard to use on my iPad Air 2. Every time when I open it, it seems that there is a few layer of each page and it take some time to load. When I edit it by drawing or highlighting it, the app files crashed...
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    iPhone Suddenly unable to view PDF attachments in mail app

    Hi everyone, All of the sudden I am unable to view pdf files attached in emails within the mail app. I used to be able to just tap an attachment and it would open in a quick view sort of thing. But now when I tap it, I just get the option to choose how to open it. I can save it to Books and...
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    Print multiple PDFs with saved preset?

    Question: I would like to batch print multiple PDFs quickly, but with my preset of printing 2 pages to a side (and double-sided). For example, a 4-page report would print on one piece of paper, double-sided. I have this preset saved. Now I would like to drag and drop my pdf files, all at once...
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    iPhone Slow Pdf issue going on 3 years

    Anyone been having trouble opening files on iPhone via files app/quick look? I read a lot of architectural plans on my phone and in ios13 it seems quicker but they tend to completely stall and freeze the app. If I open in adobe app they work fine instantly. I’ll attach an example. This file...
  8. purdnost

    All Devices Can No Longer Export Notes as PDFs in iOS 13.x? - Update: Use Shortcuts

    Apple seems to have removed the ability to export notes from the Apple Notes app as PDFs in the new OS, unless I'm missing something. What would be the reason for Apple doing this?
  9. Eagle 20

    PDF's too large to email, Please help ASAP!

    I have two PDF's I have to email to my Department of Attorney General (DAG), like yesterday! But I only have gmail and one of the PDF's is too large to even send by itself. So I am seriously in panic mode and need help fast :( One PDF is a four page letter, that when I right click and 'Get...
  10. Eagle 20

    Need Help: Editing PDF's, Preview Not Cutting It

    Please forgive me because I don't know the correct terminology to use, and in full (embarrassing) disclosure I'm OCD with ADHD. So this is driving me absolutely crazy! That said, here's the situation... The problem at the moment, I have numerous PDF files. All of which need an arrow and/or text...
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    PDF cause Computer to Freeze and/or Lag

    My 2018 Macbook pro currently running Mojave v 10.14.5. After the last update, I have experienced immense computer freezing and/or lag when working on PDFs (and only when working on PDFs). Actions that cause the problem include: downloading PDF (regardless of size), moving PDF from one folder to...
  12. cezar.popescu.89

    PDF2Photo - Convert PDF to JPG

    My name is Cezar Popescu and I am the CEO of 64BitApps, a software company that develops Mac apps. For more info please visit www.64bitapps.com I am starting this thread as a developer on behalf of my company because I want to let you know about our Mac app called PDF2Photo. PDF2Photo is the...
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    Preview bug with PDF files

    Hi everyone, does someone have the same issue I am experiencing with PDF files? The selection and highlighting of the text is totally random and messed up. With small PDF files it seems to be ok but with large PDF is a mess. Same issue with Mojave and High Sierra on two different machines, both...
  14. cezar.popescu.89

    PDF Photo Album - Convert Images to PDF

    Hello everybody, My name is Cezar Popescu and I am the CEO of 64BitApps, a software company that develops Mac apps. For more info please visit www.64bitapps.com I am starting this thread as a developer on behalf of my company because I want to let you know about our Mac app called PDF Photo...
  15. mkflyfish

    PDF Editor

    For iPad Pro; I use office365 apps for work. PDF editing needs; Extract pages from PDF, Create single pdf from multiple files, sign and add comments to pdf App suggestions ? I use adobe acrobat pro on the MBP. thanks, Michael
  16. cezar.popescu.89

    PDF Plus - Merge, Split, Crop and Watermark PDFs

    Hello everybody, My name is Cezar Popescu and I am the CEO of 64BitApps, a software company that develops Mac apps. For more info please visit www.64bitapps.com I am starting this thread as a developer on behalf of my company because I want to let you know about our Mac app called PDF Plus, a...
  17. Populus

    iPad Pro iPad Pro 11” System Crash on landscape split creen (iOS 12)

    This bug is driving me nuts, because each time I need to use my iPad on the setup I usually have, the whole system crashes and all my apps are purged from RAM. This happens on an iPad Pro 11” from 2018, and this is the way to make it happen: Start a voice notes audio recording. Leave it on the...
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    Presenting PDFs on Ipad

    Is there an app out there that works in the same way that Preview or Acrobat work on desktop where there's a full screen view mode and you can CLICK through the slides as opposed to going through with this sliding animation. Ive tried the Acrobat app, Evernote, Haiku Slides. None of them have...
  19. 2GoldFish

    iPhone XR Saving email as pdf in Mail App

    In the past, I was able to save an entire email (in Mail App) as pdf into Dropbox. I did this by using Force Touch and preview on my old iPhone. However, the iPhone XR doesn't have Force touch. Does anyone know whether it is possible to save an email as pdf in the Mail App on a iPhone XR...
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    Preview is displaying images as blank inside PDFs

    As you can see in the image below, the image is missing from the page. Only some of the images are missing. The file used to work fine before updating to mojave (worked fine in high sierra). This happens with other files as well, they're mostly big PDFs (<200 MB). So far I've tried to: delete...