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  1. elkeembo

    Javascript to convert .pages into .pdf via automator

    Hi, I have version 10.12.6 I'm trying to convert a lot op .pages into .pdf automatically. I have found that you can do that via Automator. Ask Items from Finder Execute javascript Ok, all the possible javascripts that I have found on the web... all seem to have errors... (on line 4 or 5 or...
  2. pamarcu

    FitPlot Printer Utility

    Hello, I am the creator of FitPlot, a layout program for images and pdf, just released [version 6.2.0] on the Mac App Store. FitPlot aims at solving the repetitive tasks you can have in your daily print job. It includes many features such as: • Space optimization [nesting] • Print more copies...
  3. zachlegomaniac

    Best PDF Measuring Software

    Hi all, I need to measure a 2D construction plan (landscape) to calculate various areas (in square feet) on a PDF doc. At work we use Adobe Acrobat, but it's terrible, and I can't imagine it's intended for this kind of work on a regular basis. Can someone recommend some applications to me...
  4. S

    Any Apple way to create index of multiple PDF's?

    Hi, I've got many PDF's of magazines and wish to create a searchable index of the articles as listed in the Tables of Contents. I've tried the Adobe suggested method with limited success and am wondering if there is a slicker Apple tool for this. Any help? TIA, Bradley
  5. KingBowser64

    iOS 11 Files app-Sending Files

    To preface: I have both iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra. My friend was using a Windows machine. From the Files app with iOS 11, I just emailed a friend a folder that consists of pdf files that I stored in iCloud drive over a year ago. The friend informed me that some of the files in the folder...
  6. ivanicin

    Speech Central - Fully Featured Text To Speech Suite

    Speech Central is a fully featured text to speech suite for Mac. It has a full support for the web, text documents (pdf, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, email etc) and e-books (epub and fb2). You can bookmark important paragraphs and mark important documents as favorite. All items are stored...
  7. yellow8

    PDFZone - an app to extract data from PDF files (based on pre-defined areas)

    Hello, As the creator of the app, I'm proud to introduce PDFZone, a productivity app: The app itself PDFZone automatically extracts your PDF files' content to useful data (CSV file). Give PDFZone multiple PDFs of the same type, and it will smartly extract the data you need (from predefined...
  8. kotsoum

    Universal Scan mate - Business document scanning solution

    Hello macRumors community, yesterday my new app was released, Scan mate! Automatically scan any kind of document like receipts, agreements, passports, ID's and save them to your Photo Library, send them via E-mail and share them in any kind of app you have installed on your device. Use...
  9. D

    Is the iBooks folder visible on iCloud Drive?

    Can I access my books and PDFs from the finder, like with Pages or Numbers documents, when using macOS? Or is the folder supposed to be hidden and only available through the iBooks app? I can't see it and just want to make sure that this is not a bug and that there really is no option to show...
  10. muharremozkan

    Doclight - The best document search tool for Mac

    Hi, Please just check our new application Doclight. Doclight is a new and smart way of searching documents which will support your success at work, school and home. It is a system integrated search application. You can start a search directly from system menu bar like Spotlight. It enables you...
  11. M

    Preview deleted/ate/hidden ALL of the text in my PDF!?

    After annotating a 200+ page PDF for hours upon hours... I opened it today to discover ALL of the text is missing. The pictures are there, highlights, charts, but all of the text is missing. It is not invisible. It is missing. You cannot even select it. The annotations I made were mostly...
  12. M

    How do I import a PDF health record to HealthKit?

    I'd like to import my electronic health record into HealthKit, but my primary care provider's office will only release my record in PDF form. HealthKit requires an HL7 Clinical Document Architecture file. I've searched online for ways to have this conversion done, and even called my local FedEx...
  13. B

    Problem when scanning to PDF with Sierra 10.12.2

    It seems impossible to scan any document and getting a PDF doc in a correct weight when using Sierra X10.12.2. I use an Epson XP-760 with an iMac 27". Still now, scanning was really simple and efficient, scanning an A4 document at 200 ppp allowed me to get a PDF doc with a reasonable weight...
  14. X

    Does anybody want to inspect a file that is possible infected ?

    For the first time in my life I think my Macbook got infected. It happened this way: I downloaded a pdf file ( about programming) from the internet, and once I opened it, my macbook got into a restarting loop, I was unable to boot. I was not able to boot not even from the hidden partition. I...
  15. I

    PDFs not rendering from Safari on either iOS or Sierra after latest updates

    i just got off the phone with apple support and it appears this is not exclusive to my new MacBook Pro, although it is a new and developing issue. When I try to download a file from a website through safari, it only downloads a partial portion of the PDF. This same issue is occurring on both my...
  16. mainemini

    How to burn Windows readable encrypted disk images or PDFs ?

    Our medical office has several Macs including a rarely used Windows VM via VMWare Fusion on one machine and a couple of chromebooks. We prefer to do most of our work on the Macs. We need to send large PDFs of medical records from our online EMR to other offices occasionally. If these are...
  17. muharremozkan

    Instant Document Search Pro 1.0 is launched!

    Hi All, We have just launched our new application Instant Document Search Pro. It is now available on the Mac App Store. We have developed this application for those who spend a lot of time with office documents. Imagine that you have a documentation that you are responsible for, consisting of...
  18. R

    Apps Apps for reading .epub, .pdf or RSS reading

    Anybody know of any apps with which I can read epub or pdf files? Or RSS reading? Or read full news articles (All the news apps I've tried just give the first paragraph or so)? I saw one RSS watch app suggested but it's not available here in Canada (most apps are so that was...
  19. D

    Preview stopped showing embedded photos for PDF

    I can't seem to figure out how to show the embedded pdf photos when I open a pdf? Preview used to work fine, but something must have happened. Attached is an image, on the left is the pdf opened using Acrobat Reader and on the right is the same PDF in Preview. Help! http://imgur.com/a/kk0rS
  20. hughmichael

    Resolved Need to read Microsoft office Publisher file. Available on mac el capitan?

    I have old files in Publisher that I need to open for updating. My problem is: the .PUB files of ten years ago are fuzzy and blurry after I change their format several times. After I change them to PDFs that then open in Preview, I do a screen capture, turning them into .PNG, and then even...