Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Program to merge, split, rotate and select pages from multiple PDF documents

Are you using Ubuntu, Linux Mint or other similar distributions? Do you need a program to work on PDF pages? Here is the best one that you could use: PDFchain.

To install it just open a Terminal (CTRL + ALT + T), type
sudo apt-get install pdfchain
and insert your password to enable root privilege.

When the program is installed just search for "pdfchain" in the menu: you will then be able to import one or more PDF files, select pages from them, copy them, rotate them, give them an order, even encrypt the output. Then you can merge everything in a single output PDF document.

It's really fantastic! Have a try and enjoy it!

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Windows: How to "install" a new downloaded FONT

Did you download a new font and now you want to use it?
That's very easy: the only things you have to do are:

  • open your download folder (or after download in many browsers you find the option "view in folder" near the new font file)
  • right-click on the file -> copy (or cut if you don't need it in your download folder)
  • go to Computer, open the disk labelled with "(C)"
  • go to Windows, then Fonts
  • right-click in a white space of the folder and select paste
You should now view your new font in your text editor (Word or Writer).
If that doesn't work write a comment and I'll help you further.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Install a PDF printer in 30 seconds on Ubuntu

Installing a PDF printer on Ubuntu will take no more than half minute:

  • open a Terminal (search Terminal in the Menu or CTRL+ALT+T)
  • type sudo apt-get install cups-pdf, then press Enter
  • insert your password to allow installation (it will seem you're not typing for security reasons), then press Enter again
  • wait until the installation finishes
You can now print your documents to PDF files choosing the printer named "PDF"; they will be saved by default in the folder PDF in your home.