Cropping PDF to eliminate whitespace
I have maths exam question pdfs that have short paragraphs with the question, and solution. There is then a page break and another paragraph of text. Sometimes the solutions fill the page.
I'd like to put all the text onto one page by removing any white space.
Can anyone suggest a solution?
I'm using windows 8.1. A GUI would be appreciated or an easy to follow guide for command line. Also, the solution will need to handle mathematical formulae
Thanks
asked May 5 '15 at 18:30
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I have maths exam question pdfs that have short paragraphs with the question, and solution. There is then a page break and another paragraph of text. Sometimes the solutions fill the page.
I'd like to put all the text onto one page by removing any white space.
Can anyone suggest a solution?
I'm using windows 8.1. A GUI would be appreciated or an easy to follow guide for command line. Also, the solution will need to handle mathematical formulae
Thanks
asked May 5 '15 at 18:30
physicalcogphysicalcog
613
Convert it to a Word document, go through and delete the page breaks, then convert back to a PDF document.
– Ramhound
May 5 '15 at 18:31
See: Editing PDF to remove section? or Is there a good stable free PDF editor?
– kenorb
May 5 '15 at 18:51
@mfashraf You've to specify your OS and what exactly you're looking for. Asking for tools is off-topic.
– kenorb
May 5 '15 at 18:52
@Ramhound I will give that a go! I'm not sure it will handle formulas, but I didn't make that clear in my initial post. Thanks for the response.
– physicalcog
May 5 '15 at 23:50
@kenorb I've added more details, is that better? What would be an appropriate tag? Thanks
– physicalcog
May 5 '15 at 23:51
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I have maths exam question pdfs that have short paragraphs with the question, and solution. There is then a page break and another paragraph of text. Sometimes the solutions fill the page.
I'd like to put all the text onto one page by removing any white space.
Can anyone suggest a solution?
I'm using windows 8.1. A GUI would be appreciated or an easy to follow guide for command line. Also, the solution will need to handle mathematical formulae
Thanks
asked May 5 '15 at 18:30
physicalcogphysicalcog
613
I have maths exam question pdfs that have short paragraphs with the question, and solution. There is then a page break and another paragraph of text. Sometimes the solutions fill the page.
I'd like to put all the text onto one page by removing any white space.
Can anyone suggest a solution?
I'm using windows 8.1. A GUI would be appreciated or an easy to follow guide for command line. Also, the solution will need to handle mathematical formulae
Thanks
asked May 5 '15 at 18:30
physicalcogphysicalcog
613
asked May 5 '15 at 18:30
physicalcogphysicalcog
613
edited May 5 '15 at 23:47
physicalcog
asked May 5 '15 at 18:30
physicalcogphysicalcog
613
asked May 5 '15 at 18:30
physicalcogphysicalcog
613
asked May 5 '15 at 18:30
physicalcogphysicalcog
613
613
Convert it to a Word document, go through and delete the page breaks, then convert back to a PDF document.
– Ramhound
May 5 '15 at 18:31
See: Editing PDF to remove section? or Is there a good stable free PDF editor?
– kenorb
May 5 '15 at 18:51
@mfashraf You've to specify your OS and what exactly you're looking for. Asking for tools is off-topic.
– kenorb
May 5 '15 at 18:52
@Ramhound I will give that a go! I'm not sure it will handle formulas, but I didn't make that clear in my initial post. Thanks for the response.
– physicalcog
May 5 '15 at 23:50
@kenorb I've added more details, is that better? What would be an appropriate tag? Thanks
– physicalcog
May 5 '15 at 23:51
add a comment |
Convert it to a Word document, go through and delete the page breaks, then convert back to a PDF document.
– Ramhound
May 5 '15 at 18:31
See: Editing PDF to remove section? or Is there a good stable free PDF editor?
– kenorb
May 5 '15 at 18:51
@mfashraf You've to specify your OS and what exactly you're looking for. Asking for tools is off-topic.
– kenorb
May 5 '15 at 18:52
@Ramhound I will give that a go! I'm not sure it will handle formulas, but I didn't make that clear in my initial post. Thanks for the response.
– physicalcog
May 5 '15 at 23:50
@kenorb I've added more details, is that better? What would be an appropriate tag? Thanks
– physicalcog
May 5 '15 at 23:51
Convert it to a Word document, go through and delete the page breaks, then convert back to a PDF document.
– Ramhound
May 5 '15 at 18:31
Convert it to a Word document, go through and delete the page breaks, then convert back to a PDF document.
– Ramhound
May 5 '15 at 18:31
See: Editing PDF to remove section? or Is there a good stable free PDF editor?
– kenorb
May 5 '15 at 18:51
See: Editing PDF to remove section? or Is there a good stable free PDF editor?
– kenorb
May 5 '15 at 18:51
@mfashraf You've to specify your OS and what exactly you're looking for. Asking for tools is off-topic.
– kenorb
May 5 '15 at 18:52
@mfashraf You've to specify your OS and what exactly you're looking for. Asking for tools is off-topic.
– kenorb
May 5 '15 at 18:52
@Ramhound I will give that a go! I'm not sure it will handle formulas, but I didn't make that clear in my initial post. Thanks for the response.
– physicalcog
May 5 '15 at 23:50
@Ramhound I will give that a go! I'm not sure it will handle formulas, but I didn't make that clear in my initial post. Thanks for the response.
– physicalcog
May 5 '15 at 23:50
@kenorb I've added more details, is that better? What would be an appropriate tag? Thanks
– physicalcog
May 5 '15 at 23:51
@kenorb I've added more details, is that better? What would be an appropriate tag? Thanks
– physicalcog
May 5 '15 at 23:51
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PDF is just a file format to present document, therefore all you need to use any PDF editor to achieve that. Or use the software which allows you to convert PDF file into RTF/DOC file.
If your file is editable you shouldn't have any problems. However if your file contains a scanned images, then it's more tricky as you've to use OCR program to convert it into editable document first (such as .rtf, .doc, .docx) and convert it to PDF again.
See also:
- Editing PDF to remove section?
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PDF is just a file format to present document, therefore all you need to use any PDF editor to achieve that. Or use the software which allows you to convert PDF file into RTF/DOC file.
If your file is editable you shouldn't have any problems. However if your file contains a scanned images, then it's more tricky as you've to use OCR program to convert it into editable document first (such as .rtf, .doc, .docx) and convert it to PDF again.
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- Editing PDF to remove section?
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PDF is just a file format to present document, therefore all you need to use any PDF editor to achieve that. Or use the software which allows you to convert PDF file into RTF/DOC file.
If your file is editable you shouldn't have any problems. However if your file contains a scanned images, then it's more tricky as you've to use OCR program to convert it into editable document first (such as .rtf, .doc, .docx) and convert it to PDF again.
See also:
- Editing PDF to remove section?
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PDF is just a file format to present document, therefore all you need to use any PDF editor to achieve that. Or use the software which allows you to convert PDF file into RTF/DOC file.
If your file is editable you shouldn't have any problems. However if your file contains a scanned images, then it's more tricky as you've to use OCR program to convert it into editable document first (such as .rtf, .doc, .docx) and convert it to PDF again.
See also:
- Editing PDF to remove section?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:50
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answered May 6 '15 at 13:09
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PDF is just a file format to present document, therefore all you need to use any PDF editor to achieve that. Or use the software which allows you to convert PDF file into RTF/DOC file.
If your file is editable you shouldn't have any problems. However if your file contains a scanned images, then it's more tricky as you've to use OCR program to convert it into editable document first (such as .rtf, .doc, .docx) and convert it to PDF again.
See also:
- Editing PDF to remove section?
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Convert it to a Word document, go through and delete the page breaks, then convert back to a PDF document.
– Ramhound
May 5 '15 at 18:31
See: Editing PDF to remove section? or Is there a good stable free PDF editor?
– kenorb
May 5 '15 at 18:51
@mfashraf You've to specify your OS and what exactly you're looking for. Asking for tools is off-topic.
– kenorb
May 5 '15 at 18:52
@Ramhound I will give that a go! I'm not sure it will handle formulas, but I didn't make that clear in my initial post. Thanks for the response.
– physicalcog
May 5 '15 at 23:50
@kenorb I've added more details, is that better? What would be an appropriate tag? Thanks
– physicalcog
May 5 '15 at 23:51