Pdfvue
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PDFVue is an online PDF viewer and editor that is currently in beta release.
Current features include viewing, commenting, annotations, page deletion or rotation and adding fillable form fields to PDF's. Supported browsers include Internet Explorer
, Firefox, and Safari
. PDF's can be uploaded directly, or imported from a web address.
The Firefox extension redirects PDF's enabling viewing and annotation within the browser.
The deskPDF
with PDFVue On Ramp release also features "print to PDFVue" functionality, allowing any printable file to be uploaded to PDFVue via the print process, and postscript
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Additional functionality includes the ability to delete and rotate pages within the PDF.
The PDFVue Typewriter Tool allows text to be added to any PDF. This allows forms which have been created without fillable fields to be filled out, as well as documents which have been scanned in without OCR
. Available annotation tools include :
In addition to being able to fill out forms, PDFVue features tools for creating digital forms. Current supported fillable form fields include:
Current features include viewing, commenting, annotations, page deletion or rotation and adding fillable form fields to PDF's. Supported browsers include Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer
Windows Internet Explorer is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995. It was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year...
, Firefox, and Safari
Safari (web browser)
Safari is a web browser developed by Apple Inc. and included with the Mac OS X and iOS operating systems. First released as a public beta on January 7, 2003 on the company's Mac OS X operating system, it became Apple's default browser beginning with Mac OS X v10.3 "Panther". Safari is also the...
. PDF's can be uploaded directly, or imported from a web address.
The Firefox extension redirects PDF's enabling viewing and annotation within the browser.
The deskPDF
Docudesk
Docudesk offers commercial PDF software for creating and converting portable document format files. deskPDF is used for creating PDF's from Windows applications. The professional version includes PDF merging, Office integration, & 40-bit or 128-bit encryption. deskUNPDF converts PDF's to output...
with PDFVue On Ramp release also features "print to PDFVue" functionality, allowing any printable file to be uploaded to PDFVue via the print process, and postscript
Postscript
A postscript, abbreviated P.S., is writing added after the main body of a letter . The term comes from the Latin post scriptum, an expression meaning "written after" .A postscript may be a sentence, a paragraph, or occasionally many paragraphs added, often hastily and...
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Features
The primary features of the beta release include tools for creating and filling out forms, sharing & collaborating on documents, and annotating existing PDF's.Additional functionality includes the ability to delete and rotate pages within the PDF.
Annotation
Optical character recognition
Optical character recognition, usually abbreviated to OCR, is the mechanical or electronic translation of scanned images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into machine-encoded text. It is widely used to convert books and documents into electronic files, to computerize a record-keeping...
. Available annotation tools include :
- Typewriter tool
- Sticky Notes
- Hyperlinks (to other sites, or to pages within the PDF itself)
- Drawing tools
- Page deletion / rotation
Forms
- Text Fields
- Checkboxes
- Radio Buttons
- List Boxes
- Combo Boxes