[X4U] Re: A PDF question (Linda)

[stephen e. schwartz]

a couple of other tips.

in acrobat reader select with the graphics select tool as stated below.
then zoom in to, say, 400% (graphic can even extend beyond dimensions of
window). Now copy.

My recommendation is to paste into graphics converter that came with your
mac. Save as your favorite file type.

graphic converter is very powerful; it allows you to crop, move pieces of
the figure around, etc. But remember it is dumb pixels that you are dealing
with. but in high resolution because you zoomed in before copying.

very good for making viewgraphs of others' work. or copying a figure for
use in data thief.

Alternatively, if you have illustrator, open the pdf in illustrator and
page up to the desired page and open that page. IF the graphic is native,
you get it in illustrator format and can edit to your heart's content.

-steve

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>Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:17:53 -0500
>From: Linda <xpressobean at mac.com>
>Subject: Re: [X4U] A PDF question
>To: "A place to discuss Mac OS X for the casual user."
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>On 10/15/08 6:44 PM, Randy B. Singer wrote:
>
>> Open the PDF in Apple's Preview.  (Adobe's free Acrobat Reader will
>> do just as well.)
>>
>> In the toolbar at the top of the screen, choose the Selection Tool
>> (it will be a little oval button with a box on it.)
>>
>> Click-drag your cursor over the graphic that you want to copy, and
>> create a selection box around it.
>>
>> Choose Copy from the Edit menu.
>>
>> Open a document in another program, such as a word processor or
>> graphics program, and choose Paste.
>
>Bear in mind that a screen snap like this is just 72 dpi -- depending on
>your needs, this may or may not be of high enough resolution.
>
>> Viola!
>
><http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/voila.html>
>
>> Open the PDF in Apple's Preview.
>>
>> Choose Save As... and under the Format drop down menu choose your
>> favorite graphic format, such as JPEG.
>>
>> Choose Save, and your PDF will now be a graphic file.
>>
>> Open this new graphic file in your favorite graphics program.  Select
>> and delete all but the graphic that you want to save.  Save the file.
>
>This is cool; I didn't know Preview had these features. Do you know if it
>passes on the resolution of the original PDF, and whether it preserves CMYK?
>I just did two tests on PDF laying around on my desktop, and the resulting
>TIFFs opened in Photoshop with a resolution of 150 dpi, and both were RGB,
>but I don't have any idea if that was the resolution and colorspace with
>which they were created with or if that's Preview's "optimal" resolution.
>
>Very awesome tip. Thanks, Randy.
>
>~Linda