Tuesday, June 23, 2009

pdf ->image->pdf->searchable pdf

Need:
Sometimes you might want to get a section of pdf and insert it into other documents, and make this section searchable

Idea:
Extract a section of PDF as image, insert image into PDF or PowerPoint, make the image searchable


How:
pdf
select the section using "Snapshot tool"

gimp:
create image in gimp
change the ppi(pixel per inch) to >= 144.
paste the file
save as 144dpi.jpeg

pdf
convert the file to pdf
run OCR

the section becomes searchable again

Example:
Available upon request

Monday, June 8, 2009

Insert image into PDF

Prerequisite: Need to be using PDF Professional

overview:
step 1 copy image to clipboard (open image in mspaint->ctrl c)
step 2 Tools->Commenting->Paste Clipboard image









Saturday, June 6, 2009

Administrative tools

mmc compmgmt.msc



Friday, June 5, 2009

Monday, June 1, 2009

cmd_tree


tree command displays all windows folders in the first 5 levels.