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# Questions tagged [pdf]

{pdf} is specifically about the PDF file format. If your question is about producing PDF output, choose an appropriate tag such as {pdftex} or {ps2pdf}. If your question concerns PDF reader software, also use {viewer} or a reader specific tag such as {acrobat}, {evince} or {okular}.

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### Placement of \Acrobatmenu{GoBack}{} in \hyperref

I have a rather complicated LaTeX document with many figures, tables and citation links provided courtesy of \hyperref. I would like to provide a "back" button from these document items using the ...
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### internal pdf-viewer doesn't update the view

I would like to bring up an old, but unanswered question: Using the wizard in TexMaker to create following command LuaTex + BibLatex + LuaTex (2x) + view PDF Which generates this command "lualatex"...
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### How do I check the plagiarism on Turnitin of Latex generated thesis/dissertation PDF (Thesis size: 240 pages and 5.21 MB)?

I have written my thesis in latex and this thesis contains 240 pages. The size of this thesis is 5.21 MB. However, I am unable to check this pdf on Turnitin. Turnitin is not yielding any specific ...
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### EDAS upload fail: IEEEtran sidemargins_a4 error

When uploading my paper to EDAS I get the following error: The right margin is 1.422 cm on page(s) 4 (widths: 18.1; 18.1; 18.1; 18.1; 18.1; 8.9 cm), which is below the required margin of 1.6 cm for A4-...
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### Once and for all: Produce PDF/X-1a:2001 (with lualatex, without pdfx package)

I've been going crazy browsing the internet for an ultimate, easy, straightforward, up-to-date answer (possibly hoping to find some switch for the lualatex command). I also checked the LaTeX 2e manual ...
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### PDF title doesn't show up in beamer presentation [on hold]

The title in the pdf metadata of a beamer presentation doesn't show up. By default, beamer should use the document title as the pdf title.
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### cross-reference with xr package and final pdf combination?

So I have been using cross-references so far in Overleaf using this idea from StackExchange, which was adapted in Overleaf itself here. My question is, when I am finally combining main.tex and SI.tex ...
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### How to generate a pdf outline in draft mode using pdflatex?

I'd like to see the PDF outline (section headers, etc.) despite being in draft mode while using pdflatex. Is there a way to do it?
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### How to produce a PDF with pdflatex from a .tex generated with pandoc [closed]

I am using pandoc 2.7.3 I have a .docx source file exported from Google Doc. I want to generate a .PDF from a .TEX generated from the .DOCX I'd like to be equal to the .PDF generated from the .DOCX ...
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### Pandoc - How can I get equal pdf, when building from docx to tex to pdf (docx>tex>pdf) and docx to pdf (doc>pdf)?

I have a file called TEST.docx created and exported with Google Docs. From TEST.docx, I use pandoc with many variables used by the template (-V lang=fr-FR), an include an header in preamble with my ...
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When using pdflatex, it is possible to add metadata to PDFs without using the hyperref package: \documentclass{article} \pdfinfo{ /Title (My very first paper) /Author (Gary Gnu) } \begin{document}...
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### Page scaling at print

I am writing my thesis with the Latex template provided by the university, and they are complaining that the margins are not right. The .cls file I am using is provided by them and has the correct ...
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### Xskak and amazon ebook compatibility

I am using xskak 1.7 package developped by Ulrike Fischer. It's a very clean way to write my book about chess which is now online on amazon, thanks a lot for that ! I ve recently made an ebook ...
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### HTML with latex code

I'm reading a HTML file, where math related stuffs are written in latex code. It's just like: Let A be matrix and b be a vector. Then \|Ax - b\|_2^2 <= \epsilon is what we need. Blah blah. i....
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### Include multipages pdf as picture in the center of a a two-column paper

I have a two-columns paper in which I want to put a multipages pdf as an "image", in a sheet-wide style (that is, with the pdf contenct centered on the center of the page, and not just in one column). ...
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### Write part of output to a separate .pdf?

Is there a way to cause the pdf output from the \crtlistoflabels below to be written to a .pdf file separate from the main content? \documentclass{article} \usepackage{amsthm} \usepackage{thmtools} \...
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### I am not able to use Latex in word 2016 and have no access to word 2019, what other word processing program can I use?

Basically I need a program where I can use LaTex as well, which produce a word document that can me converted to PDF file. Can someone help? I know that on Word
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### When I tried to generate a table, I got this error “Undefined control sequence”, how to fix it?

This post gives a convenient approach to generate Latex code and I am trying to reproduce that. This is a piece of Python code, >>> df = pd.DataFrame({'name': ['Raphael', 'Donatello'], ... ...
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### Eliminate the extra page after use \includepdf

I have a question. I'm writing my thesis and I use a custom cover page using the \includepdf command, then I start the document, but I think this command adds an extra blank page after using it.. ...
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### compiling the changes not all the document in Overleaf

I started Latex with Texstudio and there was an option that I could compile just the changes (which leads to much faster compiling time). Is there a similar option in Overleaf to avoid compiling the ...
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### Vertical lines inside matrices disappear when exporting to pdf

All the vertical lines inside the matrices disappear when i export to pdf. Any suggestions?
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### How to write a chemical equation for an reaction that is still fitting inside the document?

I am writing a lab report for my Chemistry class, and I would like to write a chemical reaction for the following reaction that looks like this. I have tried the following command to make this ...
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### How to create a fillable PDF in table format from MS word using Overleaf

I am looking to create a fillable PDF for a response sheet in table format as shown below. This is screenshot of how the response sheet looks like and I can't seem to find a way to enable people to ...
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### Include all PDF files from a directory without adding each one?

I want all of the PDFs in my directory /pdfs to be included with one command, so that I only have to put new pdfs in the directory and not having to worry about actually implementing them each time I ...
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### Is there replacement for SumatraPDF?

I am using SumatraPDF as PDF viewer for WinEdt. SumatraPDF provides direct and inverse search. That's good. However SumatraPDF cannot show video embedded with media9 package. That's bad. Is there a ...
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### LyX is very slow to run on Windows

I am using LyX and for some reason it running very very slow. It was working fine but now it just stopped and i think it has to do with thepackages because i updated all but don't know exaclty which ...
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### siunitx redefines macros in pdf bookmarks

I want to use the macro \as for abbreviations in my document. However, siunitx interferes with its use in pdf bookmarks. The following MWE produces a document with a section named "foo" in the ...
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### Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced! File sourced from R Studio

I am doing an assignment and have copied and pasted some example code from a previous assignment to get started. The fatal error occurs when I try to compile the PDF. I have pasted both my code and ...
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### Undefined control sequence for image

I can show the figure. I use ieee latex journal template %% bare_jrnl.tex %% V1.4b %% 2015/08/26 %% by Michael Shell %% see http://www.michaelshell.org/ %% for current contact information. %% %% This ...
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### Change level in pdf outline [duplicate]

I am writing a memoir with a lot of chapters using the memoir class. When generating the pdf, everything works perfectly fine except for the outline of the document. In the following example: \...
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### PDF created on LaTeX not opening

I have created a LaTeX document on Sublime Text. It also generates the PDF. However, when I try opening it on Skim, it produces an error stating the PDF cannot be opened. I then try to open it on ...
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### The axis appears behind the drawing after converting form Asymptote to PDF

I am trying to convert my figure from Asymptote to PDF. In Asymptote it looks fine. However, in PDF the axis appears behind the drawing. I use the following command to produce PDF: asy.exe -f pdf -...
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### Build a copy of the .pdf to a different folder, with directory based on directory of .tex file

I'm trying to change the default compiler to store a copy of the .pdf in a different folder, with the path based off of the directory of the .tex file. I am making slides for a class, and for a ...
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### PDF form auto filled choices for printing

I would like to create a form in latex. There should be auto filled choices and this form should be printable. Example: I tried to do it with ChoiceMenu (combo) but it doesn't look pretty if I want ...
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### Is it possible to use pgfplots in Rmarkdown rendered as HTML?

tikzcode renders properly when an Rmarkdown file is rendered in PDF format (which makes sense). In order to make it work in an HTML file, it is required to put the code in an R chunk with the ...
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### Defining a command with star argument to be used in pdf strings (e.g. via \section)

I want to define a command with an optional star argument and be able to use it inside pdf strings, e.g. via \section. With the MWE below, I get a Token not allowed in a PDF string warning and \foo is ...
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### pdf cmap alter Latex

How can I modify the Cmaps of the fonts? We can use cmap package and a special cmap file for this purpose but I have no idea where is the file. This cmap file is generated inside the VerbatimOut ...
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### Compiling Issue: Could not start Build and View: PdfLaTeX

I am having issues producing a PDF document from the TeX editor TeXstudio v2.12.16. My operating system is macOS Mojave 10.14.6. Not exactly new to LaTeX, but never had problems until today when I ...
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### Set BleedBox using PDFLaTeX

My codes are follows: \documentclass{book} \usepackage{xparse}%% \setlength{\paperheight}{9truein}% \setlength{\paperwidth}{7truein}% \ExplSyntaxOn\makeatletter %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%...
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### Center SVG made with Inkscape in PDF document exported by Lyx

I have a SVG made with Inkscape (Windows) imported into my Lyx document, https://www.lyx.org/ but the exported PDF shows the image beyond the page boundary PDF here https://github.com/pedro-...
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### Rearrange pages in PDF

I want to print: 2 A5 pages on A4. And my file need rearranged with No Rule. But i don’t want to manual use drag/drop in Adobe pdf or software Example: Current file: 1,2,3...100 rearranged PDF: ...
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### Viewer for pdflatex/beamer presentation with reload and without blurry transitions (Mac OS) [closed]

When using pdflatex to create a beamer presentation and then viewing it in Preview.app (single page or fullscreen mode), page transitions are blurry: when going to the next slide, a blurry/low-...
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### Is there a “Timed Text” package?

Timed text is a text that is synchronized with another source, typically as subtitle of a video. Is there a related \LaTeX package? Can PDFLaTeX output be made to "scroll up" according to certain ...
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### Zero Error, Zero Pages, TeXnicCenter and MiKTeX

I've been playing around with "define output files", I tried all of them acroviewA19, acroviewR19, also 18, 17 etc. I cannot seem to get any pdf file. It says zero error, but no output generated. ...
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### Mismatch betw toc and pdf's index

This is a follow up to "Table of Contents incorrect page numbering". The TOC comes out fine, but it is not properly reproduced in the Document Viewer's Index: the hierarchy is broken and page # are ...
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### Centering a pair of overfull PDFs

I'm trying to get to the bottom of how to position and center things. Here I've placed two very large PDFs side-by-side. I scaled them down to the current size and tried to center them: \...
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### Import pdf form in latex with filled in text

For a thesis I have to add a university specific title page and a declaration of originality to my LaTeX document. Both are pdf forms. So I can fill in the gaps directly in the pdf and also save it. ...