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1. Installation, activation, deactivation, updates 14
- 1.1 Installation of pdfToolbox Desktop or Server on Mac
- 1.2 Installation of pdfToolbox Desktop or Server on Windows
- 1.3 Activation and Deactivation of pdfToolbox
- 1.4 Multi-user system (Activating additional users on the same system)
- 1.5 Migrating the pdfToolbox to another computer (Deactivation)
- 1.6 Uninstalling the pdfToolbox Acrobat plugin
- 1.7 Change language of user interface (desktop only)
- 1.8 Using pdfToolbox and Preflight in Acrobat Pro parallel (8.3)
- 1.9 Notifications about available updates
- 1.10 Update path to pdfToolbox CLI in Switch when installing new version of pdfToolbox
- 1.11 Run as a Service (Windows)
- 1.12 Create a Daemon using Mac
- 1.13 Create a Daemon using Linux
- 1.14 How to 'dockerize' pdfToolbox
2. callas pdfToolbox Basics 19
- 2.1 Profiles, Checks, Fixups, Process Plans and Libraries
- 2.2 Protect Profiles, Checks, Fixups, Process Plans and Libraries against changes
- 2.3 Duplicate and edit Profiles, Checks and Fixups
- 2.4 Export Profiles to a previous pdfToolbox version
- 2.5 Features enabling/preventing Profile export to a previous version
- 2.6 Creating Profiles
- 2.7 Actions in pdfToolbox
- 2.8 Syntax Checks
- 2.9 Import own HTML-based Report-Templates
- 2.10 Search Libraries
- 2.11 Examining page content
- 2.12 Requirements for conversions to PDF
- 2.13 Add your own Output Intents
- 2.14 Checking the ISO standards using callas Desktop products
- 2.15 Add sheet sizes for imposition
- 2.16 Compatibility between pdfToolbox and Acrobat
- 2.17 Deleting multiple Fixups or Checks at once
- 2.18 Automatic optimization of PDFs
- 2.19 Keyboard shortcuts and additional Hotkeys
3. ProcessPlans in detail 10
- 3.1 When Profiles are not enough: Process Plans
- 3.2 Actions in Process Plans
- 3.3 Using Quick Check as a step in a Process Plan
- 3.4 Using Process Plans in Process Plans (11.0)
- 3.5 Generating additional PDF output from a Process Plan step
- 3.6 Using the PDF input file from a previous Process Plan step (11.0)
- 3.7 Switch on/off a Process Plan step via a Variable (11.0)
- 3.8 New Process Plan step "Rename" (11.0)
- 3.9 New Process Plan step "Add files" (12.0)
- 3.10 Process Plans: tips and tricks
4. Actions and their use in callas' products 12
- 4.1 Actions: Arrange and Present files
- 4.2 Actions: Standards
- 4.3 Actions: Prepress
- 4.4 Actions: Document
- 4.5 Actions: Pages
- 4.6 Actions: Text
- 4.7 Actions: Colors
- 4.8 Actions: Images
- 4.9 Actions: Layers
- 4.10 Actions: Reports
- 4.11 Actions: Large Format Printing
- 4.12 Actions: Decorate
5. Libraries 3
- 5.1 Libraries - Overview
- 5.2 Create new, Manage, Import or Export Libraries
- 5.3 Search in or across Libraries
6. Color conversion 18
- 6.1 Color conversion overview
- 6.2 Setting up a "Convert colors" Fixup
- 6.3 Convert colors: Advanced settings (previously "Policies") (v11.0)
- 6.4 Policies (deprecated, available till v10.2)
- 6.5 Processing black objects with Advanced settings (v11.0)
- 6.6 Processing black objects (deprecated, available till v10.2)
- 6.7 Color convert to PSO Coated v3 (ECI)
- 6.8 Adjusting tone values
- 6.9 Apply gradation curve to select objects
- 6.10 How to convert CMYK in DeviceN to DeviceCMYK
- 6.11 DeviceLink conversion
- 6.12 Use included DeviceLink profile to convert ISO Coated v2 ↔ PSO Coated v3 (ECI)
- 6.13 Replace existing ICC profile
- 6.14 Convert spot color names to UTF-8
- 6.15 Update all spot colors in a PDF using a spot color Swatch library
- 6.16 Internal spot color library
- 6.17 Convert RGB to CMYK using custom tolerance for gray (v11.0)
- 6.18 Extract CMYK from DeviceN
7. PDF/X-5 and n-channel color 4
- 7.1 Color convert with n-channel ICC profiles
- 7.2 Convert to PDF/X-5n
- 7.3 Validate against PDF/X-5n standard
- 7.4 Softproof PDF/X-5n files
8. Spectral color and CxF 4
- 8.1 Introduction: CxF and spectral data
- 8.2 Embed CxF data (import)
- 8.3 Extract and remove CxF information
- 8.4 Analyze CxF information
9. Spotify - Derive spot colors from content (v11.0) 4
- 9.1 Why Spotify?
- 9.2 How does Spotify work
- 9.3 Spotify in callas pdfToolbox
- 9.4 Spotify parameters
10. Fonts and Text 6
- 10.1 Embedding fonts
- 10.2 Embedding fonts: Font substitution file
- 10.3 Subset Fonts
- 10.4 Convert fonts to outlines
- 10.5 Convert Type 3 fonts to outlines (10.2)
- 10.6 Search text
11. Prepare PDF documents for production 17
- 11.1 Create Booklet
- 11.2 Organize pages
- 11.3 Generate bleed from page content: updated in pdfToolbox 12
- 11.4 Generate bleed for irregular shapes (v11.0)
- 11.5 Check and fix bleed
- 11.6 Create a dieline and bleed for irregular shapes (v11.0)
- 11.7 Create a dieline and bleed for irregular shapes with gaps in outer border (v11.0)
- 11.8 Change letter head templates
- 11.9 Change page size with the help of the “Set page geometry boxes” Fixup
- 11.10 Outline page geometry boxes in a specified tint value of a spot color
- 11.11 Remove objects from page based on criteria
- 11.12 Remove all objects except ...
- 11.13 Create pre-separated pages
- 11.14 How to upsample images
- 11.15 Use the Visualizer to create various rasterized separations
- 11.16 How to 'Split or reorder' PDF
- 11.17 Create white underlays for printing on transparent foil using "Create spot color plate based on ink amount"
12. Large format 7
- 12.1 Adding grommets using a Fixup
- 12.2 Add ink layer
- 12.3 Adding grommets
- 12.4 Tiling
- 12.5 Add borders
- 12.6 Add bleed
- 12.7 Create pole pocket banner
13. Debugging of Profiles and Process plans 6
- 13.1 Why a test mode?
- 13.2 How to use test mode
- 13.3 Purpose of logging feature
- 13.4 Activating logging
- 13.5 How to create a detailed log when executing Process Plans (or Profiles, Checks or Fixups)
- 13.6 The JSON log files
14. Variables and JavaScript, Ask-at-runtime dialog 19
- 14.1 Taking variables to the next level
- 14.2 Variables and JavaScript: Variables in general
- 14.3 Variables using JavaScript: Overview
- 14.4 JavaScript in pdfToolbox: Custom data objects and methods
- 14.5 Variables using JavaScript: pdfToolbox objects and methods
- 14.6 Interpretation of the app.requires values
- 14.7 Using variables in a property - The TrimBox example
- 14.8 Extracting information from an XML Report file via XPath (9.1)
- 14.9 Using an external JSON jobticket file (9.1)
- 14.10 Defining variables using app.requires with closed choice of allowed values (9.1)
- 14.11 Using "trigger" values to adjust processing in a Process Plan (9.1)
- 14.12 Debugging JavaScript Variables (9.1)
- 14.13 How to branch processing in a Process Plan using JavaScript
- 14.14 Use RegEx in variables
- 14.15 Using object coordinates from a hit in a Process Plan (v11.0)
- 14.16 Map (spot and process) colors using script variables (v11.0)
- 14.17 Ask-at-runtime Dialog: Introduction (v11.0)
- 14.18 Working with ask-at-runtime templates (v11.0)
- 14.19 Arbitrary JavaScript controlled Fixups
15. Advanced configuration of Profiles 3
- 15.1 Boolean logic and conditions in preflight checks
- 15.2 Combining different checks to solve complex problems
- 15.3 Negating Check results
16. Reports for Profiles 5
- 16.1 PDF reports (using masks or layers)
- 16.2 Extensions for Template-based reports (10.0)
- 16.3 Dump variables report (using JSON)
- 16.4 Command line options for multi-language support
- 16.5 Modify strings for internal syntax checks using Custom Dicts
17. Place content 11
- 17.1 Place dynamic page numbers
- 17.2 Place dynamic text
- 17.3 Place barcodes and matrix codes
- 17.4 Place any content: Basics (“Place Content” via HTML templates)
- 17.5 Place any content: Preparation
- 17.6 Place any content: Positioning content
- 17.7 Place any content: Simple example placing content in the upper left
- 17.8 Using Variables in a Place Content HTML template to place text
- 17.9 Place any content: Use information about the PDF document
- 17.10 Place barcode: Using an HTML-template for an extended configuration
- 17.11 Advanced 2D code use cases
18. Shapes 5
- 18.1 Shapes: An overview
- 18.2 Defining shapes
- 18.3 Applying shapes
- 18.4 "Shapes" features extended in pdfToolbox 9.1
- 18.5 Efficiently creating varnish or white background (requires at least v9.1)
19. Optical character recognition (OCR) 3
- 19.1 Create invisible text via OCR
- 19.2 OCR support for additional languages
- 19.3 Partial OCR (filtering page content)
20. Barcode recognition 3
- 20.1 Barcode symbologies supported and limitations for reading and analysis in pdfToolbox 11.0
- 20.2 Read Barcode or Matrix code and determine properties (v11.0)
- 20.3 Find barcodes
21. Context aware object detection: Sifter 24
- 21.1 Beyond classic preflighting: Context aware object detection (Sifter)
- 21.2 Finding the right "Context aware object detection" property
- 21.3 Proximity: Object reaches into edge area of a shape
- 21.4 Proximity: Object crosses shape
- 21.5 Above versus below: Object on top of other object(s)
- 21.6 Above versus below: Object not on top of any other object
- 21.7 Above versus below: Object below other object
- 21.8 Above versus below: Object not below any other object
- 21.9 Above versus below: Object covers other object
- 21.10 Above versus below: Object covered by other object
- 21.11 Inside versus outside: Object inside other object
- 21.12 Inside versus outside: Object outside other object
- 21.13 Inside versus outside: Object inside shape
- 21.14 Inside versus outside: Object outside shape
- 21.15 Inside versus outside: Object crosses other object
- 21.16 Visibility: Object is invisible
- 21.17 Visibility: Object is visible
- 21.18 Visibility: Object is partially obliterated
- 21.19 Visibility: Object is completely obliterated
- 21.20 Visibility: Object is partially clipped
- 21.21 Visibility: Object is completely clipped
- 21.22 Advanced "Context aware object detection" property
- 21.23 "Shapes" Property for use in "Context aware object detection" checks
- 21.24 How to debug Sifter Checks and see their results
22. Processing Steps 8
- 22.1 Design and more
- 22.2 Using metadata for standardisation
- 22.3 Viewing the layers in a document
- 22.4 Working with processing steps metadata for a layer
- 22.5 Predefined Profiles and result view for Processing Steps
- 22.6 Checking processing steps information
- 22.7 Fixing processing steps data
- 22.8 Overview of predefined groups and types for processing steps
23. DPart metadata 3
- 23.1 Display DPart metadata
- 23.2 Use DPart metadata in a Process Plan via QuickCheck
- 23.3 DPart metadata creation
24. Analyse and explore PDF documents 13
- 24.1 Display ink coverage information for all separations
- 24.2 View ink coverage per separation
- 24.3 Visualize and Compare PDFs
- 24.4 View safety zone in PDF
- 24.5 Heat map for «Out of gamut» visualization
- 24.6 Examining page content: The Object Inspector
- 24.7 Examining page content: Filter in the Object Inspector
- 24.8 Explore Metadata
- 24.9 Explore Layers
- 24.10 Explore PDF
- 24.11 Explore Fonts
- 24.12 Explore tagging
- 24.13 XMP Metadata reports
25. QuickCheck 8
- 25.1 Quick Check – Introduction
- 25.2 Using Quick Check as a step in a Process Plan
- 25.3 Using Quick Check directly on the command line
- 25.4 Quick Check configuration syntax
- 25.5 "status" data structure and output
- 25.6 "direct" data structures and output
- 25.7 "aggregated" data elements and output
- 25.8 Error codes and Return codes for QuickCheck Results
26. QuickFix 5
- 26.1 QuickFix overview
- 26.2 QuickFix configuration essentials: String comparison operators and page selection expressions
- 26.3 QuickFix features
- 26.4 Using QuickFix on the command line
- 26.5 DPart metadata creation
27. Various new features in pdfToolbox 8, 9 and 10 10
- 27.1 PDF/UA-1 validation for standards-compliant universally accessible PDFs
- 27.2 GWG 2015 Profiles
- 27.3 New and enhanced Properties in pdfToolbox 9.x
- 27.4 New and enhanced Fixups in pdfToolbox 9.x
- 27.5 How to use the "Number of hits in the check" property
- 27.6 Improved merging of adjacent heading (H1..H6) tags
- 27.7 Check for print and prepress related PDF 2.0 features
- 27.8 Beyond line width: Extensive analysis of line objects
- 27.9 Bring to front / Send to back
- 27.10 Set line width
28. Impose 10
- 28.1 Imposition overview
- 28.2 Building blocks of an Impose configuration
- 28.3 Controlling the imposition process
- 28.4 Runlist
- 28.5 Token Engine
- 28.6 Token and Variables for dynamic imposition
- 28.7 Using variables defined in command line calls
- 28.8 Creating an Imposition configuration
- 28.9 Runlist debugger
- 28.10 Dynamic imposition
29. callas pdfToolbox CLI (command line interface) 25
- 29.1 Introduction to pdfToolbox CLI
- 29.2 Installation and activation of pdfToolbox Server/CLI
- 29.3 Displaying program information – Hints and troubleshooting
- 29.4 Processing
- 29.5 Using Profiles
- 29.6 General command line options
- 29.7 Converting office documents to PDF or PDF/A
- 29.8 Additional command line options and response files
- 29.9 Creating a report using Profiles
- 29.10 Enumerate Profiles
- 29.11 Results (Return codes, Error codes and Reason codes)
- 29.12 Commands related to Arrange
- 29.13 Commands related to Large format printing
- 29.14 Commands related to Present
- 29.15 Commands related to Document
- 29.16 Command to add bookmark structure
- 29.17 Commands related to Colors
- 29.18 Commands related to Layers
- 29.19 Commands related to Reports
- 29.20 DeviceLink Conversion
- 29.21 Run as a Server
- 29.22 Distributed Processing
- 29.23 Running pdfToolbox via Webservices (SOAP)
- 29.24 HTML based custom reports
- 29.25 Activating logging
30. callas pdfToolbox SDK 5
- 30.1 Activation and Deactivation of pdfToolbox SDK
- 30.2 callas pdfEngine SDK: First steps
- 30.3 Help? Displaying program information for pdfToolbox SDK
- 30.4 File components and their use in pdfToolbox SDK
- 30.5 .Net Core migration guide
31. Server 3
- 31.1 Using Job Tickets (11.0)
- 31.2 Sidecar files and their use when processing files with a Server-Job (11.0)
- 31.3 How to upgrade pdfToolbox Server successfully (without losing server jobs)?

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