Step by step - Learn how to use callas products
Sections
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1. Installation, activation, deactivation, updates
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- 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
- 1.15 How to upgrade pdfToolbox Server successfully (without losing server jobs)?
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2. callas pdfToolbox Basics
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- 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 Creating Profiles
- 2.5 Actions in pdfToolbox
- 2.6 Syntax Checks
- 2.7 Import own HTML-based Report-Templates
- 2.8 Search Libraries
- 2.9 Examining page content
- 2.10 Requirements for conversions to PDF
- 2.11 Add your own Output Intents
- 2.12 Checking the ISO standards using callas Desktop products
- 2.13 Add sheet sizes for imposition
- 2.14 Compatibility between pdfToolbox and Acrobat
- 2.15 Deleting multiple Fixups or Checks at once
- 2.16 Automatic optimization of PDFs
- 2.17 Keyboard shortcuts and additional Hotkeys
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3. ProcessPlans in detail
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- 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)
- 4. Actions and their use in callas' products 10
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5. Color conversion
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- 5.1 Color conversion overview
- 5.2 Setting up a "Convert colors" Fixup
- 5.3 Convert colors: Advanced settings (previously "Policies") (v11.0)
- 5.4 Policies (deprecated, available till v10.2)
- 5.5 Processing black objects with Advanced settings (v11.0)
- 5.6 Processing black objects (deprecated, available till v10.2)
- 5.7 Color convert to PSO Coated v3 (ECI)
- 5.8 Adjusting tone values
- 5.9 Apply gradation curve to select objects
- 5.10 How to convert CMYK in DeviceN to DeviceCMYK
- 5.11 DeviceLink conversion
- 5.12 Use included DeviceLink profile to convert ISO Coated v2 ↔ PSO Coated v3 (ECI)
- 5.13 Replace existing ICC profile
- 5.14 Convert spot color names to UTF-8
- 5.15 Update all spot colors in a PDF using a spot color Swatch library
- 5.16 Internal spot color library
- 5.17 Convert RGB to CMYK using custom tolerance for gray (v11.0)
- 5. PDF/X-5 and n-channel color 4
- 6. Spectral color and CxF 4
- 8. Spotify - Derive spot colors from content (v11.0) 4
- 9. Fonts 5
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10. Prepare PDF documents for production
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- 10.1 Create Booklet
- 10.2 Organize pages
- 10.3 Generate bleed from page content: updated in pdfToolbox 12
- 10.4 Generate bleed for irregular shapes (v11.0)
- 10.5 Check and fix bleed
- 10.6 Create a dieline and bleed for irregular shapes (v11.0)
- 10.7 Create a dieline and bleed for irregular shapes with gaps in outer border (v11.0)
- 10.8 Change letter head templates
- 10.9 Change page size with the help of the “Set page geometry boxes” Fixup
- 10.10 Outline page geometry boxes in a specified tint value of a spot color
- 10.11 Remove objects from page based on criteria
- 10.12 Remove all objects except ...
- 10.13 Create pre-separated pages
- 10.14 How to upsample images
- 10.15 Use the Visualizer to create various rasterized separations
- 10.16 How to 'Split or reorder' PDF
- 10.17 Create white underlays for printing on transparent foil using "Create spot color plate based on ink amount"
- 11. Large format 6
- 11. Libraries 4
- 13. Debugging of Profiles and Process plans 6
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14. Variables and JavaScript, Ask-at-runtime dialog
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- 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 Interpretation of the app.requires values
- 14.6 Using variables in a property - The TrimBox example
- 14.7 Extracting information from an XML Report file via XPath (9.1)
- 14.8 Using an external JSON jobticket file (9.1)
- 14.9 Defining variables using app.requires with closed choice of allowed values (9.1)
- 14.10 Using "trigger" values to adjust processing in a Process Plan (9.1)
- 14.11 Debugging JavaScript Variables (9.1)
- 14.12 How to branch processing in a Process Plan using JavaScript
- 14.13 Use RegEx in variables
- 14.14 Using object coordinates from a hit in a Process Plan (v11.0)
- 14.15 Map (spot and process) colors using script variables (v11.0)
- 14.16 Using object coordinates from a hit in a Process Plan (v11.0)
- 14.17 Map (spot and process) colors using script variables (v11.0)
- 14.18 Ask-at-runtime Dialog: Introduction (v11.0)
- 14.19 Working with ask-at-runtime templates (v11.0)
- 15. Advanced configuration of Profiles 3
- 16. Reports for Profiles 5
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17. Place content
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- 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
- 19. Barcode recognition 3
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20. Context aware object detection: Sifter
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- 20.1 Beyond classic preflighting: Context aware object detection (Sifter)
- 20.2 Finding the right "Context aware object detection" property
- 20.3 Proximity: Object reaches into edge area of a shape
- 20.4 Proximity: Object crosses shape
- 20.5 Above versus below: Object on top of other object(s)
- 20.6 Above versus below: Object not on top of any other object
- 20.7 Above versus below: Object below other object
- 20.8 Above versus below: Object not below any other object
- 20.9 Above versus below: Object covers other object
- 20.10 Above versus below: Object covered by other object
- 20.11 Inside versus outside: Object inside other object
- 20.12 Inside versus outside: Object outside other object
- 20.13 Inside versus outside: Object inside shape
- 20.14 Inside versus outside: Object outside shape
- 20.15 Inside versus outside: Object crosses other object
- 20.16 Visibility: Object is invisible
- 20.17 Visibility: Object is visible
- 20.18 Visibility: Object is partially obliterated
- 20.19 Visibility: Object is completely obliterated
- 20.20 Visibility: Object is partially clipped
- 20.21 Visibility: Object is completely clipped
- 20.22 Advanced "Context aware object detection" property
- 20.23 "Shapes" Property for use in "Context aware object detection" checks
- 20.24 How to debug Sifter Checks and see their results
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21. Processing Steps
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- 21.1 Design and more
- 21.2 Using metadata for standardisation
- 21.3 Viewing the layers in a document
- 21.4 Working with processing steps metadata for a layer
- 21.5 Predefined Profiles and result view for Processing Steps
- 21.6 Checking processing steps information
- 21.7 Fixing processing steps data
- 21.8 Overview of predefined groups and types for processing steps
- 22. DPart metadata 2
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23. Analyse and explore PDF documents
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- 23.1 View ink coverage per separation
- 23.2 Visualize and Compare PDFs
- 23.3 View safety zone in PDF
- 23.4 Display ink coverage information for all separations
- 23.5 Examining page content: The Object Inspector
- 23.6 Examining page content: Filter in the Object Inspector
- 23.7 Explore Metadata
- 23.8 Explore Layers
- 23.9 Explore PDF
- 23.10 Explore Fonts
- 23.11 XMP Metadata reports
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24. QuickCheck
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- 24.1 Quick Check – Introduction
- 24.2 Using Quick Check as a step in a Process Plan
- 24.3 Using Quick Check directly on the command line
- 24.4 Quick Check configuration syntax
- 24.5 "status" data structure and output
- 24.6 "direct" data structures and output
- 24.7 "aggregated" data elements and output
- 24.8 Error codes and Return codes for QuickCheck Results
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25. Various new features in pdfToolbox 8, 9 and 10
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- 25.1 PDF/UA-1 validation for standards-compliant universally accessible PDFs
- 25.2 GWG 2015 Profiles
- 25.3 New and enhanced Properties in pdfToolbox 9.x
- 25.4 New and enhanced Fixups in pdfToolbox 9.x
- 25.5 How to use the "Number of hits in the check" property
- 25.6 Improved merging of adjacent heading (H1..H6) tags
- 25.7 Check for print and prepress related PDF 2.0 features
- 25.8 Beyond line width: Extensive analysis of line objects
- 25.9 Bring to front / Send to back
- 25.10 Set line width
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26. Impose
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- 26.1 Imposition overview
- 26.2 Building blocks of an Impose configuration
- 26.3 Controlling the imposition process
- 26.4 Runlist
- 26.5 Token Engine
- 26.6 Token and Variables for dynamic imposition
- 26.7 Using variables defined in command line calls
- 26.8 Creating an Imposition configuration
- 26.9 Runlist debugger
- 26.10 Swap page order of a PDF using dynamic imposition
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27. callas pdfToolbox CLI (command line interface)
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- 27.1 Installation and activation of pdfToolbox Server/CLI
- 27.2 Displaying program information – Hints and troubleshooting
- 27.3 Get in Touch
- 27.4 Processing
- 27.5 General command line options
- 27.6 Converting office documents to PDF or PDF/A
- 27.7 Additional command line options and response files
- 27.8 Using Profiles
- 27.9 Creating a report using Profiles
- 27.10 Enumerate Profiles
- 27.11 Results (Return codes, Error codes and Reason codes)
- 27.12 Commands related to Arrange
- 27.13 Commands related to Large format printing
- 27.14 Commands related to Present
- 27.15 Commands related to Document
- 27.16 Command to add bookmark structure
- 27.17 Commands related to Colors
- 27.18 Commands related to Layers
- 27.19 Commands related to Reports
- 27.20 DeviceLink Conversion
- 27.21 Run as a Server
- 27.22 Distributed Processing
- 27.23 Running pdfToolbox via Webservices (SOAP)
- 27.24 HTML based custom reports
- 27.25 Activating logging
- 28. callas pdfToolbox SDK 4
- 29. Server 2