From: G6JPG-255@255soft.uk   
      
   In message , Keith Nuttle   
    writes:   
   >On 2/4/2019 10:01 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   >>  I didn't know you could use IV as a PDF "printer" - can you share   
   >>how?   
   >   
   >Irfanview is one of my primary PDF tools.  Technically you can not   
   >print to Irfanview as a printer,  However you can create multiple page   
   >PDF files using Irfanview.   
   >   
   >Assume you have Irfanview with the plugins (I use V4.52 - 32 bit)   
   >   
   >Options, Multipage images, Create Multipage PDF.   
   >Gives you a window where you can add images, rearrange them, and a   
   >couple of other options.  There are some options on how each page is   
   >handled during the PDF file creation.   
      
   Ah, so you are creating PDFs _from images_ ...   
   >   
   >Once you have selected the pages and are happy with the arrangement you   
   >can then select a folder, a file name, and save the PDF file when it is   
   >created.   
   >   
   >I use Irfanview as my primary image processing program.  When I have   
      
   (so do I)   
      
   >created a image either scanned or downloaded.  I use text function of   
   >Irfanview to add the citation data to the images.  Depending on the   
      
   ... where the annotation text is added _as images of text_ (i. e. as   
   pixels).   
      
   >document, I use the Canvas resize option to add space to the side of   
   >the image where I want the text.  I may resize the image if I feel it   
   >is necessary.  For pure documents, I do not need much larger than a   
   >1920X 1080 image for readability.   If necessary I uses the drawing   
   >tools to annotate the image.   
   >   
   >Once I have done the above to each page for the PDF document, I use the   
   >Multipage PDF function above to create the PDF document.   
      
   That would give PDFs from which text could not be copied (without OCR -   
   though, granted, I think that's built-in to some versions of some PDF   
   readers these days).   
   >   
   >One thing I recently accidentally discovered is the Irvanview can open   
   >PDF document.   
   >   
   >While I have never used the function, I assume that you could use   
   >Irfanview to combine PDF files since, Irvanview can open PDF and Save   
   >them   
   >   
   Sounds plausible!   
   >   
   >   
   >   
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