Support

Tutorial - Create a Switchboard Action to be used in a Process Plan

Tutorials

Background Process Plans allow you to run profiles, checks and fixups, but you can also create your own actions to be executed as part of the processing. How are these actions created? In this tutorial I will show you how to create a Switc...
Read more

Flexible processing with dynamic variables

Tutorials

Sometimes it is necessary to check against different values each time a check or fixup is carried out. As pdfToolbox offers dynamic checks and fixups – through the use of dynamic variables – there is no need to create separate checks and fi...
Read more

PDF/A in a click with pdfaPilot Desktop

Tutorials

Checking for PDF/A compatibility When opening the software, you will immediately find a window which will allow you to check documents for compatibility with the PDF/A standard of your choice. Just drag-and-drop your file(s) on the pdfaP...
Read more

Export PDF as image PDF as content softproof

Tutorials

PDFs often have to be reviewed both for overall appearance as well as for correct content. PDF content may look different in different PDF programs. Exporting a PDF to an image PDF where each page is simply an image will guarantee correct a...
Read more

Use own DeviceLink-Profiles

Tutorials

For callas pdfToolbox there are two DeviceLink-Addon packages with numerous, specially generates profiles available as a separate purchadeable license to perform color conversion between different printing conditions. More information to ...
Read more

Merging PDF contents

Tutorials

Add a letter head draft to pdfToolbox, so that any letter may then be combined with the letter head in order to being sent as PDF file. Open Letter.odt Letter.odt is converted into a PDF file Open pdfToolbox "Document" Select "Let...
Read more

Add new printing condition (Output Intent) for PDF/X export

Tutorials

This lesson explains how to set up custom Output Intents which can be used e.g. for PDF/X conversion. PDF/X-1a Switchboard action The drop down list shows lot of printing conditions, but the needed one is not listed. Setting up a pro...
Read more

Make a brochure ready to print

Tutorials

This unit explains how to turn a PDF file containing a brochure into a print ready PDF that can be output on a digital printing machine or printing press. Several aspects of inspection and optimization are highlighted. Launch callas pdfToo...
Read more

Export an Ad as CMYK image PDF

Tutorials

Especially newspaper producer are familiar with the occasional display that is causing nothing but headache. All parts of the workflow get a hiccup when processing a problematic file. The file is either not processed at all or its output ap...
Read more

Convert colors in Enfocus Switch

Tutorials

This tutorial explains how to set up a simple color conversion flow with callas pdfToolbox CLI and Enfocus Switch. Launch Switch and locate callas pdfToolbox functional modules The callas pdfToolbox functionality can be found in the "El...
Read more
1 2