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Since many teachers and administrators use PDFs regularly, here is a list of a dozen great PDF tools. Find them below with a crisp description of what you can do with them.
http://www.edudemic.com/2013/07/12-powerful-pdf-tools-for-teachers-and-administrators/
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A list of multipurpose programs offering general features for merging PDF files, splitting or re-ordering pages within a single application.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/best-free-pdf-tools.htm…
In this review, multipurpose programs offering general features for merging PDF files, splitting or re-ordering pages, etc within a single application are discussed under General Tools. Those designed for a more specific task are grouped under Specific Tools.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/best-free-pdf-tools.htm…
Do you have PDF documents or images (e.g. JPG, PNG, TIFF) that were created using a scanner, and that you wish you could convert to editable text?
Few web-based PDF tools actually offer annotation features. Whatever reason you have for needing a quick way to annotate PDF files, check out the following web-based PDF tools.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/2-ways-annotate-pdf-files-online/
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Although PDF is the de facto file format for web documents and ebooks, reading PDF files on portable devices such as mobile phones is nothing but a pain. Therefore there’s the EPUB format that takes care of this hassle, but
Flip pages in a PDF document or ebook, like a real book. Check out this amazing and free app to get that done.
http://www.guidingtech.com/6319/convert-pdf-free-flippable-book/
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Digital signatures on PDF documents are highly useful. To digitally sign a PDF document you need a PDF modification application that usually comes with a price tag. But thanks to DigiSigner you can now easily digitally sign PDF documents for
If you have an image that contains text, FreeOnlineOCR is one of the quickest tools to convert it into text. It works with several image formats including JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF and even PDF files. Simply upload your image,
Jarnal is an open-source note-taking and sketching application that you can run without installing it.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/notes-annotate-pdfs-easy-jarnal-crossplatform/
PDFCreator is an open source alternative that lets you create Adobe PDF files. While it doesn’t have the advanced features contained in the latest Adobe Acrobat, it does pack enough power to deal with everyday PDF requirements easily.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/create-free-pdf-files-instantly-easily-pdfcreator/…
FillAnyPDF addresses one of the most frustrating aspects of a static PDF form or document – the inability to type on a document, mark it up or add text. FillAnyPDF gets around this problem by adding a virtual top layer …
Crocodoc is a simple service that allows users to quickly share and edit PDFs, Word documents, and PowerPoint files. Using Crocodoc does not require you to register for an account. To use Crocodoc just upload your file, select your marking …
A few PDF tools have succeeded in carving out some space from Adobe’s omnipresent software – the Adobe Reader. Is Adobe rueing the fact that they made the PDF document format open?
We wouldn’t know, but the openness has brought …