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PDF Split and Merge

Imagine being able to combine pages from different pdf documents and rearrange them in any way you want.

Now with PDF Split and Merge you can do exactly that - Yes, it is as easy as undoing paper clips, reorganising the papers and re-stapling the final documents together.

 

PDFCreator

PDF file format is liken to an electronic paper. It has become a widely accepted standard.

Many people have an erroneous belief that in order to create a PDF file from an original document such as a text document or web page, you need to have Adobe Acrobat, which costs hundreds of dollars per license.

In fact, you can make your own professional PDF documents by using a free software called PDFCreator.

What are the ways to manage your paper documents that will save you future money and time?

We have been invited by a few organisations to suggest solutions on digitising paper documents. These organisations range from a shipping company to a school.

The main reason that initiates their move is the most obvious advantage of digitising paper documents: Saving storage space.

 

 

Is there a simple way to add annotation to a picture?

Very often, we want to add texts, arrows and labels to a picture for illustration. Do we need to learn how to use a picture or graphic editing software, e.g. PhotoShop or Illustrator, to accomplish the task?

No, there is a simple way. Just use PowerPoint. We make it simple for you.

In this example, an email was sent to a worker for him to carry out some instructions.

How to reduce the file size of Microsoft Office document that contains high resolution pictures?

Nowadays, it is common to insert pictures created using digital camera into Microsoft Word or PowerPoint. The problem is that inserting just a few of these pictures can make the document file size huge.

Is there a simple way to reduce the document file size? Yes, below is the illustration for using Microsoft Office 2002 or 2003.

In this illustration, three pictures are inserted into Word and saved as Document1.doc

Can my digital image be blown up this big?

I am sure you have seen many mural size prints in shopping malls, outside buildings or in exhibitions. Most often, you are viewing them from a distance such that you can see the entire print.

Have you ever gone closer and see the details of the print? Let me use a mural size print in an exhibition as an illustration.

Care and Handling Guide for the Preservation of CDs and DVDs

This document provides guidance on how to maximize the lifetime and usefulness of optical discs, specifically CD and DVD media, by minimizing chances of information loss caused by environmental influences or physical handling.

"Media deterioration is but one aspect of the preservation challenge. A potentially more immediate threat is technological obsolescence. Technological advances will no doubt make current optical disc types obsolete within several years."

72 dpi for Web, 200 dpi for print?

For those who have dealt with web/graphic designer or printer before, you would probably get this request from them. “Give me the images in 72 dpi for web design,” or “Give me the images in 200 or 300 dpi for printing?” Is this mysterious DPI value an important factor for the quality of image used in Web publishing or printing?

I am not going to explain in details what is DPI (Dots Per Inch). I am also not going to explain where the value 72 comes from. I know how confusing it is when talking about DPI. My objective here is to make your life simpler.

Make sure that your effort will not be wasted - An experience to share from a past project

In order to manage the collections efficiently, an institution took the initiative to catalogue its collections digitally a few years ago. Software was purchased for recording the collections that has a size of two thousand items. Many hard works and effort were put into data entry of the two thousand items. At the same time, many of the items were scanned using scanner.

A few years later.....

DAM! It is far more about 'workflow' than 'software'!

As more and more digital files are created, an increasing number of organisations are reaching a critical pain threshold in needing to control and manage their vast amount of digital assets.

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