How can I place multiple pages on 1 sheet, without increasing the PDF's file size?
Edit on 28 Dec 2018: The solution for me isn't conveyed explicitly in the 2 answers beneath, but it is to use Adobe Acrobat DC Pro and then print with "Adobe Print".
Original Post
With Foxit PhantomPDF, I tried to print every 2 pages onto 1 sheet.
- But how can I stop the new PDF's file size from skyrocketing? 'Reduce File Size' reduces too scantily, and doesn't help. The math textbooks beneath are on /r/mathbooks:
- Oughtn't the new PDF's file size decrease, as there are fewer pages?
I screenshot my settings:
asked Nov 7 '16 at 17:47
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Edit on 28 Dec 2018: The solution for me isn't conveyed explicitly in the 2 answers beneath, but it is to use Adobe Acrobat DC Pro and then print with "Adobe Print".
Original Post
With Foxit PhantomPDF, I tried to print every 2 pages onto 1 sheet.
- But how can I stop the new PDF's file size from skyrocketing? 'Reduce File Size' reduces too scantily, and doesn't help. The math textbooks beneath are on /r/mathbooks:
- Oughtn't the new PDF's file size decrease, as there are fewer pages?
I screenshot my settings:
asked Nov 7 '16 at 17:47
Greek - Area 51 ProposalGreek - Area 51 Proposal
31332549
That sounds like a bug.
– Ludwik
Nov 7 '16 at 19:15
Why not let the user decide on how to handle it? As for the file size increase: Are you still able to select text individually in the 230 MB PDF? If not it might be that every page is converted to a graphic?
– Seth
Nov 8 '16 at 9:41
The apostrophe is used to mark code.Codebetween two of them will be highlighted like that. I mean to say why you actually want to do that in a PDF rather than just let the user who's finally printing that document let decide it on the fly for himself. Another option would be to change the original non-pdf version of the document and convert that to PDF.
– Seth
Nov 8 '16 at 12:24
@Seth I need the intermediate document to crop out blank space; if I order my printer to print 2 pages on one sheet, it'll print blank space.
– Greek - Area 51 Proposal
Dec 26 '18 at 21:39
add a comment |
Edit on 28 Dec 2018: The solution for me isn't conveyed explicitly in the 2 answers beneath, but it is to use Adobe Acrobat DC Pro and then print with "Adobe Print".
Original Post
With Foxit PhantomPDF, I tried to print every 2 pages onto 1 sheet.
- But how can I stop the new PDF's file size from skyrocketing? 'Reduce File Size' reduces too scantily, and doesn't help. The math textbooks beneath are on /r/mathbooks:
- Oughtn't the new PDF's file size decrease, as there are fewer pages?
I screenshot my settings:
asked Nov 7 '16 at 17:47
Greek - Area 51 ProposalGreek - Area 51 Proposal
31332549
Edit on 28 Dec 2018: The solution for me isn't conveyed explicitly in the 2 answers beneath, but it is to use Adobe Acrobat DC Pro and then print with "Adobe Print".
Original Post
With Foxit PhantomPDF, I tried to print every 2 pages onto 1 sheet.
- But how can I stop the new PDF's file size from skyrocketing? 'Reduce File Size' reduces too scantily, and doesn't help. The math textbooks beneath are on /r/mathbooks:
- Oughtn't the new PDF's file size decrease, as there are fewer pages?
I screenshot my settings:
asked Nov 7 '16 at 17:47
Greek - Area 51 ProposalGreek - Area 51 Proposal
31332549
asked Nov 7 '16 at 17:47
Greek - Area 51 ProposalGreek - Area 51 Proposal
31332549
edited Dec 29 '18 at 0:12
Greek - Area 51 Proposal
asked Nov 7 '16 at 17:47
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31332549
asked Nov 7 '16 at 17:47
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asked Nov 7 '16 at 17:47
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That sounds like a bug.
– Ludwik
Nov 7 '16 at 19:15
Why not let the user decide on how to handle it? As for the file size increase: Are you still able to select text individually in the 230 MB PDF? If not it might be that every page is converted to a graphic?
– Seth
Nov 8 '16 at 9:41
The apostrophe is used to mark code.Codebetween two of them will be highlighted like that. I mean to say why you actually want to do that in a PDF rather than just let the user who's finally printing that document let decide it on the fly for himself. Another option would be to change the original non-pdf version of the document and convert that to PDF.
– Seth
Nov 8 '16 at 12:24
@Seth I need the intermediate document to crop out blank space; if I order my printer to print 2 pages on one sheet, it'll print blank space.
– Greek - Area 51 Proposal
Dec 26 '18 at 21:39
add a comment |
That sounds like a bug.
– Ludwik
Nov 7 '16 at 19:15
Why not let the user decide on how to handle it? As for the file size increase: Are you still able to select text individually in the 230 MB PDF? If not it might be that every page is converted to a graphic?
– Seth
Nov 8 '16 at 9:41
The apostrophe is used to mark code.Codebetween two of them will be highlighted like that. I mean to say why you actually want to do that in a PDF rather than just let the user who's finally printing that document let decide it on the fly for himself. Another option would be to change the original non-pdf version of the document and convert that to PDF.
– Seth
Nov 8 '16 at 12:24
@Seth I need the intermediate document to crop out blank space; if I order my printer to print 2 pages on one sheet, it'll print blank space.
– Greek - Area 51 Proposal
Dec 26 '18 at 21:39
That sounds like a bug.
– Ludwik
Nov 7 '16 at 19:15
That sounds like a bug.
– Ludwik
Nov 7 '16 at 19:15
Why not let the user decide on how to handle it? As for the file size increase: Are you still able to select text individually in the 230 MB PDF? If not it might be that every page is converted to a graphic?
– Seth
Nov 8 '16 at 9:41
Why not let the user decide on how to handle it? As for the file size increase: Are you still able to select text individually in the 230 MB PDF? If not it might be that every page is converted to a graphic?
– Seth
Nov 8 '16 at 9:41
The apostrophe is used to mark code.
Code between two of them will be highlighted like that. I mean to say why you actually want to do that in a PDF rather than just let the user who's finally printing that document let decide it on the fly for himself. Another option would be to change the original non-pdf version of the document and convert that to PDF.– Seth
Nov 8 '16 at 12:24
The apostrophe is used to mark code.
Code between two of them will be highlighted like that. I mean to say why you actually want to do that in a PDF rather than just let the user who's finally printing that document let decide it on the fly for himself. Another option would be to change the original non-pdf version of the document and convert that to PDF.– Seth
Nov 8 '16 at 12:24
@Seth I need the intermediate document to crop out blank space; if I order my printer to print 2 pages on one sheet, it'll print blank space.
– Greek - Area 51 Proposal
Dec 26 '18 at 21:39
@Seth I need the intermediate document to crop out blank space; if I order my printer to print 2 pages on one sheet, it'll print blank space.
– Greek - Area 51 Proposal
Dec 26 '18 at 21:39
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Use GhostScript to reduce the size of PDF documents once they are in the final format you need them while the size is inflated. Download and install GhostScript on a machine to shrink PDF files, then run the below logic to reduce the size of the PDF file from an elevated command prompt.
Instructions
Be sure. . .
- The GhostScript
gswin64c.exefile points where it's installed on your system - The
-sOutputFile="C:PDFFolderReducedReducedSize.pdf"part points to the full path folder and file location where to save the reduced size file - The
"C:PDFFolderToReduceReduce.pdf"part directly after #2 points to the full path folder and file location to shrink.
"C:Program Filesgsgsbingswin64c.exe" -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -dPDFSETTINGS=/ebook -sOutputFile="C:PDFFolderReducedReducedSize.pdf" "C:PDFFolderToReduceReduce.pdf"
Further Resources
- GhostScript Download
- GhostScript - man page
answered Dec 28 '18 at 6:12
Pimp Juice ITPimp Juice IT
23.5k113970
@Greek-Area51Proposal - Just to be clear, you will run this against the final PDF file once it is in the inflated size and final format. Be sure to look it over with detail and confirm the content is fully there as expected but this process works well for me on most PDF files.
– Pimp Juice IT
Dec 28 '18 at 6:17
Thanks! I tried the other solution first: using Adobe Acrobat DC and then printing with Adobe PDF, which helped! What was the final reduced file size for your method? I'll award you the bounty if it's small enough.
– Greek - Area 51 Proposal
Dec 28 '18 at 8:55
@Greek-Area51Proposal I was not able to download every one of the PDF files and test, but the Linear Algrebra by Jeff Hefferon went from 7.3 MB to 2.9 MB so reduced it quite a bit but this was for the whole entire PDF document without merging pages to the same sheet, cutting off at specific chapters, etc. but it works quite well for me nearly always.
– Pimp Juice IT
Dec 28 '18 at 13:18
add a comment |
Assuming the way you process your pdf is by reading it and printing it to pdf, the result you get depends on:
- The application you use for reading your original (OPDF) pdf,
- The printer driver you use for generating your two-pages-per-sheet (TPPS) pdf,
- (Possibly) the respective settings.
For instance: 1) I read GIAM.pdf (from your link) with Adobe Acrobat X Pro, 2) Removed all pages from chapter 2 onwards (to try with a more manageable document), 3) Save as -> Reduced size PDF. This gave me as a starting point an OPDF of size 452kB.
Now, reading my OPDF with Foxit Portable,
and printing it to Microsoft print to PDF, created a TPPS of ca. 8MB.
On the other hand, reading my OPDF with Adobe Acrobat X Pro,
and printing it to Adobe PDF, created a TPPS of ca. 281kB.
If you are not bound to any specific application/printer driver, given that Adobe Acrobat X Pro (the option that worked fine for me) is paid, I would suggest you try other options for the three items above.
I do not have a free recommendation so far.
answered Dec 26 '18 at 22:51
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Use GhostScript to reduce the size of PDF documents once they are in the final format you need them while the size is inflated. Download and install GhostScript on a machine to shrink PDF files, then run the below logic to reduce the size of the PDF file from an elevated command prompt.
Instructions
Be sure. . .
- The GhostScript
gswin64c.exefile points where it's installed on your system - The
-sOutputFile="C:PDFFolderReducedReducedSize.pdf"part points to the full path folder and file location where to save the reduced size file - The
"C:PDFFolderToReduceReduce.pdf"part directly after #2 points to the full path folder and file location to shrink.
"C:Program Filesgsgsbingswin64c.exe" -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -dPDFSETTINGS=/ebook -sOutputFile="C:PDFFolderReducedReducedSize.pdf" "C:PDFFolderToReduceReduce.pdf"
Further Resources
- GhostScript Download
- GhostScript - man page
answered Dec 28 '18 at 6:12
Pimp Juice ITPimp Juice IT
23.5k113970
@Greek-Area51Proposal - Just to be clear, you will run this against the final PDF file once it is in the inflated size and final format. Be sure to look it over with detail and confirm the content is fully there as expected but this process works well for me on most PDF files.
– Pimp Juice IT
Dec 28 '18 at 6:17
Thanks! I tried the other solution first: using Adobe Acrobat DC and then printing with Adobe PDF, which helped! What was the final reduced file size for your method? I'll award you the bounty if it's small enough.
– Greek - Area 51 Proposal
Dec 28 '18 at 8:55
@Greek-Area51Proposal I was not able to download every one of the PDF files and test, but the Linear Algrebra by Jeff Hefferon went from 7.3 MB to 2.9 MB so reduced it quite a bit but this was for the whole entire PDF document without merging pages to the same sheet, cutting off at specific chapters, etc. but it works quite well for me nearly always.
– Pimp Juice IT
Dec 28 '18 at 13:18
add a comment |
Use GhostScript to reduce the size of PDF documents once they are in the final format you need them while the size is inflated. Download and install GhostScript on a machine to shrink PDF files, then run the below logic to reduce the size of the PDF file from an elevated command prompt.
Instructions
Be sure. . .
- The GhostScript
gswin64c.exefile points where it's installed on your system - The
-sOutputFile="C:PDFFolderReducedReducedSize.pdf"part points to the full path folder and file location where to save the reduced size file - The
"C:PDFFolderToReduceReduce.pdf"part directly after #2 points to the full path folder and file location to shrink.
"C:Program Filesgsgsbingswin64c.exe" -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -dPDFSETTINGS=/ebook -sOutputFile="C:PDFFolderReducedReducedSize.pdf" "C:PDFFolderToReduceReduce.pdf"
Further Resources
- GhostScript Download
- GhostScript - man page
answered Dec 28 '18 at 6:12
Pimp Juice ITPimp Juice IT
23.5k113970
@Greek-Area51Proposal - Just to be clear, you will run this against the final PDF file once it is in the inflated size and final format. Be sure to look it over with detail and confirm the content is fully there as expected but this process works well for me on most PDF files.
– Pimp Juice IT
Dec 28 '18 at 6:17
Thanks! I tried the other solution first: using Adobe Acrobat DC and then printing with Adobe PDF, which helped! What was the final reduced file size for your method? I'll award you the bounty if it's small enough.
– Greek - Area 51 Proposal
Dec 28 '18 at 8:55
@Greek-Area51Proposal I was not able to download every one of the PDF files and test, but the Linear Algrebra by Jeff Hefferon went from 7.3 MB to 2.9 MB so reduced it quite a bit but this was for the whole entire PDF document without merging pages to the same sheet, cutting off at specific chapters, etc. but it works quite well for me nearly always.
– Pimp Juice IT
Dec 28 '18 at 13:18
add a comment |
Use GhostScript to reduce the size of PDF documents once they are in the final format you need them while the size is inflated. Download and install GhostScript on a machine to shrink PDF files, then run the below logic to reduce the size of the PDF file from an elevated command prompt.
Instructions
Be sure. . .
- The GhostScript
gswin64c.exefile points where it's installed on your system - The
-sOutputFile="C:PDFFolderReducedReducedSize.pdf"part points to the full path folder and file location where to save the reduced size file - The
"C:PDFFolderToReduceReduce.pdf"part directly after #2 points to the full path folder and file location to shrink.
"C:Program Filesgsgsbingswin64c.exe" -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -dPDFSETTINGS=/ebook -sOutputFile="C:PDFFolderReducedReducedSize.pdf" "C:PDFFolderToReduceReduce.pdf"
Further Resources
- GhostScript Download
- GhostScript - man page
answered Dec 28 '18 at 6:12
Pimp Juice ITPimp Juice IT
23.5k113970
Use GhostScript to reduce the size of PDF documents once they are in the final format you need them while the size is inflated. Download and install GhostScript on a machine to shrink PDF files, then run the below logic to reduce the size of the PDF file from an elevated command prompt.
Instructions
Be sure. . .
- The GhostScript
gswin64c.exefile points where it's installed on your system - The
-sOutputFile="C:PDFFolderReducedReducedSize.pdf"part points to the full path folder and file location where to save the reduced size file - The
"C:PDFFolderToReduceReduce.pdf"part directly after #2 points to the full path folder and file location to shrink.
"C:Program Filesgsgsbingswin64c.exe" -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -dPDFSETTINGS=/ebook -sOutputFile="C:PDFFolderReducedReducedSize.pdf" "C:PDFFolderToReduceReduce.pdf"
Further Resources
- GhostScript Download
- GhostScript - man page
answered Dec 28 '18 at 6:12
Pimp Juice ITPimp Juice IT
23.5k113970
edited Dec 28 '18 at 6:18
answered Dec 28 '18 at 6:12
Pimp Juice ITPimp Juice IT
23.5k113970
answered Dec 28 '18 at 6:12
Pimp Juice ITPimp Juice IT
23.5k113970
answered Dec 28 '18 at 6:12
Pimp Juice ITPimp Juice IT
23.5k113970
23.5k113970
@Greek-Area51Proposal - Just to be clear, you will run this against the final PDF file once it is in the inflated size and final format. Be sure to look it over with detail and confirm the content is fully there as expected but this process works well for me on most PDF files.
– Pimp Juice IT
Dec 28 '18 at 6:17
Thanks! I tried the other solution first: using Adobe Acrobat DC and then printing with Adobe PDF, which helped! What was the final reduced file size for your method? I'll award you the bounty if it's small enough.
– Greek - Area 51 Proposal
Dec 28 '18 at 8:55
@Greek-Area51Proposal I was not able to download every one of the PDF files and test, but the Linear Algrebra by Jeff Hefferon went from 7.3 MB to 2.9 MB so reduced it quite a bit but this was for the whole entire PDF document without merging pages to the same sheet, cutting off at specific chapters, etc. but it works quite well for me nearly always.
– Pimp Juice IT
Dec 28 '18 at 13:18
add a comment |
@Greek-Area51Proposal - Just to be clear, you will run this against the final PDF file once it is in the inflated size and final format. Be sure to look it over with detail and confirm the content is fully there as expected but this process works well for me on most PDF files.
– Pimp Juice IT
Dec 28 '18 at 6:17
Thanks! I tried the other solution first: using Adobe Acrobat DC and then printing with Adobe PDF, which helped! What was the final reduced file size for your method? I'll award you the bounty if it's small enough.
– Greek - Area 51 Proposal
Dec 28 '18 at 8:55
@Greek-Area51Proposal I was not able to download every one of the PDF files and test, but the Linear Algrebra by Jeff Hefferon went from 7.3 MB to 2.9 MB so reduced it quite a bit but this was for the whole entire PDF document without merging pages to the same sheet, cutting off at specific chapters, etc. but it works quite well for me nearly always.
– Pimp Juice IT
Dec 28 '18 at 13:18
@Greek-Area51Proposal - Just to be clear, you will run this against the final PDF file once it is in the inflated size and final format. Be sure to look it over with detail and confirm the content is fully there as expected but this process works well for me on most PDF files.
– Pimp Juice IT
Dec 28 '18 at 6:17
@Greek-Area51Proposal - Just to be clear, you will run this against the final PDF file once it is in the inflated size and final format. Be sure to look it over with detail and confirm the content is fully there as expected but this process works well for me on most PDF files.
– Pimp Juice IT
Dec 28 '18 at 6:17
Thanks! I tried the other solution first: using Adobe Acrobat DC and then printing with Adobe PDF, which helped! What was the final reduced file size for your method? I'll award you the bounty if it's small enough.
– Greek - Area 51 Proposal
Dec 28 '18 at 8:55
Thanks! I tried the other solution first: using Adobe Acrobat DC and then printing with Adobe PDF, which helped! What was the final reduced file size for your method? I'll award you the bounty if it's small enough.
– Greek - Area 51 Proposal
Dec 28 '18 at 8:55
@Greek-Area51Proposal I was not able to download every one of the PDF files and test, but the Linear Algrebra by Jeff Hefferon went from 7.3 MB to 2.9 MB so reduced it quite a bit but this was for the whole entire PDF document without merging pages to the same sheet, cutting off at specific chapters, etc. but it works quite well for me nearly always.
– Pimp Juice IT
Dec 28 '18 at 13:18
@Greek-Area51Proposal I was not able to download every one of the PDF files and test, but the Linear Algrebra by Jeff Hefferon went from 7.3 MB to 2.9 MB so reduced it quite a bit but this was for the whole entire PDF document without merging pages to the same sheet, cutting off at specific chapters, etc. but it works quite well for me nearly always.
– Pimp Juice IT
Dec 28 '18 at 13:18
add a comment |
Assuming the way you process your pdf is by reading it and printing it to pdf, the result you get depends on:
- The application you use for reading your original (OPDF) pdf,
- The printer driver you use for generating your two-pages-per-sheet (TPPS) pdf,
- (Possibly) the respective settings.
For instance: 1) I read GIAM.pdf (from your link) with Adobe Acrobat X Pro, 2) Removed all pages from chapter 2 onwards (to try with a more manageable document), 3) Save as -> Reduced size PDF. This gave me as a starting point an OPDF of size 452kB.
Now, reading my OPDF with Foxit Portable,
and printing it to Microsoft print to PDF, created a TPPS of ca. 8MB.
On the other hand, reading my OPDF with Adobe Acrobat X Pro,
and printing it to Adobe PDF, created a TPPS of ca. 281kB.
If you are not bound to any specific application/printer driver, given that Adobe Acrobat X Pro (the option that worked fine for me) is paid, I would suggest you try other options for the three items above.
I do not have a free recommendation so far.
answered Dec 26 '18 at 22:51
sancho.ssancho.s
1,6041434
add a comment |
Assuming the way you process your pdf is by reading it and printing it to pdf, the result you get depends on:
- The application you use for reading your original (OPDF) pdf,
- The printer driver you use for generating your two-pages-per-sheet (TPPS) pdf,
- (Possibly) the respective settings.
For instance: 1) I read GIAM.pdf (from your link) with Adobe Acrobat X Pro, 2) Removed all pages from chapter 2 onwards (to try with a more manageable document), 3) Save as -> Reduced size PDF. This gave me as a starting point an OPDF of size 452kB.
Now, reading my OPDF with Foxit Portable,
and printing it to Microsoft print to PDF, created a TPPS of ca. 8MB.
On the other hand, reading my OPDF with Adobe Acrobat X Pro,
and printing it to Adobe PDF, created a TPPS of ca. 281kB.
If you are not bound to any specific application/printer driver, given that Adobe Acrobat X Pro (the option that worked fine for me) is paid, I would suggest you try other options for the three items above.
I do not have a free recommendation so far.
answered Dec 26 '18 at 22:51
sancho.ssancho.s
1,6041434
add a comment |
Assuming the way you process your pdf is by reading it and printing it to pdf, the result you get depends on:
- The application you use for reading your original (OPDF) pdf,
- The printer driver you use for generating your two-pages-per-sheet (TPPS) pdf,
- (Possibly) the respective settings.
For instance: 1) I read GIAM.pdf (from your link) with Adobe Acrobat X Pro, 2) Removed all pages from chapter 2 onwards (to try with a more manageable document), 3) Save as -> Reduced size PDF. This gave me as a starting point an OPDF of size 452kB.
Now, reading my OPDF with Foxit Portable,
and printing it to Microsoft print to PDF, created a TPPS of ca. 8MB.
On the other hand, reading my OPDF with Adobe Acrobat X Pro,
and printing it to Adobe PDF, created a TPPS of ca. 281kB.
If you are not bound to any specific application/printer driver, given that Adobe Acrobat X Pro (the option that worked fine for me) is paid, I would suggest you try other options for the three items above.
I do not have a free recommendation so far.
answered Dec 26 '18 at 22:51
sancho.ssancho.s
1,6041434
Assuming the way you process your pdf is by reading it and printing it to pdf, the result you get depends on:
- The application you use for reading your original (OPDF) pdf,
- The printer driver you use for generating your two-pages-per-sheet (TPPS) pdf,
- (Possibly) the respective settings.
For instance: 1) I read GIAM.pdf (from your link) with Adobe Acrobat X Pro, 2) Removed all pages from chapter 2 onwards (to try with a more manageable document), 3) Save as -> Reduced size PDF. This gave me as a starting point an OPDF of size 452kB.
Now, reading my OPDF with Foxit Portable,
and printing it to Microsoft print to PDF, created a TPPS of ca. 8MB.
On the other hand, reading my OPDF with Adobe Acrobat X Pro,
and printing it to Adobe PDF, created a TPPS of ca. 281kB.
If you are not bound to any specific application/printer driver, given that Adobe Acrobat X Pro (the option that worked fine for me) is paid, I would suggest you try other options for the three items above.
I do not have a free recommendation so far.
answered Dec 26 '18 at 22:51
sancho.ssancho.s
1,6041434
edited Dec 26 '18 at 23:00
answered Dec 26 '18 at 22:51
sancho.ssancho.s
1,6041434
answered Dec 26 '18 at 22:51
sancho.ssancho.s
1,6041434
answered Dec 26 '18 at 22:51
sancho.ssancho.s
1,6041434
1,6041434
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That sounds like a bug.
– Ludwik
Nov 7 '16 at 19:15
Why not let the user decide on how to handle it? As for the file size increase: Are you still able to select text individually in the 230 MB PDF? If not it might be that every page is converted to a graphic?
– Seth
Nov 8 '16 at 9:41
The apostrophe is used to mark code.
Codebetween two of them will be highlighted like that. I mean to say why you actually want to do that in a PDF rather than just let the user who's finally printing that document let decide it on the fly for himself. Another option would be to change the original non-pdf version of the document and convert that to PDF.– Seth
Nov 8 '16 at 12:24
@Seth I need the intermediate document to crop out blank space; if I order my printer to print 2 pages on one sheet, it'll print blank space.
– Greek - Area 51 Proposal
Dec 26 '18 at 21:39