User manual ARTS PDF SPLIT PRO 2.0

[. . . ] ARTS PDF Split ProTM Version 2. 0 ARTS PDF Split ProTM Guide Contents Contents 1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New to version 2. 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Demo Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Ascending numeric values will be appended to the base name to name every output file. If the user enters `invoice. pdf' or `invoice', the fragments will be named invoice1. pdf, invoice2. pdf, and invoice3. pdf 5. Click the `Split' button. | CONTENTS | Page 25 of 58 ARTS PDF Split ProTM Guide Graphical User Interface 6. 2. Select whether to `Split into Single Pages', `Split by Control File' or `Split by Coordinate File'. Leave the processing folders (input, busy, done, error, output) as default, or specify your own folders where the PDF files will be processed. Done: folder to store the source PDF that has been successfully processed. Error: folder to store the source PDF where the split process was incomplete due to an error. Output: folder to store split output PDF files. | CONTENTS | Page 26 of 58 ARTS PDF Split ProTM Guide Graphical User Interface 4. It is optional to select the `overwrite the original file' checkbox that will overwrite existing output files. It is optional to add a suffix after the filename (but before number) for each split PDF. Select to have the split PDFs placed directly into the output folder or within a subdirectory that would be created within the output directory. The subdirectory will be named by the name of the PDF file dropped into the input folder. 6. 2. 2. Watched Folder Splitting Methods Figure 18. Watched folder splitting methods 6. 2. 2. 1. Split into single pages By selecting this option, the watched folder will split each PDF placed in the input directory into fragments with one page in each fragment. That is, when a PDF is dropped into the input folder, the PDF will be split into single pages and saved to the output directory. 6. 2. 2. 2. Split by control file By selecting this option, the watched folder will split each PDF into fragments based on a control file the user selects. Control files go into the input folder, and the first line of the control file should be a full path to the PDF file to be split. For example: C:\pdfsplit\reporting\annual_report. pdf 1, 3, 8 firstfewpages. pdf 15-20 bobloseshisjob. pdf 30-45 personnelplanning. pdf | CONTENTS | Page 27 of 58 ARTS PDF Split ProTM Guide Graphical User Interface 6. 2. 2. 3. Split by control file ­ full path If splitting by `control file - full path' using watched folders, select the control file option and leave the output directory blank. 6. 2. 2. 4. Split by coordinate file By selecting this option, the watched folder will split each pdf into fragments based on a coordinate file the user must select. Upon selecting to split by coordinate file with Watched folders, the user must specify the location of the coordinate file to be used. 6. 3. Options Using ARTS PDF Split ProTM you have the option to log the status of split processes, run the application in silent mode, overwrite original output files and update navigational elements. To access the Options dialog, click on the `Options' button on the main ARTS PDF Split ProTM dialog. Figure 19. Options dialog | CONTENTS | Page 28 of 58 ARTS PDF Split ProTM Guide Graphical User Interface In addition to the options found within the Options dialog, you can find options applicable to watched folders in the Watched Folder dialog. Watched Folder options in red 6. 3. 1. Logging enabled The option to enable logging can be found in the Options dialog. With `Logging enabled' selected, ARTS PDF Split ProTM will log successful and unsuccessful split events. [. . . ] The reason for this is because the filename must always be specified within the control file. If you don't want it to overwrite existing output files; rename the file within the control file or change the destination folder. Landscape documents "Why can't I use the ARTS PDF Split ProTM Assistant on landscape documents?" This is because the PDF is rotated. However, if you attempt to split the PDF, ARTS PDF Split ProTM will still work on the landscape document. | CONTENTS | Page 55 of 58 ARTS PDF Split ProTM Guide Troubleshooting General "I am having a problem with ARTS PDF Split ProTM and it is not covered in this FAQ. What can I do?" · Visit our ARTS PDF Forum (http://forum. artspdf. com) to talk with ARTS PDF technical support and other ARTS PDF product users. [. . . ]