Batch Processing
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PDF Studio offers the following batch processing functions:
Print a Batch - Print multiple PDF documents in a single action
Apply Actions to a Batch - Apply an action to multiple PDF documents in a single action
Set Security to a Batch
- Set the same security settings (same passwords and permissions) to multiple PDF documents in a single action
Printing a Batch
This feature allows to print multiple PDF documents in a single action. The batch
of documents can be all the PDF files in a folder or a specific list of PDF
files chosen
by the user.
To print a batch of PDF documents:
- From the top toolbar, choose Batch > Print a Batch. The application will open the Print a Batch Dialog.
- Set the Choose Files option
in the Print a Batch Dialog to select the files that will be printed:
- All PDF Files in - All PDF files in the specified directory path will be processed in
the batch.
- Choose files - This
option allows the user to select a number of PDF files regardless of
their location on the computer.
Apply Actions to a Batch
This feature allows to apply predefined actions to multiple PDF documents in a single action. The batch
of documents can be all the PDF files in a folder or a specific list of PDF
files chosen
by the user. After the
action is applied, the resulting documents can be saved in a different
folder or set to overwrite the original documents.
To apply an action to a batch of PDF documents:
- From the top toolbar, choose Batch -> Apply Action to a Batch. The application will open the Apply Action to a Batch Dialog.
- Set the appropriate options in the Apply Action to a Batch Dialog. The available options are as follows:
- Choose an Action - This
displays all the available actions in PDF Studio. Choose the action that
will be used for the batch by selecting it from the list.
- Choose Files - Choose the files to process.
- All PDF Files in - All PDF files in the specified directory path will be processed in
the batch.
- Choose files - This
option allows the user to select a number of PDF files regardless of
their location on the computer.
- Save Files To - Determine
how the modified PDF files will be saved.
- Destination Folder - The resulting PDF files will be written to the specified folder.
- Overwrite Source
Files - The source files will be overwritten after processing them.
Setting Security a Batch
This feature allows to set the same security settings (same passwords and permissions) to multiple PDF documents in a single action. The batch
of documents can be all the PDF files in a folder or a specific list of PDF
files chosen
by the user.
To set security settings to a batch of PDF documents:
- From the top toolbar, choose Batch > Set Security to a Batch. The application will open the Set Security to a Batch Dialog.
- Set the appropriate options
in the Set Security to a Batch Dialog. The options available are as follows:
- Choose Files - Choose the files that will be processed:
- All PDF Files in - All PDF files in the specified directory path will be processed in
the batch.
- Choose files - This
option allows the user to select a number of PDF files regardless of
their location on the computer.
- Passwords - Set passwords to protect the documents:
- Password to Open Document - This is also known as the user password and it is the password that will be required when the documents are open. Check the box and enter the password twice if you wish to set a user password.
- Password to Change Permissions - This is also known as the permissions password or owner password and is the password that will be required when trying to change permissions and passwords on the documents. Check the box and enter the password twice if you wish to set an owner password.
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Permissions - Set specific permissions for the documents:
- Allow Printing High Definition - Check this box to allow printing the document at height resolution. When this permission is granted, the following permission Allow Printing is automatically granted.
- Allow Printing - Check this box to allow printing the document.
- Allow Text & Graphics Extraction - Check this box to allow copying or extracting text and graphics from this document. When this permission is granted, the following permission Allow Extraction for Accessibility is automatically granted.
- Allow Extraction for Accessibility - Check this box to allow copying or extracting text and graphics from this document in support of accessibility to disabled or other purposes.
- Allow Change Document - Check this box to allow changes to this document, for instance by creating form fields.
- When this permission is granted, the following 3 permissions (Allow Document Assembly, Allow Comments and Allow Form Filling & Signing) are also automatically granted.
- When this permission is not granted, the following 3 permissions (Allow Document Assembly, Allow Comments and Allow Form Filling & Signing) can independently be granted
- Allow Document Assembly - Check this box to allow assembling the document: inserting, rotating or deleting pages and creating bookmarks or thumbnail images.
- Allow Annotations & Comments - Check this box to allow adding or modifying text annotations.
- If this permission is granted, the following permission Allow Form Filling and Signing is also automatically granted.
- If this permission is not granted, then the following permission Allow Form Filling & Signing can be granted independently.
- And if this permission is granted and the Allow Change Document permission is also granted, creating or modifying interactive form fields (including signature fields) is allowed.
- Allow Form Filling & Signing - Check this box to allow filling in existing interactive form fields including signature fields.
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