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Help: Opening and Creating PDF Files
PDFpen is a document-based application. With it you can open existing PDF documents and create new ones.
Opening an Existing PDF
- Choose File > Open (Command+O).
- Find the PDF you want to open, select it and click Open.
You can also drag a PDF's file icon and drop it on the PDFpen icon in the Dock to open it.
To re-open a recently opened document, choose File > Open Recent and select from the list.
Creating a New One Page Document
- Choose File > New > From Stationery from the menu. (Command+N).
- Choose a page orientation and design in the New Page window.
- After making a selection in the New Page window, click "Choose" or tap the Return/Enter key to confirm.
- Begin editing your new page.
- Choose File > Duplicate (or File > Save As) to give the PDF a name.
Last selected paper style and orientation will remain as default during the session. Users can also duplicate paper styles through copy and paste.
Creating a New Blank PDF
- Choose File > New > Blank Document from the menu.
- Choose a page orientation in the New Page window. By default, a blank page will be selected.
- Click "Choose" or tap the Return/Enter key to confirm.
- Insert a page into the PDF by choosing Edit > Insert Blank Page (Command+Option+B), or drag a page thumbnail from an open PDF and drop it in.
- Choose File > Duplicate (or File > Save As) to give the PDF a name.
Creating a New PDF from Pages of an Existing PDF
- Open an existing PDF file.
- In the Sidebar, select the thumbnails of the pages you want to include in the new PDF.
- Choose File > New > From Selection (Command+Shift+N). A new PDF file is created from the pages you selected.
Creating a New PDF from a Section of a Page of an Existing PDF
For when you want to create a PDF containing only a specific portion of an existing PDF page.
- Open an existing PDF.
- Navigate to the portion of the page you want in a new document.
- From the toolbar, select the Select Rectangle tool
. Position your mouse, and drag over the area you want as a new PDF.
- Choose File > New > From Selection. A new PDF file is created from the portion of the page you selected.
For information on opening a document stored in iCloud see iCloud.
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