maxmize the PDF reading area by printing in Foxit reader

jimmyzou · 04-22-2007, 05:06 PM

Ok, I know many guys here have become expert in making books for iLiad or Sony.
Making customized book for readers are lot works, and recently I tried PitShop, Acrobat Pro,pdffactory, RasterFarian and odfReader... all of them are good at certain pespects.

I just want share a simple way to enlarge reading area as we can on PDF file, because some PDF leave quite a lot space between contents and borders.
It's not about converting PDF to another, just make the PDF optimized ans stay on current struture, I think it's very useful for iLiad user, for sony user, it's not likely, because it's not enough for most of PDF even after doing this.
(unfortunetly,I'm gonna be a Sony user)

It's very simple, just use Foxit reader(free) open the PDFs, and then print it into PDF again (using acorbat pro/pdfcreator/pdffactory).
The in the printing setting, you can set print 120% or 130% or even 150% whatever, you just need set the percentage when seeing the preview, the you can less the blank as less as you can...
Then print.

It's quite simple, so I guess someone else may have found this way, but anyway, I just want share a little here

grimo1re · 04-23-2007, 08:38 AM

Would like to try....where does one find Foxit?

igorsk · 04-23-2007, 09:10 AM

Use Google, Luke!

NatCh · 04-23-2007, 11:56 AM

You also might look into simply cropping the margins off your existing PDFs, that'll get rid of your extra whitespace for you.

grimo1re · 04-24-2007, 11:02 AM

NatCh, how do you do that? I'm probably overlooking something but I can't figure out how to do that?

NatCh · 04-24-2007, 11:53 AM

I don't recall off-hand, grimo1re (I mostly stay away from PDFs), it was discussed a good deal around the forum several months ago, I'd have to run a search.

You'd probably be better off just using something like Rasterfarian.

04-22-2007, 05:06 PM	#1
jimmyzou Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 11 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Montreal Device: Sony Reader; Kobo; Nook color	maxmize the PDF reading area by printing in Foxit reader Ok, I know many guys here have become expert in making books for iLiad or Sony. Making customized book for readers are lot works, and recently I tried PitShop, Acrobat Pro,pdffactory, RasterFarian and odfReader... all of them are good at certain pespects. I just want share a simple way to enlarge reading area as we can on PDF file, because some PDF leave quite a lot space between contents and borders. It's not about converting PDF to another, just make the PDF optimized ans stay on current struture, I think it's very useful for iLiad user, for sony user, it's not likely, because it's not enough for most of PDF even after doing this. (unfortunetly,I'm gonna be a Sony user) It's very simple, just use Foxit reader(free) open the PDFs, and then print it into PDF again (using acorbat pro/pdfcreator/pdffactory). The in the printing setting, you can set print 120% or 130% or even 150% whatever, you just need set the percentage when seeing the preview, the you can less the blank as less as you can... Then print. It's quite simple, so I guess someone else may have found this way, but anyway, I just want share a little here

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04-23-2007, 08:38 AM	#2
grimo1re Geekette Posts: 435 Karma: 3335 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NSW, Australia Device: Sony Reader PRS500, PocketBook 360	Would like to try....where does one find Foxit?

04-23-2007, 09:10 AM	#3
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Use Google, Luke!

04-23-2007, 11:56 AM	#4
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	You also might look into simply cropping the margins off your existing PDFs, that'll get rid of your extra whitespace for you.

04-24-2007, 11:02 AM	#5
grimo1re Geekette Posts: 435 Karma: 3335 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NSW, Australia Device: Sony Reader PRS500, PocketBook 360	NatCh, how do you do that? I'm probably overlooking something but I can't figure out how to do that?

04-24-2007, 11:53 AM	#6
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I don't recall off-hand, grimo1re (I mostly stay away from PDFs), it was discussed a good deal around the forum several months ago, I'd have to run a search. You'd probably be better off just using something like Rasterfarian.