Edit a reference in a Adobe InDesign PDF
Fix a citation or bibliography entry in a paper or thesis. This works on the PDF Adobe InDesign exported, so you do not need the original file.
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How to do it
- 1.Open the PDF exported from Adobe InDesign in MythosPDF.
- 2.Edit the entry.
- 3.Press Enter to save the line, then Export PDF.
How Adobe InDesign writes PDFs
- • Fonts are embedded as subsets, often OpenType CFF.
- • Text frames can be threaded across columns.
- • Precise kerning and tracking are written into lines.
What that means when you edit a reference
- • Kerning and tracking are kept around your edit. Many InDesign fonts are commercial, so new letters come from the PDF or, with your permission, a close open font.
- • Adobe InDesign often uses fonts that are not freely available. Letters already in the PDF are reused exactly; for a letter it never used, MythosPDF asks before using the closest open font and tells you which one.
What happens to the rest of the page
- • Hanging indents are kept when the entry rewraps.
- • Italic journal names stay italic.
Questions people ask
+Can I fix a paper after exporting from LaTeX?
Yes, for small fixes. For big changes, recompile the source.
+Is it better to edit in Adobe InDesign?
If you have the original Adobe InDesign file and a lot to change, yes. For quick changes to the PDF itself, editing the PDF is faster and keeps it exactly as sent.
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