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How to get listing of title page info from pdf files? 1

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diogenes10

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Jan 22, 2003
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I am looking at an online database of approximately 250 pdf reports 15-25 pages in length.

For a research project I am wanting to get the title page information, authors (more than one on most reports), date, title, into a list I can sort by any of the different title page components. I haven't learned how to use database programs so I am going to have to do it in a spreadsheet.

(I have acrobat 4. )

1) I opened a pdf file online and tried to print just the first page to my hard drive using pdf writer. I got an error message saying something like acrobat reports couldn't print to the pdf writer.

So at the moment I am in the process of downloading 250 complete reports just to get the title page. I can print to paper with the pdf writer but I would prefer to have the information in the computer.

???? Is there a way to print 1 page of a pdf file to another pdf file? ?????

2) My ultimate objective is to get the stuff into a list.
The only way I know to do it is to open a pdf report in one window and my spreadsheet in another and then type the info I see in the pdf window into the spreadsheet window.

?????????? Is there some way to save/print/extract the pdf information that would expedite this transcription process? ??????

Thanks for any help you can give me.

D

 
Acrobat 4 is knda old, so forgive me if the following doesn't work in 4.

Open a pdf and go to Document menu/pages/extract. Make sure that "delete pages after aextracting" is NOT checked so you don't lose anything. Extract teh page (s) you want.

The extracted page will open. Save As, name it and save into a folder.

Repeat this with other multipage pdfs. When you have them all, open the one you want to be first. Go back to Document menu/pages and Insert. Pick what you want ot add to the new pdf and add them.

You can also use the Pages navigation pane to add, extract, delete pages. That's a bit faster.

Using OSX 10.3.9 on a G4
 
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