Re: [Skim-app-users] Embedded notes on a pdf
On Jan 14, 2012, at 6:19, Nicole Busch wrote: Hi, I am a teacher and have been using skim to mark pdf files online. Occasionally I get a PDF file that I can open in skim make my notes, and export as a pdf with embedded notes, but when I open this file with Adobe, I can't see the notes I made. If I open it in Skim, the notes are still there. It has happened on a few files but for the most part I can export the file with notes and I can see them just fine. I don't know what I am doing wrong. If you could please help me I would really appreciate it. PS. I am not very savvy on a Mac yet so I apologize if this is something very stupid that I am doing wrong. Thanks! Nicole Please read the FAQ on the Wiki. Christiaan -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2___ Skim-app-users mailing list Skim-app-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
Re: [Skim-app-users] Embedded notes on a pdf
Thank you so much Thomas, I am afraid I am not sure where or how I would put this script in, do you know how I would do this? Just to clarify I can usually just click export and then choose the file type as pdf with embedded notes and that usually works with the exception of about 3 files I have been sent so far. Do you think this script would help this? Thanks again for your help! Nicole On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 11:17 PM, Thomas Schneider schne...@mail.nih.govwrote: Nicole: I am a teacher and have been using skim to mark pdf files online. Occasionally I get a PDF file that I can open in skim make my notes, and export as a pdf with embedded notes, but when I open this file with Adobe, I can't see the notes I made. If I open it in Skim, the notes are still there. It has happened on a few files but for the most part I can export the file with notes and I can see them just fine. I don't know what I am doing wrong. If you could please help me I would really appreciate it. Skim keeps its notes in the file system, not in the PDF itself. I think this probably trips up every new user. What you have to do is embed the notes into the actual pdf. I put a script at: http://alum.mit.edu/www/toms/ftp/skimembed that you can use. Tom Thomas D. Schneider, Ph.D. National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute Gene Regulation and Chromosome Biology Laboratory Molecular Information Theory Group Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201 301-846-5581 http://alum.mit.edu/www/toms (permanent) -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ Skim-app-users mailing list Skim-app-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2___ Skim-app-users mailing list Skim-app-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
Re: [Skim-app-users] Embedded notes on a pdf
On Jan 14, 2012, at 23:35, Nicole Busch wrote: Thank you so much Thomas, I am afraid I am not sure where or how I would put this script in, do you know how I would do this? Just to clarify I can usually just click export and then choose the file type as pdf with embedded notes and that usually works with the exception of about 3 files I have been sent so far. Do you think this script would help this? Thanks again for your help! Nicole Probably not. If you can't save with embedded notes, than almost certainly the PDF is print protected, which also means it cannot be saved without the owner password. Christiaan On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 11:17 PM, Thomas Schneider schne...@mail.nih.gov wrote: Nicole: I am a teacher and have been using skim to mark pdf files online. Occasionally I get a PDF file that I can open in skim make my notes, and export as a pdf with embedded notes, but when I open this file with Adobe, I can't see the notes I made. If I open it in Skim, the notes are still there. It has happened on a few files but for the most part I can export the file with notes and I can see them just fine. I don't know what I am doing wrong. If you could please help me I would really appreciate it. Skim keeps its notes in the file system, not in the PDF itself. I think this probably trips up every new user. What you have to do is embed the notes into the actual pdf. I put a script at: http://alum.mit.edu/www/toms/ftp/skimembed that you can use. Tom Thomas D. Schneider, Ph.D. National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute Gene Regulation and Chromosome Biology Laboratory Molecular Information Theory Group Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201 301-846-5581 http://alum.mit.edu/www/toms (permanent) -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ Skim-app-users mailing list Skim-app-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2___ Skim-app-users mailing list Skim-app-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2___ Skim-app-users mailing list Skim-app-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
Re: [Skim-app-users] Embedded notes on a pdf
Nicole: I am afraid I am not sure where or how I would put this script in, do you know how I would do this? Just to clarify I can usually just click export and then choose the file type as pdf with embedded notes and that usually works with the exception of about 3 files I have been sent so far. Do you think this script would help this? Christiaan pointed out that you may not be able to do it at all. I've never seen this problem. In any case, the script is to be run from the command line of Terminal: % skimembed your.pdf If you don't have the script in your path (or don't know what a path is :) put skimembed in your home directory. Start a Terminal (from Utilities). Make the file readable and executable by typing (after the '%'): % chmod u+rx skimembed Then type % ./skimembed without a 'return'. Then drag your PDF icon to the terminal and the location will be given to skimembed. You might need to type the 'return' key. It is likely that this is equivalent to what you are doing already. If skimembed is in your path and you are in the right directory, then the conversion is easier of course. Tom Thomas D. Schneider, Ph.D. National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute Gene Regulation and Chromosome Biology Laboratory Molecular Information Theory Group Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201 301-846-5581 http://alum.mit.edu/www/toms (permanent) -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ___ Skim-app-users mailing list Skim-app-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
