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Covers of 3 ISO standards in the PDF/UA bundle.

Starting today, PDF users everywhere can leverage ISO-standardized accessibility requirements for content in PDF.

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Wired likes PDF/A, Google and Apple do PDF creation from phone cameras, EA-PDF is already in the wild, the latest Samsung folding phone rocks PDF, Some TERRIBLE advice for redaction… and of course, the PDFacademicBot for July, 2024!

Covers of 5 ISO standards in the ISO 32000-2 bundle, updated July 2024.

The latest PDF 2.0 Errata Collection 2 is a complete update and replacement for the previous no-cost sponsored edition of ISO 32000-2:2020 (PDF 2.0).

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This members-only technical resource lists PDF-aware forensic tools that allow technical examination, editing, and/ or low-level technical analysis of general PDF files. Members are welcome to add tools or update existing descriptions.

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A new members-only resource supports forensic experts tasks with examination of PDF files.

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What do “first class companies” do? Japanese media covers the PDF Association in Tokyo. Firefox adds experimental alt. text generation to PDF. JPMorgan are thinking about layout and semantics in their LLMs. Gnome has a new PDF viewer. Updates from the Open Preservation Foundation. And of course, the PDFacademicBot for June, 2024!

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Private data is everywhere is in almost every broadly-adopted file format. This Application Note answers questions about private data in PDF files.

Microsoft graphical representation of their workflow: "Start accessible with new Office theme", "Stay accessible with Accessibility Checker and ribbon" and "Publish accessible with PDF."

Microsoft deepens its investment in Tagged PDF. We talked PDF with NISO. Both Android and iOS improve PDF handling. A major vulnerability was fixed in pdf.js.

A stylized print shop.

While PDF/X establishes rules for representing page content for print purposes, it doesn’t describe the specific requirements of the finished print product. This is where PPM steps in, bridging the gap and providing a comprehensive solution.

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LOGIN REQUIRED: These synthetic files are intended for user experience and human-computer interaction (HCI) specialists to assess the behavior of their current generation of PDF applications to ensure that appropriate user-centric messages are displayed before future PDF changes are made and available to users.

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