true PDF flattening
Мerge previously separated contents such as filling forms, annotations, multiple layers of text and images of your document into «native» single layer.
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How to flatten PDFs
- Drag and drop PDFs into the uploader box from your computer.
- If the uploaded document is protected with an opening password (the lock icon will be shown), click on it and enter the password.
- No additional settings are required for this F-PDF tool.
- Click on Start button
What is «flattening PDF files»?
Flattening is a process that locks in the information you entered into PDF form’s fields. Flattening a PDF also removes any layers or additional elements of your document, such as drop-down lists, checkboxes, radiobuttons, etc. So essentially, you’re turning an interactive, multi-layered PDF document into a “flat” one, hence the expression.
Why is the tool called «True PDF Flattening»?
Let's see - «Flattening is a process that locks in the information» - Most of similar tools have a trick at this point. They just create a so-called image-only (scanned) PDF. That is, a page's render is created and then inserted in place of the page content. This method has a number of disadvantages, such as the inability to select, copy and search for text. In addition, when scaling such a document, quality is lost, since the content is no longer vector, but a raster image.
The F-PDF True PDF Flattening tool is free of all these shortcomings.