How to Determine PDF File Version

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Tip 1 - How to Determine PDF File Version | eHow

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by ELY KIANI | permalink

A "PDF" file is a particular format created by Adobe. Like a word ".doc" or a powerpoint ".ppt" file format, a PDF has a particular version. That version information is saved into the PDF when the PDF is produced.

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_5931230_determine-pdf-file-version.html ^[1]

Tip 2 - How can I determine the version of Adobe Acrobat?

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Big Dawg Haws | permalink

Steps on how to determine the version of Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer.

For further reading: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001085.htm ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to determine the dpi of a PDF file | Allta Media, LLC on WordPress.com

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by stein 238 | permalink

This question comes up with some regularity on AcrobatUsers.com. I am in a print for pay environment and i am needing to know if acrobat 11 pro can be used to see what the dpi of a file is. Or does the file have to be opened in in design or illustrator to find that…

For further reading: http://alltamedia.com/2014/03/31/how-to-determine-the-dpi-of-a-pdf-file/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - How can I determine if a file is a PDF file?

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Galit Nevo | permalink

I am using PdfBox in Java to extract text from PDF files. Some of the input files provided are not valid and PDFTextStripper halts on these files. Is there a clean way to check if the provided file...

For further reading: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/941813/how-can-i-determine-if-a-file-is-a-pdf-file ^[4]

Tip 5 - Need to Determine What Version of Adobe Acrobat is Installed on Each Device You Manage? – IT Matters

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by user 25a | permalink

<title>Need to Determine What Version of Adobe Acrobat is Installed on Each Device You Manage? – IT Matters</title>

For further reading: http://blogs.adobe.com/pdfitmatters/2011/10/need-to-determine-what-version-of-adobe-reader-or-acrobat-is-installed-on-each-device-you-manage.html ^[5]

Tip 6 - Acrobat Help | Create and verify PDF accessibility (Acrobat Pro DC)

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Vaughn Seid | permalink

Acrobat DC allows you to create accessible PDFs, check the accessibility of an existing PDF, and provides tools to fix accessibility issues in a PDF document.
Tags: Reference,Accessibility, tags, and reflow,DC

For further reading: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/create-verify-pdf-accessibility.html ^[6]