Deskew PDF content
Sometimes a PDF of a scanned document may not be aligned properly. Revu contains a deskewing feature to properly align scanned documents.
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Go to Document >
Page Setup. - To use a previously saved batch of PDFs, select Load and select the desired file.
- Revu automatically adds active PDFs to the process. To add more PDFs, select Add and use one or more of the following methods:
- Files: Adds individual files from a network or local drive. Selecting this option causes the Open dialog to appear. Navigate to the appropriate location and select the desired files.
- Open Files: Adds all files currently open in Revu.
- Open Set: Adds all files contained in the current Set.
- Folder: Adds all files in a selected folder on a network or local drive, but not files contained in any of its subfolders. Selecting this option causes the Select Folder dialog to appear. Navigate to the desired folder and select it.
- Folder and Subfolders: Adds all files in a selected folder on a network or local drive as well as all files within any of its subfolders. Selecting this option causes the Select Folder dialog to appear. Navigate to the desired folder and select it.
- By default, any document in the Files list will be affected. To remove a document from the Files list, select it then select Remove.
- PDFs are processed in the order they appear in the Files list. Drag and drop files to change the order.
- To specify which pages of a PDF will be processed, select it, then select the Pages menu and select one of the following options:
- All Pages: Sets the range to all pages.
- Current: Sets the range to the current page only.
- Custom: Sets the range to a custom value. When you select this option, replace any text left in the field with the page or pages to be printed directly. To enter a custom range:
- Use a dash between page numbers to define those two pages and all pages in between.
- Use a comma to define pages that are separated.
For example: 1-3, 5, 9 will include pages 1, 2, 3, 5 and 9.
- Current View: Limits the process to the current zoom.
- Even Pages: Limits the process to only even pages.
- Odd Pages: Limits the process to only odd pages.
- Landscape Pages: Limits the process to only landscape-oriented pages.
- Portrait Pages: Limits the process to only portrait-oriented pages.
- To save this batch for future use, select Save and save the batch to a local or network drive.
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Select Next. The Crop and Page Setup dialog appears with the Page Setup tab selected.
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On the Page Setup tab, select Get Line. The Page Setup dialog will disappear to reveal the document and the cursor will change to a crosshair.
- Select two points on a line that should be horizontal in the PDF. The preview image will change to reflect the new skew.
- Select OK to complete the align/deskew operation.
- Press CRTL+ALT+D. Your cursor will change to a crosshair.
- Select two points on a line that should be horizontal in the PDF.
- Select Next. The Crop and Page Setup dialog appears with the Page Setup tab selected. A preview of deskewed page is shown.
- Select OK to complete the align/deskew operation.
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Deskew. Your cursor will change to a crosshair. By default, this button is not in any toolbar. To learn how to add it to a toolbar, see Customizing Toolbars.
- Select two points on a line that should be horizontal in the PDF.
- Select Next. The Crop and Page Setup dialog appears with the Page Setup tab selected. A preview of deskewed page is shown.
- Select OK to complete the align/deskew operation.
