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How To Open 20 Year Old Word Documents

Posted on August 7, 2024July 15, 2024 by Tim Hannon in Software, Word Processing

Do you have some 20 year old documents that you created in Microsoft Word? Are you aware that today’s version of Microsoft Word likely can’t open them? If you have older Word documents that are important to you, please consider converting them to an open format file type such as PDF/A, so you’ll be to … Read more

Word For Mac Can Now Convert PDFs to Editable Word Documents

Posted on May 31, 2020June 9, 2020 by Tim Hannon in Software, Word Processing

Do you use Microsoft Word on your Mac? Did you know that in October of 2019, Microsoft quietly enhanced Word so it can open PDF files, convert them to Word files, and edit them? Yes, that’s right, Word can now edit PDF files. This feature was added to Word 2019, specifically version 16.30. To determine … Read more

How To Create A Digital Photo Contact Sheet

Posted on August 6, 2017August 9, 2017 by Tim Hannon in Graphic Design, macOS (formerly OS X), Photo, Software

Do you take digital photos and would you like to quickly create a file with thumbnail size versions of photos from a trip or family event? This file is called a contact sheet. Professional photographers commonly want to create contact sheets of all photos from a wedding or other photo shoot. Here are a couple of … Read more

PDFPen An Affordable PDF Editor

Posted on March 5, 2017December 5, 2024 by Tim Hannon in Software, Utilities

Do you need to edit PDF files on your Mac? Previously, I’ve talked about Preview’s built-in editing features. If these features aren’t adequate for your needs most people think they need to get Adobe Acrobat, which currently costs $13-$15 per month with an annual subscription, but I prefer to use PDFPen which has a one-time cost of $75 … Read more

How To Encrypt PDF Files On A Mac

Posted on February 27, 2017March 9, 2017 by Tim Hannon in Encryption, Security/Privacy

Would you like to encrypt a PDF? Encrypting a PDF can be handy if you want to protect sensitive data contained in a PDF that you store on your Mac, or before you share the PDF via email, Dropbox or via some other means. Encrypting a PDF can be accomplished easily using Apple’s Preview application … Read more

Reduce the Size of PDF Files

Posted on March 31, 2013October 7, 2014 by Tim Hannon in Miscellaneous

Would you like to quickly reduce the size of a PDF file so it’s small enough to send as an email attachment? Here are some easy step-by-step instructions to do this on your Mac.

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