Converting PDF to LXF

You can open a PDF file in Overlay Editor (Stand alone), and convert it to LXF. When you open the PDF file, Overlay Editor uses the PDFIN filter to convert the PDF to LXF. See the PDFIN filter documentation for more information about the PDFIN filter.

To convert a PDF file to LXF

1	From Windows Start menu, select All Programs > OpenText > OpenText StreamServe > Design > Overlay Editor to open Overlay Editor.

2	Select File > Open and browse to and select the PDF file you want to open. The PDF import dialog box opens.

3	Configure the import settings (see PDF import settings below) and click OK. The PDF document is converted to LXF and opened in Overlay Editor.

4	Select File > Save to save the LXF document.

PDF import settings

 

Settings
Owner password	The password to enter if the PDF input document is protected by an owner password.
User password	The password to enter if the PDF input document is protected by a user password.
Font map file	Path to a mapping table where PDF font names are mapped to Windows font names. See PDFIN filter documentation for more information.
Binary output	This PDFIN filter option converts the PDF file to binary format. Not applicable to Overlay Editor.
Always create output	When enabled, the PDFIN filter always creates LXF output, even if an error occurs.
Consolidate text	Select to create one text fragment for each line of text. If you do not select this option, each line of text in the LXF will consist of several text fragments. See Consolidating text for more information.
Hide this dialog next time	Select to hide this dialog box the next time you import a PDF file. You can enable the dialog box again if you select View > Preferences and select Prompt for PDF import options.