juricakenda / pdfmerger

A .pdf file merger that allows merging multiple files into one .pdf file

PDF Merger Application

A program that merges multiple .pdf files into one file. It presents you with an opportunity to choose the starting and the ending page for the merger. A very useful tool for "cutting out" unwanted pages from a particular pdf file.

Getting Started

Everything required to use this application is contained within only two files. The first relevant file is the "Graphics" file which handles user input via GUI and outputs a .pdf file with desired pages. The second relevant file is the "PDFHandler" file. This file performs the requested operations on a specific .pdf file.

Prerequisites

Apache PDFBox
See : https://pdfbox.apache.org/ to download the library.

Standard Java libraries.

Installing

For use within IDE

Copy / download the file and run the Main within the Graphics class

For use as an application

Open the file in IDE, simply export it as a "Runnable JAR file".

How to use the application ?

Run the application.

Select "Add PDF" Menu Item, and click on the first Add button.

When presented with a file chooser, select the desired .pdf file.

After you had selected the first file, click on the "Bound PDF" Menu Item.

Select the first Bound button.

When presented with a pop-up, type in the starting and the ending page for the merger, with a space between the two.

Repeat the process for n amount of .pdf files.

When all .pdf files had been selected and bound, click the button on the very bottom of the application named "Merge PDF Files".

When presented with a location chooser, select the desired location of the merged file and name it "xyz.pdf".

If the merger was successful, the application will output the file location on the display.

Authors

• Jurica Kenda - Initial work - Jurica Kenda

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details