13 July 2017

What Is a PDF File and Why Do We Still Rely on Them?


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Have you opened a PDF this week? Chances are you work with them regularly. Despite some other file types fading into obscurity, PDFs are still a popular choice (despite Adobe Reader becoming unnecessary). Have you ever wondered why this is? Let’s explore how PDFs work, why they’re important, and the reasons they still enjoy so much popularity. The History of PDF PDF stands for Portable Document Format. Created by Adobe, it first launched in the early 1990s as a way to completely store a document in one file. Because the web was young when PDF was growing, they were mainly...

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