How to Edit PDF Files for Free

 

On the Web (Works on Android, BlackBerry 10)

If you don't have a Windows or a Mac machine, or if you don't want to install any applications, head to PDF Buddy for basic editing tools. This website also works for editing pdf files on an Android phone, but not on iOS devices. In case you want to try the website first, PDF Buddy lets you use basic features (adding shapes, symbols, text, whiteout and highlight) without creating an account. You will have to create an account if you want to do anything useful like save or download the edited file, add images or signatures to the pdf file. You can edit up to three pdf files a month for free. The website asks you to pay $8 (roughly Rs 500) per month to let you edit an unlimited number of files.

1. Drag a pdf file into the browser or click the Choose PDF to Edit button on the website and then select the file you want to edit.
2. Now, PDF Buddy will open the file (might take long for large files). Once it opens, you'll see a set of editing tools on the left side of the file.
3. The editing tools are fairly straightforward, since the name of each tool tells you what it does. You can choose the text tool to edit text and whiteout tool to erase text. Note that only two fonts are supported (Arial and Times). You can also highlight text, add images and signatures, using the corresponding tools.
4. Below the tools mentioned above, PDF Buddy has shapes and symbols, which you can add to your file. You can use symbols such as "thumbs up", "thumbs down" and "arrows" as bullet points or for annotations if needed.
5. Above the pdf file, you'll see arrows pointing to the right and left. Use these to move to the next or previous page.
6. When you finish editing, hit the Save button at the top of the page. This will save a copy of the file on the website. If you want to save it on your computer, click the Download button that's next to the Save button.

 For desktops and laptops

 For those who use Windows, Mac or Linux, LibreOffice Draw may be the best programme for editing text in pdf files. LibreOffice is a full office suite and you'll have to download the setup file for the whole suite to use Draw. 

1. LibreOffice Draw can open pdf files without any configuration. All you have to do is press Ctrl+O or click File > Open, and select your pdf file.
2. All the tools are laid out at the bottom and should be familiar to anyone who has used MS Word. Click on the line you need to start editing and get to work.
3. Before you get to editing, note that LibreOffice Draw can make formatting go haywire. We imported a pdf file with bullet points, symbols and underlines. Draw moved all of these and it took us a lot of time to restore these to their original positions.
4. To align various elements, just click and drag to move them.
5. As long as your system has the font used in the pdf file, text editing is fairly easy. All you need to do is select the text you want to edit and start typing. Each line of text, bullet point, underline, etc. appear as an object in Draw.
6. When you finish editing, select the Export as PDF option in the File menu.

 

 

 

How to View Hidden Files on Android devices

How to View Hidden Files on Android devices

Android

In Android, there's no option in the Settings app to show or hide files. But you can install file manager apps to view hidden files. Astro File Manager is one such app that works very well. Here's how you can use it to view hidden files.

1). Open the Astro File Manager app. The first tab Locations will show your phone's internal storage and any memory cards you use for storage. Astro File Manager shows internal storage as sdcard0. Tap that icon.

2). Now hit the icon with three dots on the top-right and tap View Settings.

3). Scroll down and check Show hidden files. Whenever you want to hide these files again, just uncheck the same option.

Set Animated GIF As Desktop Background In Windows 7

 

Step 1: Download DreamScene Activator. Extract the zip file to get the DreamScene Activator.
Step 2: Run DreamScene Activator as administrator by right-clicking on it and then clicking Run as administrator option.
Step 3: Click Enable DreamScene button to enable DreamScene. The tool will automatically restart Windows Explorer to make necessary changes.

Step 4: Next, download the GIF file that you would like to use as wallpaper in Windows 7. If you already have the file, jump to the next step.
Step 5: Visit this GIF to WMV online converter, browse and upload the GIF file, convert the file to WMV format, and then download the same on to your PC. Note that you don’t need to enter anything under Optional settings.

Step 6: Finally, right-click on the downloaded WMV file and then click Set as background to use your GIF (now in WMV format) as your desktop background. You can pause the DreamScene by right-clicking on it and then clicking Pause DreamScene option.

And if you’re looking to set GIF picture file as desktop background without converting the same to WMV, you have very few free tools to choose from. Many of the tools that are available on the web are not clean from toolbars, extensions and other form of viruses. Out of the all the tools we tried and tested, BioniX Wallpaper Lite is the only free tool that doesn’t include browser toolbars and extensions.

 

Lenovo K3

Lenovo K 

Lenovo on Tuesday announced that it will soon be launching a new LTE smartphone in India at "an aggressive price point".

The Lenovo K3 runs on a Snapdragon 410 processor, features 4G LTE connectivity, and has been priced at CNY 599 (roughly Rs. 6,000). At the time of the China launch, no word was given about global availability. 

Sources at Lenovo familiar with matter also say that in the India the smartphone will be aggressively priced as compared to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G and Micromax's Yu Yureka, both of which offer 4G LTE connectivity.



The Redmi Note 4G is priced at Rs. 9,999, and Micromax's Yu Yureka at Rs. 8,999, which put in perspective the 'aggressive pricing' of the Lenovo K3.

Other specifications of the Android 4.4 KitKat-based Lenovo K3 include a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPS display with a pixel density of 294ppi, a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor clocked at 1.2GHz, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of inbuilt storage with microSD card support, an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 2-megapixel front camera, dimensions of 141x70.5x7.9mm, and a 2300mAh battery. It also features Waves MaxxAudio technology.

Moto X (Gen. 2) 'Pure Edition' With 64GB 

 

Motorola has launched a 64GB variant of its Moto X (Gen 2) smartphone. The smartphone will be available in the US unlocked - or Pure Edition as Motorola calls it - for $100 more than the 32GB variant, which makes it $599.99 (roughly Rs. 37,900). Moto X (Gen 2) 64GB variant with leather or wooden back panel costs $624.99 (roughly Rs. 39,500).

 

 

The Moto X (Gen 2) features a 5.2-inch (1080x1920 pixel) OLED display with a pixel density of 423ppi, and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The handset is powered by a 2.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974-AC) processor, coupled with 2GB of RAM. It also comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera with a f/2.25 lens with 4K video recording and dual-LED ring flash, as well a 2-megapixel front-facing camera capable of 1080p video recording. A 2300mAh battery backs the device.

Motorola Moto X Pure Edition, for those who are unaware, is a fancy name for the unlocked version of Moto X (Gen 2). It is worth mentioning that Motorola Moto X (Gen 2) is only available in 16GB and 32GB variants worldwide and the 64GB inbuilt storage stays Moto X Pure Edition exclusive for now.

 

Start Menu Of Windows 7/10

  

All Programs Auto-Expander was developed for Windows 7 but is compatible with the latest Windows 10 as well.

 

Step 1: First, right-click on All Programs Auto-Expander.exe file, click Send to, and then click Desktop (Create shortcut) to create a shortcut of the same on desktop.


Step 2: Open Run command box by simultaneously pressing Windows+R keys.

Step 3: In the box, type Shell:startup and press Enter key to open the Startup folder.


Step 4: Finally, copy the previously created shortcut to this folder. That’s it! From now on, Start menu will show All Programs instead of recently used programs.

Create Bootable USB Flash Drive Using Ultra ISO

Create Bootable USB Flash Drive Using Ultra ISO

Step 1: Download and install UltraISO software on your PC.

Step 2: The next step is to run UltraISO trial version with admin rights. If you are prompted with Register Now screen, click Continue to Try.. button to use the trial version.

Step 3: In the home screen, click File > Open option to browse to your Windows 7 or Windows 8 ISO file.

Step 4: Next, in the home screen of UltraISO, click on Bootable menu and then click Write Disk Image option to launch Write Disk Image dialog box.

Step 5: In the Write Disk Image dialog, select the Disk Drive as your USB flash drive, select the write method as USB-HDD before hitting the Format button. It will then launch Format Removable Disk dialog, where you need to simply click Start button to begin formatting the flash drive. Please backup all data from the USB device before hitting the Format button.

Step 6: Once the format in done, click Write button and then click Yes for the warning prompt to start the process. When the writing is finished, you will see Burn Successful message event list. Close UltraISO software and connect your USB to a machine to start installing Windows.