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Okular is a universal document viewer based on KPDF for KDE 4.

Okular is the document viewer for KDE SC 4 (although it does not require the full KDE desktop). It is based on KPDF and it replaced KPDF, KGhostView, KFax, KFaxview and KDVI in KDE 4. Its functionality can be easily embedded in other applications.

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How to "save" a rotated pdf file

I have a pdf file shown upside down. So I use Okular to rotate it and it looks good. The problem is, The next time I open it with other software, it's still upside down. If I open it with Okular, it is not. I am wondering what's happening…
Peng Zhang
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Clicking links in pdfs opened with Okular opens Abiword (instead of the default browser)

I work with Xubuntu 12.04 and use Okular (version 0.14.3) to view pdf files. If I click a web link in a pdf file (created with "pdflatex" using the "hyperref" package), "Abiword" (It's a word-processing software, like Libreoffice writer) is opened…
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How do you change the default document viewer to Okular?

I have just started using Okular and I love it. It has a lot of functionality that I need when I am in pdfs and it already opens up epubs automatically. How to I get it to open pdfs by default instead of "Document Viewer?" I appreciate the help!
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Is there a pdf reader that displays animations?

I'm creating a presentation and need to include some animations. I placed the animation in the pdf file using Beamer (after storing the animation in a bunch of png files). Now, when I open the file on Okular or Evince, I don't see any animation.…
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Cannot find Highlight tool in Adobe Reader or Okular

I use Elementary OS Luna 64 bit. I'm trying to get the PDF annotating tools for highlighting text on PDF documents. I tried Adobe Reader and Okular. But both haven't that feature on my PC. But when I gogling I could see that both of those readers…
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How to add a Signature stamp to Okular

I'd like to have my own signature as a stamp for Okular. In folder /usr/share/okular there is a config file drawingtools.xml and in folder /usr/share/okular/pic the is a stamps.svg containing some pictures with stamps. But it seems not to be made…
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Okular can't read pdf files

I recently have installed Okular on my Ubuntu 14.04. The problem is when I open pdf files, okular gives me the error "Can not find a plugin which is able to handle the document being passed." When I ran Okular by Terminal, this is the message I…
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How to Install Okular 0.15 on 12.04 LTS?

See here for reference: http://okular.kde.org/news.php The new version includes an option to save annotations to the PDF file itself. That's why I am very eager to try out. Is there any PPA from which I could install this new version? Edit:…
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How to preserve highlighting and annotations created in Okular?

I have to read through various research papers and during the course I have to highlight and annotate. But if I rename the file later or change machine the highlights and annotations will be missing since they are stored separately. How can I…
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Auto-Saving in Okular - is it possible?

Is there a way of auto-saving annotations and highlights in Okular 0.19.3? Every time I make a change, I got to Ctrl+Shift+S to save it, and sometimes I forget it, I close the window and the software doesn't show a reminder window (as some others do…
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Okular instances does not group under single icon in desktop dock on Ubuntu 17.10

After upgrading to Ubuntu 17.10, multiple instances of okular will no longer group under a single icon in the desktop dock. I am running 17.10 under X.org, and if it matters: I am viewing PDF files with okular. All other applications I have tested…
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Stay in Annotation mode in Okular?

I am trying to markup a PDF that I have in Okular. I would like to make a lot of notes with my Bamboo tablet, but every time I lift the pen, I go back to the default mode. This obviously defeats the purpose. Is there a way to stay in Annotation…
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Suddenly Okular will not open any more

I have made my laptop double boot a few months again, with Ubuntu 18.04.1 . I have been working with okular to open pdf files (for the commenting option) but suddenly okular doesn't work anymore. When trying to open okular I get the following…
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The "Speak Text" feature in Okular is not working. How do I get it to work?

I'm currently using Ubuntu 18.04 and Okular for viewing pdf documents. I thought it would be convenient if I could use the text to speech feature. I tried following all the instructions given here:…
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Why do PDFs with forms create black bars on some pages?

I am using Ubuntu 14.04. I've been working with PDFs with forms, and recently I've had some issues with a set of character sheets for D&D; they come with forms so that you can save your character digitally, but when I use any of the document…
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