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How to edit a content stream?

April 26, 2017content edit stream

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How to edit a content stream?

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Navigate to the page content stream you would like to edit (eg. trailer/Root/Pages/Kids/2/Kids/0/Kids/1/Contents). Since the stream may be compressed make sure that ‘Decode Stream’ is checked in the ‘Options’ menu. Extract the stream data by double-clicking on -DATA- field. Now you can edit content stream in the text editor of your choice (See, How to select a different stream data viewer?). Save the content stream in a separate file or copy the content to the clipboard. Navigate one level up (e.g. trailer/Root/Pages/Kids/2/Kids/0/Kids/1/) and delete old Contents entry. Then create a new stream by selecting ‘New Container/Stream’ in the ‘Object View’ context menu. In the ‘New Stream’ enter the name of the saved content stream or paste data from the clipboard into a ‘Quick Edit’ box. (See, How to embed a file within a document?). Click ‘OK’. Finally, rename the new key (i.e. New_Key_0) in the page dictionary into Contents. Note that certain content stream modifications may require addit