Basic PDF image editing

You can perform many image editing functions via the Tools menu. These include extracting, replacing, despeckling, and rearranging. In most cases it's just a matter of selecting the Select Image tool, selecting the image, and then modifying it. (For related information see the editing PDF images and text feature overview.)

There's tools to rearrange images so that they appear in front or behind other content on the page. While there are others like the despeckle tool that detects the edges in an image and blurs all of the selection except those edges, making it easier to clean up bitmapped images.

To select an image to edit:

1. Do either of the following:
• Choose Tools > Select Image.
• Select the Select Image toolbar button.
2. Click the image to edit.

To extract an image from a PDF document:

1. Open the PDF in Nitro PDF Professional.
2. Choose Tools > Select Image.
3. With the Select Image tool, click the image to extract.
4. Choose Tools > Image Tools > Extract Image.
5. Name the image and save it as either a TIF or JPEG.

1. Open the PDF in Nitro PDF Professional.
2. Choose Tools > Select Image.
3. With the Select Image tool, click the image to replace.
4. Choose Tools > Image Tools > Replace Image.
5. Select a TIF or JPEG file to use as the replacement.

Note: The image will retain the same dimensions as the original one you have just replaced.

To despeckle an image:

1. Open the PDF in Nitro PDF Professional.
2. Choose Tools > Select Image.
3. With the Select Image tool, click the image to despeckle.
4. Choose Tools > Image Tools > Despeckle.

Note: Despeckle cannot be applied to images using indexed, LAB, DeviceN or Separation color space.

To bring an image to the front, or send it to the back:

1. Open the PDF in Nitro PDF Professional.
2. Choose Tools > Select Image.
3. With the Select Image tool, click the image to rearrange.
4. Do either of the following:
• Choose Tools > Image Tools > Bring To Front.
• Choose Tools > Image Tools > Send To Back.

Related info: Nitro Pro 5 Help

Editing an image in PDF
Deleting an image from PDF
Inserting an image into PDF
Extracting an image from a PDF
Cropping an image in a PDF
Resizing an image in a PDF

Related info: Nitro Pro Features

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