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novaPDF v7 User Manual
Copyright © 2011 Softland
PDF documents overlay (could also be called PDF stitching), means that you can insert the
content of a PDF file in another PDF document (either in front of the existing content or as the
background for the existing one) and create a single PDF file containing the merged information.
For example, if you have a PDF template branded with your company information (that shows in
the header/footer) and you received other PDF documents that need to use the same template,
you can overlay the new document with the existing template and create a single merged
branded PDF.
Enable overlay
You can enable the Overlay option by checking Enable Overlay (default is unchecked). This will
allow you to Browse for a PDF file that will be overlayed with the future PDF documents you'll
create.
Overlay with
Information in this section becomes available only if the Enable Overlay option is checked.
File Name
Use the Browse button to find and select an existing PDF document. This document will be used
to overlay its content with the content of other documents you'll print to PDF from. This
information is mandatory if Overlay is enabled (and you can only select PDF files to overlay with).
You can also enter network paths (UNC) in the File Name field in case the PDF you want to use is
not on the local computer. Only a full path is allowed. For example, suppose \\PDF_Server\PC1 is
mapped on your workstation as drive X, then the following paths are both valid and indicate the
same folder: \\PDF_Server\PC1\PDF or X:\PDF. If the network file requires authentication
