[texhax] Using pages from a PDF document as graphics

[Reinhard Kotucha]

>>>>> "Stefan" == Stefan Björk <stefan at raggmunk.nu> writes:

  > I have a PDF document with powerpoint slides. Some of the pages,
  > I'd like to use as figures in my LaTeX document. I have some
  > answers to some of my questions from the FAQ, but I still need
  > guidance.

  > 1. Which is the best source format for figures of this kind?

If you use pdflatex, PDF is the best choice because it can read PDF
directly.

\includegraphics[page=5]{powerpoint.pdf}

The pdftex version you use should not be too old.  

\includegraphics has some options for cropping.  See grfguide.{ps,pdf}.


If you need eps, you can use Acroread to crop a page.  I have version
5.08 for Linux, but I suppose that it works similar with the Windows
version:

  1. Press the button "Graphics Select Tool" or type the letter "G".

  2. Select the region with the left mouse key.

  3. The menu "File->Print..." provides a form where you have to
     choose the option "Selected Graphic".  Then write to a file.

The BoundingBox is still wrong.  You have to repair it manually.  Use
Ghostscript to calculate the correct value:

  gs -q -sDEVICE=bbox -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH xxx.ps

Finally you have to correct the %%BoundingBox: line in the PostScript
header. 

Regards,
  Reinhard

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