Linearizing PDF documents for faster web display

For efficient access of PDF files over the web, linearize PDF documents. A linearized PDF file is structured in a way that displays the first page of the PDF file in the browser before the entire file is downloaded from the web server. As a result linear PDF documents open almost instantly.

To linearize PDF documents, specify the saveOption attribute of the write action. The following example saves the output file in linear format:

<cfpdf action="write" saveOption="linear" source="myBook.pdf" destination="fastBook.pdf" 
    overwrite="yes">

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