System and method for reflowing content in a structured portable document format (pdf) file

A computer program product for the reflowing of content in a structured portable document format (PDF) document in its native format and including one or more computer readable instructions embedded on a computer readable medium and configured to cause one or more computer processors to perform the steps of:

• adding and/or deleting content in the PDF document;
• reflowing content immediately following the added and/or deleted content until the end of the PDF document,
• wherein the reflowing for the added content includes shifting existing content after the added content to a physical location in the PDF document immediately following the added content, and
• the reflowing for the deleted content includes shifting existing content after the deleted content to a physical location in the PDF document to where the deleted content was originally located;
• and
• displaying the resulting PDF document,
• wherein the steps of adding and/or deleting of the content and the reflowing of the content are performed while the PDF document is maintained in its native format.

A computer implemented system for the reflowing of content in a structured portable document format (PDF) document in its native format, the system comprising:

• an application for adding and/or deleting content in the PDF document;
• a reflow mechanism in communication with the application and configured for reflowing content immediately following the added and/or deleted content until the end of the PDF document,
• wherein the reflowing for the added content includes shifting existing content after the added content to a physical location in the PDF document immediately following the added content, and
• the reflowing for the deleted content includes shifting existing content after the deleted content to a physical location in the PDF document to where the deleted content was originally located;
• and
• displaying the resulting PDF document,
• wherein the adding and/or deleting of the content and the reflowing of the content are performed while the PDF document is maintained in its native format.