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Add blank pages to a PDF
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I would like to add blank pages to the end of a PDF such that I can use the snipping tool to take extracts from the score and add them to the blank pages as a practice list.

The trouble I am having is that if I use this method:
'Edit File' - 'Files' - '+' -  'Blank Pages'
I cannot use the snipping tool on those pages as they are not a PDF

If I then try to convert the blank pages to a PDF using the '3 Dots' I get the following error:
"Unable to load"  followed by the page number and file location.

So I exported the blank pages to PDF using the share button, then import that new PDF, add it to the score using 'Edit File' - 'Files' - '+' - 'Local File'
Great, I can snip and paste onto the blank pages, however the process of exporting has tinted the pages green/grey... (attached image to show what I mean)

- Is there a reason that converting blank pages to PDF causes them to be unable to load?

- Why does exporting to PDF via share button cause the pages to change colour?

- Is there a different method I should be using to get my desired result?

Very much enjoying the app otherwise, appreciate any help!


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#2
The new page ordering UI completely solves this issue. Go to the Files tab of the song editor, tap the page order field for a PDF, and you can then insert blank pages into the PDF (which will work just fine with the snipping tool). As far as your questions:

- Is there a reason that converting blank pages to PDF causes them to be unable to load?

That sounds like a bug. I'll look into it. 

- Why does exporting to PDF via share button cause the pages to change colour?

That's a very good question - I've never seen that before. What setting are you currently using for the page color tone in the display mode settings? This could very well be a bug with the PDF library I'm using. I would need a copy of the PDF you are using to test this though. Send that to mike@zubersoft.com if possible, and if I can reproduce the issue, I'll send it to the company that makes the PDF library so they can fix the bug with their library.

- Is there a different method I should be using to get my desired result?

The page order UI as mentioned above should work better for you. Please note that this *will* modify the PDF used by the song, so if that's not going to work for you, let me know.

Mike
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I wasn't able to reproduce the issue with converting a blank page to a PDF with the latest build, so you'll have to see if you encounter any errors with version 3.8.19. I was able to fix the issue with the color though (it was due to an issue with the bitmap color format, which was RGB565 instead of ARGB8888).

Mike
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