Converting Documents to PDF

There are a number of different ways to create PDF files using PDF Converter 3 Professional:

PDF Create Assistant is one of the modules included with PDF Converter 3 Professional. It allows for creation of one or many PDF documents in a single function. The documents can be created as:

• One document per file
• Combined into one single file
• Overlay multiple files into one PDF document

It should be noted that some types of document formats are not readily handled with PDF Create Assistant and require one of the other methods of creation as described below. Examples of files that work well with PDF Create Assistant are Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. I found that some HTML documents and other file formats could be created into PDF files using PDF Create Assistant and others couldn't depending on the complexity of the document. A layout tool is also part of PDF Create Assistant allowing:

• Control of your document's layout to allow it to fit almost any standard or custom paper stock or size format currently available
• Control of your document's resolution: Screen (72 dpi), Low (150 dpi), Medium (300 dpi), High (600 dpi), 1200 or 2400 dpi (dots per inch).
• Control your documents' scale. Reduce or enlarge a document, and by what percentage, between 1 and 1000 percent.

Finally, PDF Converter Assistant allows the user to:

• Select the revision of PDF to be converted to either: 1.3 which is compatible with Acrobat Reader versions prior to version 5; 1.4 which is compatible with version 5; and 1.5 which is compatible with version 6 and later
• Embed any non-standard font that your document may contain
• Choose document compression ranging from loss level 100 to 0, with 100 being the most exact
• Choose security ranging from none to: no copy, no print, no modify, & no annotate just to name a few
• Choose the addition of a watermark from an included library or create your own

Other PDF creation techniques include:

• Choosing File / Create PDF / from File in main toolbar
• Choosing File / Create PDF (also in the main toolbar) and choosing a multiple file command, to call the Create PDF dialog box. This can also be done with the corresponding icons from the Main Toolbar.
• From the print dialog box in any print-capable Microsoft Windows application. A special printer driver is installed allowing you to create PDF files from most documents that you send to this driver.
• Using the shortcut menu of a source file. Simply right click on the document to reveal the short cuts installed by PDF Converter 3 Professional.
• Using "drag-and-drop". You can drag-and-drop PDF files onto the PDF Converter Professional program window to have them opened - up to a "Maximum Opened Files" limit , preset under Preferences. You can also drag-and-drop documents (*.doc, *.txt), Excel sheets (*.xls), PowerPoint slides (*.ppt) to have them converted.

Converting PDF Files

One of the more interesting features of PDF Converter Professional is the ability to convert PDF documents to one of the following formats:

• Word document
• Word form
• Excel document
• Word Perfect Document

PDF Converter assistant is one of the modules included in this robust package. It can be opened either from the tool bar or from any of the following:

• The Open dialog box in Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Windows Explorer
• Microsoft Excel
• Corel WordPerfect

Once an input PDF file name is chosen, a preview of its first page appears in the Preview pane. Click inside it to see an enlarged view in a separate window. Close this window with OK if you want to view other pages. Use the navigation buttons to go to the next page, last page, previous page and first page. The display shows how many pages are in the file.