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Quick Reference Guide

Welcome to ScanSoft PDF Converter 3

The ScanSoft

PDF Converter 3 lets you unlock PDF files to edit them as Microsoft

Word,

Microsoft Excel, Corel

WordPerfect

, and generic RTF files. It also lets you open PDF files

directly from these applications, edit them and save them in the appropriate file type. It con-

verts Portable Document Format (PDF) files up to and including version 1.6. Encrypted PDF

files can be opened if the required password is provided. PDF Converter distinguishes three

types of PDF conversion: for documents, forms and spreadsheets. You must choose one of

these descriptions before starting the conversion because PDF Converter uses different algo-

rithms for each. Your choices and target applications are as follows:

Most PDF files contain a text layer with standard character encoding. ScanSoft PDF Con-

verter is designed to convert these files directly. PDF files not meeting these criteria must be

converted by Optical Character Recognition (OCR). This is the process of extracting text

from an image. OCR conversion is supplied with the product.

Document

Form

Spreadsheet

True Page

Flowing Column

Logical Form

Recognition (LFR)

Word

WordPerfect

Rich Text (RTF)

Word

Excel

Summary of content (6 pages)

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Quick Reference Guide Welcome to ScanSoft PDF Converter 3 The ScanSoft® PDF Converter 3 lets you unlock PDF files to edit them as Microsoft® Word, Microsoft Excel, CorelTM WordPerfect®, and generic RTF files. It also lets you open PDF files directly from these applications, edit them and save them in the appropriate file type. It converts Portable Document Format (PDF) files up to and including version 1.6. Encrypted PDF files can be opened if the required password is provided.
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Installation and Activation Please remove any previous version of PDF Converter before the installation. 1. Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. The installation program will start automatically. If it does not, locate your CD-ROM drive in Windows Explorer and double-click the converter's setup.exe file. Select a language for installation. The InstallShield® Wizard will appear. (If you have downloaded the converter from the ScanSoft web site, double-click its setup.exe file.) 2.
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Presenting the Program PDF Converter has two dialog boxes, each containing tabbed panels: PDF Converter Assistant This lets you start conversions and control the process. Its first panel shows you a preview of the PDF file to be converted. It lets you specify whether the PDF should be handled as a document, as a form or as a spreadsheet, and set a page range if desired. The following panels are Document Options, Form Options and Spreadsheet Options.
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Starting the Program 3. The Open Dialog Box in Microsoft Word To make the services of PDF Converter easy to call on, it can be started from several locations, as described in the following procedures: 1. Click the File Open button or go to the Microsoft Word File menu and click Open... 2. Click the PDF (Portable Document Format) (*.pdf) format in the Files of type box. 3. Select the PDF file you want to convert. Multiple selection is possible. 4. Click Open. (See the screen shot). 5.
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4. WordPerfect Use the Open PDF item in the File menu of WordPerfect to call the PDF Converter Assistant, displaying its Preview panel. It allows you to name an input PDF file and an output WordPerfect document file. The resulting file is displayed in WordPerfect, ready for editing. 5. Microsoft Excel Use the Open PDF button in a Microsoft Excel toolbar or the Open PDF item in the File menu to call the PDF Converter Assistant, displaying its Preview panel.
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Handling Mixed PDF Files Language Support PDF files often have mixed content: flowing text, tables and forms. In many cases you can process these files with the setting Document and receive good results. For more precise control, your can use page ranges to separate forms and tables and convert them separately.