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Table Of Contents
- Why are PDF files popular?
- What PDF Create does for you
- The PDF Product family
- Installation and Activation
- How to Get Help
- Overview of creating PDF files
- Create PDFs from Print dialogs
- Use the PDF Create Assistant
- Create PDFs from Windows Explorer
- Create PDFs from Microsoft Word
- Create PDFs from Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Create PDFs in mailing applications
- Create PDFs from Internet Explorer
- ScanSoft PDF Create! Properties dialog box
- How to overlay PDF files
- How to package files
- Cloud Connectors
- SharePoint and other DMS support
- XPS File Support
- Un-installation
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Nuance PDF Create has a comprehensive HTML Help system. Access it
through a hyperlink in the PDF Create Assistant or through the Nuance
PDF menu in Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
Press F1 to open Help at the topic describing the currently
open panel. Some dialog boxes have Help buttons.
A Release Notes file wi
th latest information is available on the delivery
media and in the program folder. The Nuance web site offers program
information, with a regularly updated knowledge base and user forums.
Note: System requirements are presented on the product box and in the Help.
Overview of creating PDF files
PDF Creation can be done from the following locations as described in
the table and the following sections:
Location Source files Conversion method Target
Print dialog boxes
Current document in
t
he calling application
Individual settings. A page
ra
nge can typically be
specified
Pre-defined or via
Save
As
Windows Start Menu
(plus optionally desktop,
quick load bar and
system tray)
One or more local or
DMS files
Create Assistant, using
profiles
; page ranges are not
supported
User defined. To local
f
ile, to e-mail or both
Windows Explorer
s
hortcut menu
One or more whole
local files
Direct conversion using a
cho
sen profile and assembly
instruction
Pre-defined or via
Sav
e As to local file,
to e-mail or both
Microsoft Word
(Create PDF button)
Whole current Word
file
Direct conversion with current
set
tings. Word and general
settings can be accessed
from Word
Via Save As to local
f
ile, to e-mail or both
Microsoft Excel
(Create PDF button)
Current Excel
w
orkbook or
worksheet
Direct conversion with current
set
tings (can be accessed
from Excel)
Via Save As to local
f
ile, to e-mail or both
Microsoft PowerPoint
20
07 or 2010
(Create PDF button)
Whole current
p
resentation
Direct conversion with current
set
tings (can be accessed
from PowerPoint)
Via Save As to local
f
ile, to e-mail or both