PDF Converter 5 Professional

Turn PDF files into fully-formatted, editable documents



PDF Converter Professional 5 is a complete PDF solution designed specifically for the business user. It gives you everything you need to create, convert, and edit PDF files. You can also fill and save online PDF forms with one click, or secure your PDF files by applying digital signatures or using drag-and-drop security settings. New PDF Converter Professional 5 has an easy-to-use interface and will make you a PDF expert in no time. 

PDF Converter Professional delivers on the promise of "Better PDF for Business" by combining the power of PDF creation, the flexibility of PDF editing, and the versatility of PDF conversion into one easy-to-use, affordable application. It provides all the critical business features you need without the cumbersome and costly print and pre-press functionality found in more expensive solutions.




Create

• Create PDF files from any PC application
• Combine multiple files into a single PDF document
• Combine multiple documents within a single PDF file

Convert

• One-click conversion of PDF files into fully-formatted documents
• Convert to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and XPS or Corel WordPerfect
• Convert "static" or scanned PDF files into searchable, editable PDF files

Edit

• Touch up text and images directly within PDF files
• Add notes, annotations, stamps, and watermarks to your PDF files
• Secure your PDF files by applying digital signatures and security settings

Additionally, you can fill and save online PDF forms with one click, or secure your PDF files by applying digital signatures or using drag and drop security settings. Using the intuitive interface, which places commonly-used functionality at your fingertips, you’ll be a PDF expert in no time. PDF Converter Professional 5 truly delivers better PDF for your business.

• Convert to essential new formats - Convert PDF to Microsoft Office 2007 formats including PowerPoint, XPS and more
• PDF creation options - Now you can create PDF Packages, split PDF files and more
• Works better than ever with email - Save space by converting entire folders of email to PDF, complete with attachments
• Faster and more accurate - Now 20% more accurate conversion, 52% faster start-up and up to 60% faster print speeds
• Collaborate on your files - New features like merge comments and document comparison make collaborating simple

PDF Creation

• Industry-standard PDF - Creates 100% industry-standard PDF files that can be read, printed, or processed by popular PDF viewer programs - such as Nuance PaperPort Professional and Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader. Supports PDF versions 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and ISO PDF/A.
• Support for PDF packages - Wrap-up multiple documents and file types into a single PDF package. Managing document security and transferring files has never been easier
• PDF-A support - The PDF-A archiving standard ensures today's PDF files will be able to display and print appropriately for years to come. A new PDF-A button can turn any PDF file into the archive format instantly. Creates PDF files that are compliant with the new public specification from the International Standards Organization, 19005-1 PDF/A.
• Superior creation speed - Produces PDF files up to 300% faster than alternatives.
• Small native file sizes - Creates PDF files that are dramatically smaller than the original document. Supports industry-standard compression options, including loss-less, JPEG 2000 and enables optimization for the Web.
• PDF file size optimizer - The PDF Optimizer allows you to minimize the size of files without compromising the quality. A host of size reduction approaches from down sampling, to compression, and unembedding fonts, allow documents to be ideally sized for sharing and archiving.
• PDF Create Assistant - The PDF Create Assistant makes it a breeze to batch process documents and set up profiles so you have batch settings pre-configured for different types of documents.
• Passwords and security - Secure PDF files by requiring others to know a password in order to view or print a document. 40-bit and 128-bit encryption can also be applied to a PDF file with the user able to control whether the document can be viewed, printed, edited, copied or annotated. Security Profiles can be created so that applying security to your documents can be as simple as a drag-and-drop.
• Built-in digital signature capability - Unlike other PDF solutions, PDF Converter Professional includes everything you need to digitally sign documents for protection and authentication of information. No certificate from a third-party vendor is necessary.
• Automated batch creation - The PDF Create Assistant makes it fast and easy to create PDF documents - from multiple files and multiple file types at the same time. Use drag & drop to add files to a batch, or simply select a range of pages you wish to turn into PDF files.
• Merging documents - Select a range of original files or different types and have them copied as PDF files - into separate PDF files, into a single combined PDF document, or grouped within a PDF Package. You can also merge multiple documents into a single PDF file page-by-page, which is ideal for merging letter text into a letterhead template document, or to merge form data into a form template.
• Watermarks and stamps - Apply watermarks and stamps to your documents from a pre-made library or create your own. Custom watermarks can be applied from other PDF files or created from within the PDF Create Assistant.
• Advanced font embedding, graphics and page size controls
  Supports font embedding for all standard and non-standard fonts, shading and transparency conversions. Select the graphics resolution and control PDF page size and orientation. Supports the creation of custom page sizes and automatically scales in inches, millimeters and points.
• Automatic PDF-to-email - Choose to have PDF files automatically added as an attachment to an email message simplifying the sharing of documents over the Internet.
• Advanced Outlook integration - Users can easily turn individual email messages into PDF, or archive complete folders of email into PDF. File attachments within the email message can be automatically attached in their native format to the PDF or converted to PDF pages that are appended to the mail body.
• Thin Client Citrix and Windows terminal services support - Putting PDF Converter Professional on every desktop is affordable and easy. The product supports a configurable push install and management using MSI, and also supports running over Citrix and Microsoft Windows Terminal Services thin client environments.
• International language support - Supports international double-byte character sets enabling creation of PDF documents using almost any Latin, Cyrillic or Asian character set.
• Does not require Adobe Acrobat or Reader - Create and view PDF files without the need for any additional PDF creation or viewing software.
• Convert PDF into popular word processing formats - Instantly convert PDF files into fully formatted Microsoft Word and Corel WordPerfect documents that look exactly like the originals, including text, columns, tables and graphics. PDF Converter Professional 5 also supports new Office 2007.
• PDF file size optimizer - Minimize the size of files without compromising the quality. PDF Converter Professional lets you easily size documents for sharing and archiving.
• Keep your files safe - With PDF Converter 5 you can secure your PDF files by requiring others to know a password in order to view or print a document. In addition, you can apply 40-bit and 128-bit encryption to a PDF file with the user able to control whether the document can be viewed, printed, edited, copied or annotated.
• Built-in digital signature capability - Unlike other PDF solutions, PDF Converter Professional includes everything you need to sign your documents digitally for protection and authentication of information.
• Advanced integration with Outlook - With PDF Converter you can easily turn individual email messages into PDF files, or archive complete folders of email into PDF.

 PDF Conversion

• Precise conversion of PDF into popular word processing formats - Instantly Convert PDF files into fully formatted Microsoft Word and Corel WordPerfect documents that look just like the originals - complete with text, columns, tables and graphics.
• Spreadsheet conversions - Convert PDF files into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and retain accounting, currency, percentage, date, time and other special formatting that makes it much easier to perform calculations or change data on a converted spreadsheet.
• Convert to Office 2007 formats - Convert your PDF files into the Microsoft Office 2007 files formats - .docx, .xlsx, .pptx
• Convert to Microsoft XPS - Now you can open and view XPS files within PDF Converter Professional 5, or convert your PDF files into XPS format.
• Convert legal documents - Turn PDF document pleadings into Microsoft Word and Corel WordPerfect documents with a single click.
• Convert PDF files into Excel workbooks - Now you can convert multiple Excel spreadsheets to a single workbook.
• Convert PDF forms into Microsoft Word forms - PDF Converter Professional includes Logical Form Recognition (LFR), advanced form conversion technology used by the IRS, Secret Service and other leading organizations that allow PDF forms to be turned into Microsoft Word forms that can be edited or filled.
• Convert PDF files into PowerPoint - Now you can convert your PDF files into PowerPoint slides.
• RealSpeak Text-to-Speech - Our award winning RealSpeak text-to-speech technology adds the power of speech to PDF files! Any PDF document can now be clearly and naturally read aloud or turned into audio files for your Apple iPod or other portable audio device, and newly added playback controls make it easier than ever to read or repeat specific sections of your document.
• PDF Converter Assistant - The PDF Converter Assistant makes it a breeze to batch process documents and set up profiles so you have batch settings pre-configured for different types of documents. Accelerate the PDF conversion process PDF by eliminating the need to open the document in its native application.
• PDF thumbnail preview and page ranges - Converting only a few pages from a long PDF document is now a breeze. Quickly preview the pages within a PDF file and select a specific page or page range for the conversion process.
• Support for PDF passwords and encryption - Use passwords to access and convert protected PDF files when additional document security is required.
• Turn scanned (image) PDF files into searchable PDF files - PDF Converter Professional processes files that are created from scanners or image applications, converting them from “image-only” or static files into editable, searchable PDF files.
• Microsoft Application Integration - Developed in collaboration between Microsoft and Nuance, PDF Converter Professional is seamlessly integrated into the "File Open" menu in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Short cut buttons and right mouse access is available within Microsoft Word, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer and the Microsoft Windows desktop.

PDF Editing

• Design and publish fill able PDF forms - The amazing FormTyper feature automatically discovers form fields and check-boxes, adding standard PDF form elements to your form without changing the original. You can also manually add form elements, including buttons, checkboxes, digital signature fields and more. Full attribute settings are also supported.
• Reorder, cut, copy and paste pages - PDF page thumbnails and assembly tools allow you to easily manipulate pages in a PDF document to rearrange, add or delete pages with drag & drop ease.
• Copy text, graphics and more into Microsoft Office - Have you ever wanted to use a chart or graphic in a PDF within a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation? Now you can with PDF Converter Professional - just select the area to copy, then paste into Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and more.
• Select, edit, cut, copy and paste text within PDF documents - Text tools provide an easy way to add, delete, move or modify text within a PDF file. Change colors, fonts, or point sizes with only a few mouse clicks.
• Select, resize, cut and paste images - Easily add, delete, move, reshape or resize images, including individual graphical elements in pie and bar charts without having to manipulate the entire graphic.
• Add comments and markup documents - Streamline group collaboration using sticky notes and highlighting tools that allow you to emphasize text or certain portions of documents during the creation or review process.
• Merge comments - Eliminate the need to review 5 different versions of the same document in order to assimilate everyone’s comments. With the Merge Comments feature you can create a single “master” document and accept or reject change once.
• Print with comments - Display and print comments to get a convenient synopsis of changes that result when collaborating on PDF documents.
• Add and edit bookmarks and hyperlinks - Add bookmarks and hyperlinks to your documents to quickly find a place in a document or embed a link to important information eliminating wasted time spent searching for information.
• Create a table of contents - Using your bookmarks you can create a Table of Contents page within your PDF files that links to each section of your document.
• Attach application files, audio and video files - Make your PDF files more complete and dynamic by adding application, audio or video files.
• Search for text or files - Use a key word or phrase to find documents on your workstation or network quickly and efficiently.

 

• Windows 2000 (SP 4), Windows XP (SP 2), Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit Editions, or Windows 2003 Server
• Intel Pentium processor or equivalent.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher
• 256MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
• 200MB of free Hard Disk space for application files plus 50MB working space during installation
• SVGA monitor with 256 colors, preferably 16-bit color (called High Color in Windows 2000 and Medium Color in XP) and at least 800x600 resolution
• Windows-compatible pointing device
• CD-ROM drive (for installation of physical version)
• Internet access (for product registration, activation and obtaining live updates for the program)
• If Windows Vista is not installed; Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is required in order to save to DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX file formats (Microsoft Office 2007 formats) The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 can be installed on Windows XP but cannot be installed on Windows 2000
• Sound Card is optionally required for using the functionality of the supplied Text-To-Speech Engine
• Microsoft Office 2007 (SP 1) is required to leverage the complete functionality included for XPS files

Note: Performance and speed will be enhanced if your computer’s processor, memory, and available disk space exceed minimum requirements.