ScanSoft PDF Create! 2, Online Manual

Page 1: ...1 ScanSoft PDF Create 2 Online Guide...

Page 2: ...d the PDF Create logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of ScanSoft Inc in the United States and or other countries All other company names and product names in this publication may be the trade...

Page 3: ...eation This Guide does not document the following items PDF Create Assistant This Assistant is called from the Windows Start menu It lets you compile a list of files to be converted These files may ha...

Page 4: ...space for application files plus 5MB working space during installation 5 MB for Microsoft Installer MSI if not present This is present as part of the operating system in Windows Me Windows 2000 and W...

Page 5: ...r a serial number You will find this on the CD sleeve or on the ScanSoft web site at the download location Be sure to keep the serial number in a safe place it is fully checked only during product act...

Page 6: ...activation Note The user performing installation or un installation should have Administrator rights on the computer Administrator rights are recommended for activation and de activation Note You wil...

Page 7: ...ialog box select the ScanSoft PDF Create as your active printer if it is not already displayed 3 Click OK 4 Specify printing options Enter the target PDF file name and location To view the PDF file se...

Page 8: ...ent 1 On the File menu select Print In the Printer dialog box select ScanSoft PDF Create as your active printer if it is not already displayed 2 Click Properties 3 Select each of the tabs and specify...

Page 9: ...r spacing line breaks and image quality Usually higher resolution produces a more accurate layout but a larger file size Select a resolution Screen 72 dpi Low 150 dpi Medium 300 dpi High 600 dpi 1200...

Page 10: ...e efficient JPEG2000 compression and 128 bit encryption However to view PDF 1 4 compatible files you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5 0 or higher available as a free download from http www ado...

Page 11: ...canSoft PDF Create respects this instruction Use Delete to delete a control Use Default to return supplied controls to default values and remove user defined controls Compression ScanSoft PDF Create i...

Page 12: ...ooth transition from one color or shade to another while ZIP works well for sharper changes For best results you might want to try different compression settings for different documents The default va...

Page 13: ...n specify two passwords Open Password Anyone providing this password can view the PDF it protects This is sometimes called a user password Further use of such a PDF depends on which permissions are se...

Page 14: ...rmarks A page from an existing PDF can also be used as a watermark in a new PDF Watermark Name Choose from standard watermark controls Company logo import your company logo from an image or PDF file D...

Page 15: ...offsets X and Y margins relative to the anchor point Image PDF Browse for an image file BMP DIB JPG PNG TIFF or PCX or a PDF file When a multi page file is chosen specify one page to be used Marked Ar...

Page 16: ...the directory specified in the Pathname field If no directory path is available the file will be stored in the Output directory under the PDF Create installation directory Mail result only do not save...

Page 17: ...nt Settings Select the checkmark and click Edit to specify options for PDF files you create from now on Click an item to modify it Click on Yes or No to change its value Click a multiple choice item t...

Page 18: ...18 About PDF Create 2 Tab View copyright information your serial number and access this Online Guide...

Page 19: ...hat overlay was not used during PDF creation If it was used intentionally check that the chosen files have content suitable for the overlay My PDF viewer will not open the PDF Check that the PDF versi...

Page 20: ...arks on the page The line is the editing cursor for the watermark text PDF creation fails You must have a print enabled application on your system that can handle the source file and that is associate...