Nuance PDF Converter Professional 5

Nuance's (formerly ScanSoft) PDF Converter Professional 5 combines the versatility of PDF creation, the flexibility of PDF conversion and the power of PDF editing into one application, without any additional software. Version 5 is Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 ready, faster, and more accurate than previous versions. Its features include:

PDF Creation:

• 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.
• Wrap-up multiple documents and file types into a single PDF package. Managing document security and transferring files has never been easier.
• 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.
• 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.
• he 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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Select a range of original files of different types and have them copied as PDF files - into separate PDF files or into a single combined PDF document. 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.
• 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.
• 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.

PDF Conversion:

• 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.
• 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 your PDF files into the Microsoft Office 2007 files formats — .docx, .xlsx, .pptx
• Open and view XPS files within PDF Converter Professional 5, or convert your PDF files into XPS format
• Turn PDF document pleadings into Microsoft Word and Corel WordPerfect documents with a single click.
• Convert multiple Excel spreadsheets to a single workbook.
• Convert your PDF files into PowerPoint slides.
• Includes Logical Form Recognition (LFR), advanced form conversion technology that allows PDF forms to be turned into Microsoft Word forms that can be edited or filled.
• PDF Converter Assistant accelerates the PDF conversion process PDF by eliminating the need to open the document in its native application.
• 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.
• Converting only a few pages from a long PDF document by quickly previewing the pages within a PDF file and selecting a specific page or page range for the conversion process.
• Use passwords to access and convert protected PDF files when additional document security is required.
• Processes files that are created from scanners or image applications, converting them from "image-only" or static files into editable, searchable PDF files.
• Developed in collaboration between Microsoft and Nuance, PDF Converter Professional is seamlessly integrated into the "File Open" menu in Microsoft Word. Short cut buttons and right mouse access is available within Microsoft Word, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer and the Microsoft Windows desktop.

PDF Editing:

• 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.
• PDF page thumbnails and assembly tools allow you to easily manipulate pages in a PDF document to rearrange, add or delete pages with drag and drop ease.
• Copy text, graphics and more into Microsoft Office - just select the area to copy, then paste into Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and more.
• 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.
• Easily add, delete, move, reshape or resize images, including individual graphical elements in pie and bar charts without having to manipulate the entire graphic.
• 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.
• 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.
• Compare two documents to identify small changes instantly without having to read through the entire document.

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