For a full feature overview, please also view the topic New Features.
PDF Creation
You can quickly create industry-standard PDF documents from versions 1.3 to 1.7 from PDF Converter Professional 6 and nearly any Microsoft Windows application using File > Print > ScanSoft PDF Create!, and using shortcut toolbars in applications where they are available (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint 2007), PDF creation is also offered in Lotus Notes and Internet Explorer and (in the Enterprise version) in many Document Management Systems. XPS, PS and EPS files can be converted to PDF. When using the Create Assistant, profiles let you store and re-use creation settings efficiently; there are profiles for different print qualities, creating Searchable PDF and incorporating MRC compression.
PDF Conversion
Now you can unlock the information trapped in PDF files (up to version 1.7) and XPS files. Convert these into a wide range of editable formats (including Office 2007), complete with text, columns, tables and graphics. This includes columns that flow, graphics with editable captions and more. Customized algorithms handle legal documents, forms and convert PDF tables to spreadsheets.
Listen to PDF and Save to Audio Files
Now you can listen to your PDF using Nuance RealSpeak Text-to-Speech technology – on your Apple iPod or MP3 player, using Windows Media Player or right inside PDF Converter Professional. Ideal for everyone – especially those on the go and those with vision challenges.
Document Assembly
You can combine Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or other source files into a single PDF document; automatically create individual PDF documents from multiple files; and drag-and-drop pages from different sources to assemble a new document. You may then freely re-arrange pages; create bookmarks and/or hyperlinks; create table of contents; re-number pages; use the commands Rotate, Crop, Copy, Paste, Delete, Replace, and finally secure and publish the documents.
PDF packages and Portfolios
PDF packages help you group related files, maybe of differing file types, making it easier to handle them e.g. send them by e-mail. A PDF package is a single PDF 1.7 file that contains a set of PDF files created from the input files. The newly introduced Portfolios extend the flexibility of packages. See New Features.
Archive mails, attachments and other Outlook items
t is possible to archive selected Microsoft Outlook items or an entire Outlook folder with or without subfolders. Different archiving methods are available. Outlook items can be stored in separate PDF files, merged into one PDF file or transferred to a PDF package.
Edit Bookmarks and Hyperlinks
Tools are available for creating bookmark trees to logically represent a document; or drag the bookmark tree across files to create a document archive.
Add Revisions and Annotations
The program offers a wide variety of revision tools available on the Comments panel. You can print documents with their comments.
Secure Documents
Documents can be secured using passwords, encryption, digital signatures and certificates, and by setting permitted actions.
Instantly Create PDF Forms
With the FormTyper™ feature, you can easily turn any static PDF form into a fillable PDF form. FormTyper detects form fields, check boxes etc., and overlays standard PDF form elements to the original PDF. You can also add form elements manually, or move, resize and delete existing form elements.
Search PDF Documents
You can create indexes across gigabytes of PDF documents. This Unicode based index engine allows searching of both the file contents and predefined custom document properties fields.
Edit Page Contents
You can insert and manipulate clipart. You can edit text on document pages using the Text Touchup tool.
Digitally Sign PDF Documents
PDF Converter Professional uses industry-standard Public-Private Keys to allow you to add digital signatures to existing PDF documents.
Sending Documents or Pages
You can send selected pages, or a whole document to mail recipients.
Undo – Redo
Many levels of Redo and Undo help you to correct mistakes when editing the PDF document.
Enjoy Intuitive Browsing
Use the Hand tool with the Dynamic Zoom and Loupe to reveal every detail of the page contents.
Tagged PDF
Add a logical structure to your PDF files using profiles, so paragraphs, tables and cells are detected and identified by tags.
Connect to Content Management
The Enterprise version offers built-in integration with popular document management systems that eliminates the tedious need to move between your PDF application and your file system, making it easy with File > Open from and File > Save to.
See also New features.
