Starting the Program from other places. Nuance PDF Converter 7.0 Professional, PDF CONVERTER STANDARD 3 - GUIDE

Starting the Program from other places

To make the services of PDF Converter easy to call on, it can be started from several locations, as described in the following procedures:

The Windows Start Menu

Choose PDF Converter Assistant from the Nuance PDF Professional 6 group in Programs or All Programs. All conversions started from the

Start menu use the PDF Converter Assistant. It allows you to name input

PDF or XPS files from your local computer or a Document Management

System and decide how to handle output files. Display of the created file is optional.

The Open PDF/XPS button in a Microsoft Word Toolbar

1.

Use the Open PDF/XPS button in a Microsoft Word toolbar or the Open PDF/XPS… item in the Word File menu to call an Open dialog box with PDF selected as file type. In Word 2007 go to the

Nuance PDF tab, or access the File menu via the Office button.

2. Choose a single PDF or XPS file, browsing if necessary. Click Open.

3.

The Converter Assistant preview panel displays the first page of the input file. View other pages and set a page range if desired.

4. Select the processing mode with the Mode tool or from the Options

Menu. This calls the settings panel for the chosen mode. Make settings as desired.

5. Click the Output tool or select Word Document (the only possible target) in the Options menu to select saving options including whether to save to Office 2007 or to earlier versions.

6. Press to start conversion, with a progress monitor. The resulting file is displayed in Microsoft Word ready for editing.

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Note: In Office versions before 2007, if you do not see the Open PDF/XPS button in a toolbar, go to View > Toolbars and select Nuance PDF, or open the

Preferences dialog box of the PDF Converter Assistant to enable Microsoft Word integration and restart Word.

The Open Dialog Box in Microsoft Word

1.

Click Word's File Open button

File menu and click Open...

or go to the Microsoft Word

2. Select PDF (Portable Document Format) (*.pdf) or XPS in the Files of type box.

3.

Select the PDF or XPS file you want to convert. Multiple selection is possible; then files are converted one after the other.

4. Click Open. (The picture shows steps 2, 3 and 4.)

5. Conversion starts with or without the Converter Assistant, as specified in the PDF Converter 7.0 Settings dialog box, found in

Word's Tools menu. In Word 2007 and 2010, the PDF Settings button in the Nuance PDF tab displays the dialog box.

6. If the PDF Converter Assistant is enabled, the PDF/XPS is previewed and you can change mode settings before starting the conversion. If the PDF Converter Assistant is disabled, conversion

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starts immediately, using the existing settings for the pre-defined mode.

7.

Converted, editable documents are displayed in Microsoft Word.

8. A converted document will display as if it were still the PDF or XPS file. You must save it as a Word document with the command Save

As...

. If you use Save or Close without saving, you will lose either the converted document or the original file. The program warns you of this:

WordPerfect

Use the Open PDF/XPS item in the File menu of WordPerfect. Select a single PDF file and click Open. View pages in the PDF Converter

Assistant in Left view. Set a page range if desired. Select a mode

(standard or legal document) and its settings. Set output settings. Click the Convert All button. The resulting file is displayed in WordPerfect, ready for editing.

Microsoft Excel

Use the Open PDF/XPS button in a Microsoft Excel toolbar or the

Open PDF/XPS item in the File menu. For Excel 2007 or 2010, see above under Word 2007. Select a PDF or XPS file and click Open. View the

PDF in the PDF Converter Assistant left view. Set a page range if desired.

Click the Spreadsheet button (the only possible mode) to set conversion options, (including one worksheet per table or per page). Set output settings. Click the Convert All button. The resulting file is displayed in

Microsoft Excel ready for editing.

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 or 2010

Use the Open PDF/XPS button in the Nuance ribbon. Select a single PDF or XPS file with content suitable for a slide presentation and click Open. Select settings and a page range if desired. Click the Convert

All button; the converted file appears in PowerPoint 2007 or 2010. To view it in older PowerPoint versions you will need a Microsoft Office compatibility pack.

Windows Explorer

1.

Right-click on a PDF or XPS icon or file name in Windows Explorer or a PDF or XPS icon on your desktop.

2. Choose a conversion mode and target from the shortcut menu. If you choose to use the Assistant, you make these choices in its Preview panel.

Microsoft Outlook

1.

Click the Settings button in the Nuance PDF for Outlook toolbar or the equivalent item in the Nuance PDF menu. Choose to use the Converter Assistant or perform a direct conversion to a target you choose. Specify whether all PDF/XPS attachments should be converted, or request a file list so you can select which files to convert. These settings apply to all conversions until changed.

2.

Select a message with one or more PDF or XPS file attachments.

3.

Click the PDF Converter button in the

Outlook toolbar or in the message toolbar. In Outlook 2007, use the

Nuance PDF tab in the message window.

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