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  • Page 1 novaPDF Paperless office solutions novaPDF User Manual Copyright © 2011 Softland...
  • Page 2 novaPDF User Manual for novaPDF Professional version 7 by Softland This documentation contains proprietary information of Softland. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recoding, or otherwise, without permission from Softland.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Table of Contents Part I novaPDF ........................... Installing novaPDF ................................6 What edition to choose? ................................7 Feature matrix ................................11 Installation ................................. 11 Command line ................................14 System requirements ................................14 novaPDF SDK ........................... Using novaPDF ................................15 Introduction ................................
  • Page 4 novaPDF v7 ................................. 77 Signature position ................................78 Links ................................80 Bookmarks ................................. 81 Add/Edit Bookmark ................................83 Watermarks ................................. 84 New/Edit Image Watermark ................................. 87 New/Edit Text Watermark ................................. 89 Custom Position ................................. 91 Copy Watermark ................................92 Save .................................

  • Page 5: Part I Novapdf

    novaPDF Part...

  • Page 6: Installing Novapdf

    novaPDF v7 novaPDF Installing novaPDF 1.1.1 What edition to choose? There are three licensing options for novaPDF: Lite, Standard and Professional. novaPDF Lite implements the basic functionality of a printer driver, giving users the possibility to create high-quality searchable PDF files from any Windows application. Main features: ·...

  • Page 7: Feature Matrix

    novaPDF · Digitally sign PDF files - you will be able to apply digital signatures to generated PDF files. · 40 bit/128 bit encryption - full 40-bit and 128-bit encryption is supported by novaPDF Professional and the user is able to control whether the PDF can be viewed, printed, modified, annotated or if it should permit copying/pasting content from it.
  • Page 8 novaPDF v7 Free updates (for minor versions) Free technical support Embedding images Embedding formulas and tables novaPDF Add-ins for Microsoft Office Page - Predefined Sizes Page - Custom Sizes Page - Orientation Page - Resolution (72 to 2400 dpi) Page - Scaling (1-400%) Page - Margins (Left, Right, Top and Bottom) Page - Zoom (1-400%) Page - Align...
  • Page 9 novaPDF Document - Set info (Title, Subject, Author, Keywords) Document - Set start page Document - Set page layout Document - Show panels Document - Magnification Security - Encryption level (none, 40-bit, 128-bit) Security - Set document permissions Security - Password protection (user, owner) PDF Signatures - Use system certificates PDF Signatures - Use signature from file PDF Signatures - Customize PDF signature...
  • Page 10 novaPDF v7 Save - Prompt Save As dialog Save - Use predefined settings Save - Append/Insert content in existing PDF files Save - Advanced settings (e.g. ignore blank pages) Save - Automatic actions in case of name conflicts Save - Open PDF or run program after save Overlay - Enable overlay with existing PDF file Overlay - Actions in case overlay file is shorter Overlay - Custom position for the overlayed file...

  • Page 11: Installation

    novaPDF 1.1.3 Installation Install To install novaPDF on your computer you need to have administrative rights. The installation process does not take much time. All you need to do is follow the instructions of the "Setup - novaPDF" wizard. If this is the first time you install, there is no need to reboot at the end of the setup; you can print to novaPDF right after it is installed on your machine.
  • Page 12 novaPDF v7 Instructs Setup to be silent or very silent. When Setup is silent the wizard and the background window are not displayed but the installation progress window is. When a setup is very silent this installation progress window is not displayed. Everything else is normal, so for example error messages during installation are displayed.
  • Page 13 novaPDF no - Norwegian pl - Polish pt - Portuguese ro - Romanian ru - Russian sc - Chinese Simplified si - Slovenian sr - Serbian sv - Swedish tr - Turkish vi - Vietnamese uk - Ukrainian /DefaultLang="language" Specifies the default language. Use short language codes (exactly as those listed for the / Languages parameter above) or the REGST constant for Use regional settings option.

  • Page 14: System Requirements

    novaPDF v7 profile. This option is used only by the Server edition, and the active profile must be a public profile. Below is an example of how to call the silent installer: novapp.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NOCANCEL /NORESTART /PrinterName="novaPDF v7" Uninstall novaPDF When installing novaPDF, there will be added a Start Menu folder for the novaPDF.

  • Page 15: Using Novapdf

    novaPDF · silent install novaPDF on the client machine by using the silent installer provided in the novaPDF SDK · customize novaPDF settings using the provided COM interface (for instance set the output file name and folder, document info,...). · start a print job from your application and write to the printer device context as you wish. All your drawing will be converted to PDF.
  • Page 16 novaPDF v7 Convert a file to PDF Enter the path to the document you want converted into PDF or use the Browse button to select it. Once you selected the document click on the Create button. This will start the application associated with the document you selected, and will ask you where to save the PDF file (can be configured to save it automatically via the Printing Preferences->Save tab).
  • Page 17 novaPDF novaPDF Add-ins for Microsoft Office During installation novaPDF gives the option to install an add-ins for Microsoft Office applications. By default is checked and it will add in the supported Microsoft Office applications (for now is available in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint) another tab called novaPDF that will let users create PDF files directly from the Office interface by simply clicking a button.

  • Page 18: Create Pdf From Office Applications

    novaPDF v7 Using novaPDF printer driver - advantages: · Converts to PDF from any applications. It will let you convert to PDF any type of document that supports printing. The conversion is done in the same way you would print to a regular printer, just that instead of the regular printer you'll have to select the novaPDF printer driver.
  • Page 19 novaPDF Add-in for Microsoft Office · Click on Save As PDF and you'll be asked for a location where to save the resulting PDF file Configure the settings of novaPDF Add-in for Microsoft Office: The add-in installs with default settings, but those can be modified if you need advanced customization of the resulting PDF.
  • Page 20 novaPDF v7 Convert Word Bookmarks to PDF Bookmarks This is checked by default and will convert any Bookmarks defined already in the current document to bookmarks in the resulting PDF files. Convert Word Headings to PDF Bookmarks If this is checked, you can select which headings from the Word document will be transformed into bookmarks in the resulting PDF files.

  • Page 21: Create Pdf From Microsoft Excel

    novaPDF Generate PDF Links If this is checked, all links in the current document will be detected and converted as active links in the resulting PDF file. Convert cross document links If checked it will convert links pointing to other documents. ·...
  • Page 22 novaPDF v7 applications (for now only in Word, Excel and PowerPoint) another tab called novaPDF that will let users create PDF files directly from the Office interface by simply clicking a button. Create PDF files from Microsoft Excel using the novaPDF Add-in for Microsoft Office: ·...
  • Page 23 novaPDF Use novaPDF printer This will detect if you have other editions/versions of novaPDF installed and you'll be able to select which version/edition to use for the current conversion process. Convert sheet names to PDF bookmarks If this is checked, sheet names from the Excel workbook will become bookmarks in the resulting PDF file.

  • Page 24: Create Pdf From Microsoft Powerpoint

    novaPDF v7 Convert cross reference links If checked this will convert the cross-reference links from Excel (links that point the reader to various places within the same document). Convert Internet links If checked this will convert all hyperlinks pointing to Internet addresses in the resulting PDF document.
  • Page 25 novaPDF Save document before printing When checked, it will save any changes done to the currently opened document before doing the conversion to PDF. Convert document information If you have any information added via document properties in Word, you can have that recognized and transmitted in the PDF as Document Information (i.e.

  • Page 26: Create Pdf From Any Application

    novaPDF v7 Generate PDF Links If this is checked, all links in the current document will be detected and converted as active links in the resulting PDF file. Convert cross document links If checked it will convert links pointing to other documents. ·...
  • Page 27 novaPDF add-in installed, you can create PDF files from any Office application without having to go to File- Print. You simply have to click on the novaPDF tab, and then on the Save PDF button to create the PDF file. However, if you chose not to install the add-in, you can still create PDF files from all Microsoft Office applications, but in the general form that of printing to it like to a regular printing.
  • Page 28 novaPDF v7 How to create PDF files from NotePad 1.Open the NotePad document that you want to convert to a PDF file 2.Go to File->Print and select novaPDF from the Printers' list 3.Click on Print and choose a location for your PDF file novaPDF v7 User Manual Copyright ©...
  • Page 29 novaPDF Printing a test page After installation you can test if novaPDF is working properly by printing a test page. To print a test page in Windows Vista: 1.Go to Start and click on Printers (if you have the Classic menu go to Start->Settings- >Printers) 2.In the Printers window, right-click novaPDF and select Properties novaPDF v7 User Manual...
  • Page 30 novaPDF v7 3.In the novaPDF Properties window, click on Print Test Page novaPDF v7 User Manual Copyright © 2011 Softland...
  • Page 31 novaPDF 4.You will be prompted to select a location and name for the test PDF file. Choose one and click Save. 5.After the PDF was created and saved, it will open in your default PDF reader and you will see the printed test page. If novaPDF is not registered, a notice is printed at the end of the PDF file.
  • Page 32 novaPDF v7 To print a test page in Windows XP or Windows 2003 Server: 1.Go to Start and click on Printers and Faxes (if you have the Classic menu go to Start- >Settings->Printers and Faxes) 2.In the Printers and Faxes window, right-click novaPDF and select Properties 3.In the novaPDF Properties window, click on Print Test Page 4.You will be prompted to select a location and name for the test PDF file.
  • Page 33 novaPDF 5.After the PDF was created and saved, it will open in your default PDF reader and you will see the printed test page. If novaPDF is not registered, a notice is printed at the end of the PDF file. This can be removed from further created PDF files by purchasing a license and registering it.

  • Page 34: Select Profile

    novaPDF v7 2.In the Printers and Faxes window, right-click novaPDF and select Printing Preferences 3.novaPDF Printing Preferences window will be displayed and you will have the option to change the various settings available (grouped in tabs) To access the novaPDF Printing Preferences window in Windows 2000: 1.Go to Start and click on Printers 2.In the Printers window, right-click novaPDF and select Printing Preferences 3.novaPDF Printing Preferences window will be displayed and you will have the option to...
  • Page 35 novaPDF File name In the file name field you can: · manually type a name for the generated PDF file without specifying the path, in this case the PDF will be saved in the last used folder · use the Browse button to select a location where the PDF should be saved If a PDF file with the same name already exists in the destination, the new PDF file will either be merged with it (if you chose to do so in the Merge with PDF file section) or you'll be asked to overwrite it.

  • Page 36: Change Options

    A-1b for the RGB colorspace. PDF/A is a PDF file format used for long-term archiving of documents in electronic format. It uses PDF Reference 1.4 (implemented in Adobe Acrobat 5) and complies with the ISO Standard - ISO 19005-1:2005. When the PDF/A -1b (RGB) option is checked, several options will be set as default ones to ensure the compatibility: the Fonts will be Always embedded, the file links option will be unchecked (if checked previously) and all Security settings will be disabled.
  • Page 37 novaPDF options (such as password-protecting the pdf, disallowing copy/paste, ...). The options set here only apply to the document currently being printed, they are not saved in the profile. To have these options changed globally (in the profile), they need to be set from the Printing Preferences window.

  • Page 38: Document

    novaPDF v7 1.2.3.2.1.1 Document The Document page from the Change Options window contains settings for PDF document information and how the PDF document should be opened by the default PDF reader. Note that these options apply only for the document currently being printed, they are not saved in the current profile.

  • Page 39: Graphics

    Application default option, which means that if you open the PDF in a PDF reader (i.e. Adobe Reader) and you print it to a regular printer, the page scaling will be that already set in the PDF reader. However if you change the option to None, the PDF file will be forced to no scaling at all when printed via the PDF reader (unless you intentionally modify the scaling in the PDF reader).

  • Page 40: Configure Email

    novaPDF v7 Predefined The Predefined drop-down list allows you to quickly select a set of settings from the options list- view: Compress, Downsample, Convert, None or Custom. Options list The list contains information for all available graphics options. The Options column shows the name of the graphic option while the Description column displays information about the option's properties.
  • Page 41 novaPDF Send Email You can enable or disable the email feature by checking or unchecking this checkbox. If email feature is enabled, you should configure email properties. Delivery method This group allows choosing an option to open or send an email using the default email client or a custom configured SMTP server.

  • Page 42: Security

    (anyone can open the PDF document). · Low Level (40 bits) - for Adobe Reader 3.0 and above. The PDF document will be encrypted with a low level encryption algorithm. You can setup passwords for opening the document and other access permissions for printing, editing or extracting text and graphics.

  • Page 43: Network User

    novaPDF · Extract text and graphics - if this is unchecked, the resulting PDF file will not allow text/ graphics extraction, including copying text from the PDF file · Modify annotations, fill forms High Level (128 bits): · Print document (possibly not at the highest quality level, if Print High Resolution is not allowed) ·...

  • Page 44: Extended Save Dialog (Restricted)

    novaPDF v7 If you need to use as an watermark an image that's located on another computer in your network, you'll need to enter the username and password of a user that has access to that computer (if your currently logged-in user doesn't have access rights). The User name field is for the username.
  • Page 45 A-1b for the RGB colorspace. PDF/A is a PDF file format used for long-term archiving of documents in electronic format. It uses PDF Reference 1.4 (implemented in Adobe Acrobat 5) and complies with the ISO Standard - ISO 19005-1:2005. When the PDF/A -1b (RGB) option is checked, several options will be set as default ones to ensure the compatibility: the Fonts will be Always embedded, the file links option will be unchecked (if checked previously) and all Security settings will be disabled.

  • Page 46: Change Options

    novaPDF v7 Change options Press the Change options button to open the Change Options window, that lets you set different options for the current document only, such as the Document information, Graphics, Configure Email and Security. Stay on top This is checked by default, and it makes the Select Profile window topmost (shown in front of other windows), this way being easily visible when there are many windows opened.

  • Page 47: Document

    novaPDF resulting PDF file (for the current document only). More info on the Graphics page. Configure Email Allows you to enable the option to send PDF via email when the PDF is generated, select different delivery methods and configure the email to be sent (for the current document only). More info on the Configure Email page.

  • Page 48: Graphics

    Application default option, which means that if you open the PDF in a PDF reader (i.e. Adobe Reader) and you print it to a regular printer, the page scaling will be that already set in the PDF reader. However if you change the option to None, the PDF file will be forced to no scaling at all when printed via the PDF reader (unless you intentionally modify the scaling in the PDF reader).

  • Page 49: Configure Email

    novaPDF Predefined The Predefined drop-down list allows you to quickly select a set of settings from the options list- view: Compress, Downsample, Convert, None or Custom. Options list The list contains information for all available graphics options. The Options column shows the name of the graphic option while the Description column displays information about the option's properties.
  • Page 50 novaPDF v7 Send Email You can enable or disable the email feature by checking or unchecking this checkbox. If email feature is enabled, you should configure email properties. Delivery method This group allows choosing an option to open or send an email using the default email client or a custom configured SMTP server.

  • Page 51: Security

    (anyone can open the PDF document). · Low Level (40 bits) - for Adobe Reader 3.0 and above. The PDF document will be encrypted with a low level encryption algorithm. You can setup passwords for opening the document and other access permissions for printing, editing or extracting text and graphics.

  • Page 52: Save As Dialog

    novaPDF v7 · Extract text and graphics - if this is unchecked, the resulting PDF file will not allow text/ graphics extraction, including copying text from the PDF file · Modify annotations, fill forms High Level (128 bits): · Print document (possibly not at the highest quality level, if Print High Resolution is not allowed) ·...

  • Page 53: Save As Dialog (Restricted)

    novaPDF File name In the file name field you can: · manually type a name for the generated PDF file without specifying the path, in this case the PDF will be saved in the last used folder · browse and select a location where the PDF should be saved By default, if a PDF file with the same name already exists in the destination you'll be asked to overwrite it.

  • Page 54: Configuring Novapdf

    novaPDF v7 Folder The Folder field is greyed out and you cannot change the folder where the PDF is saved. You can remove this restriction if you go to Printing Preferences->Save->Prompt Save As dialog and in Configure Save Options and check the option Allow change folder. File name In the file name field you can: ·...
  • Page 55 novaPDF Page size This group allows you to select one of the predefined page sizes or enter a custom page size. Predefined You can select a predefined form from the drop down list when this option is selected. The width and height of the selected form are shown in the fields below.
  • Page 56 novaPDF v7 The field defaults to the previously selected predefined form's height. Units You can change the measurement units from the Units drop down list. The available values are millimeters, inches and points. Changing the units will recalculate the Width and Height values. Graphic Specifies the resolution and scale of the document.

  • Page 57: Manage Predefined Forms

    novaPDF 1.3.1.1 Manage Predefined Forms In the Manage Predefined Forms window you can view, add, copy, update and delete predefined forms (page sizes/formats). The window can be opened by pressing the Manage button placed on the Page section of the Printing Preferences window.

  • Page 58: Margins And Zoom

    novaPDF v7 Select the measurement units for the predefined form's width and hight. The available values are millimeters, inches and points. Changing the units will recalculate the Width and Height values. Name Short name of the selected predefined form. You can modify it if the selected predefined form is of custom type.
  • Page 59 novaPDF Margins You can define a region around the document that will remain empty when printing. Margins can be defined for all sides individually. The numbers you enter are expressed in the selected measurement unit. Left You can set the left margin of the page by entering a value or pressing the Up and Down arrows. The number you enter is expressed in the selected measurement unit.
  • Page 60 novaPDF v7 You can select a simple adjustment (only by the margins) or a more complex one which involves zooming, aligning and changing the origin of the document content. Fit whole page to margins If the "Fit whole page to margins" radio button is selected, the output page will be automatically zoomed so it will fit in the printing region.

  • Page 61: Graphics

    novaPDF Reset to Default Set all options to the default values (no margins and Fit whole page to margins option selected). 1.3.2 Graphics The Graphics page of the Printing Preferences window allows you to compress, downsample or convert text and images to reduce the size of the resulting PDF file. The window can be opened by choosing the Printing Preferences menu item when novaPDF is selected in the Printers and Faxes window and clicking the Graphics tab.

  • Page 62: Compression

    novaPDF v7 All changes you make on this page are saved in the active profile. For more details on how to manage profiles consult the Profiles section. The active profile is shown at the top of the window having in parenthesis what type of profile it is. For example if Profile1 (Private profile) is shown at the top, it means that the name of the active profile is Profile1 and it is a private profile) 1.3.2.1 Compression...

  • Page 63: Downsampling

    novaPDF compression is used. Monochrome Images Enable compression If checked monochrome images will be compressed. Method Monochrome images will be compressed using ZIP compression. Level Available compression levels are: Fastest, Normal and Maximum. By default, Normal level of compression is used. 1.3.2.2 Downsampling Options on this window are used to configure downsampling for monochrome images, indexed images and high color images.

  • Page 64: Fonts

    novaPDF v7 Enable conversion If checked colors for text and graphics, indexed images or high color images will be converted. That means the images will be added in the PDF file with converted to grayscale or monochrome (black/white) color. Convert to grayscale Each color will be converted to a gray value between 0 and 256.
  • Page 65 novaPDF Embed font subsets You can choose to embed only subsets of font files by checking the Embed Font Subsets check box. This will generate smaller PDF files, so this setting is enabled by default. When using characters that are not in the standard Latin character set (eastern European character set, Japanese, Chinese, Korean or other character sets) the font subset is included in the PDF file, no matter if the font subsets checkbox is set or not, because otherwise these characters will not be included in the generated PDF files.

  • Page 66: Document

    novaPDF v7 The list can be filled from the Available fonts list using the right arrow button. You can select multiple items from the list and remove them using the left arrow button from the form. Never embed fonts Once checked, this option will prevent embedding of the fonts from the list below into the PDF file. The list can be filled from the Available fonts list using the right arrow button.
  • Page 67 novaPDF Document Information The Document Information is specific for each printed document and should be set on each printing job. If you wish, you can use some <Default> tags that will fill automatically the fields with information from the printing job. Title Sets the document title.

  • Page 68: Security

    Application default option, which means that if you open the PDF in a PDF reader (i.e. Adobe Reader) and you print it to a regular printer, the page scaling will be that already set in the PDF reader. However if you change the option to None, the PDF file will be forced to no scaling at all when printed via the PDF reader (unless you intentionally modify the scaling in the PDF reader).
  • Page 69 (anyone can open the PDF document). · Low Level (40 bits) - for Adobe Reader 3.0 and above. The PDF document will be encrypted with a low level encryption algorithm. You can setup passwords for opening the document and other access permissions for printing, editing or extracting text and graphics.

  • Page 70: Signature

    novaPDF v7 · Extract text and graphics · Modify annotations, fill forms (if Modify document content is allowed, create or modify interactive form fields) · Print high resolution (print the document to a representation from which a faithful digital copy of the PDF content could be generated. When this is not allowed, but Print document is allowed, printing is limited to a low level representation of the appearance, possibly of degraded quality (150dpi maximum image quality).
  • Page 71 novaPDF Enable signatures You can enable the Signature option by checking Enable signatures (default is unchecked). This will allow you to Browse for a system certificate that will be used to sign the PDF, or select it from a file. Certificate Information in this section becomes available only if the Enable signatures option is checked.

  • Page 72: Select Certificate

    novaPDF v7 are both valid and indicate the same folder: \\PDF_Server\PC1\PDF or X:\PDF. If the network file requires authentication (different from your user login) you have to click on Connect using a different user name and enter the username/password. Preview In the Preview section you'll see an automatically generated view based on the signature selected.

  • Page 73: Create Certificate

    novaPDF certificate, then this column will display the top-level authority that vouches for the validity of the signer (i.e. Verisign) · Expires - Date when the digital signature validity expires · Friendly Name - Alias for the name of the signature View This button opens a new window with details about the currently-selected certificate.
  • Page 74 novaPDF v7 Common name You can enter the name of the issuer, and this is also the name that will be used for the certificate. When someone will open your signed PDF, it will show them that it was Signed by: <Common name>.

  • Page 75: Customize Signature

    novaPDF 1.3.6.2 Customize signature This window is used to customize attributes for a newly added PDF signature. It is opened by pressing the Customize... button placed on the Signature window, from the Printing Preferences dialog. Preview This will show you in realtime how the signature will look. Signature size This will let you modify the width and height of the signature (in millimeters, inches or point depending on your selection) if you don't want to leave the default dimensions in place.
  • Page 76 novaPDF v7 When this is checked, options under the Graphic image section will be enabled. Enter a path to the image in the File name field (or use its browse button) as well as the opacity of the image. Graphic name If checked this will show as an enlarged image in the left part of the certificate, the name of the certificate (Common Name).

  • Page 77: Signature Position

    novaPDF Check to override the default font size for the information displayed in the certificate details section. 1.3.6.3 Signature position This window is used to customize the position of a digital signature in the final PDF document. It is opened by pressing the Position... button from the Signature window. Size You can enter custom dimensions for the digital signature in the Width and Height fields.

  • Page 78: Links

    novaPDF v7 If you set this option, the content of the signature to be inserted will be aligned to the right margin. At the same time the Center horizontally option will be disabled and the Left origin is calculated automatically. Align to bottom If you set this option the content of the signature to be inserted will be aligned to the bottom margin.
  • Page 79 novaPDF Local Files You can enable local link detection and automatically checking detected links for validity. Detect file names and convert them to PDF links If this option is enabled, the text in the printed document will be parsed and texts that will match a file name, including its path, will be marked in the PDF as links to file.

  • Page 80: Bookmarks

    novaPDF v7 · Border color - default is set to blue Set text color same as border color If this is checked, the text color of the link will be set to match the one used for the border. On the bottom of the page you can see an example of how the PDF links will look like. All changes you make on this page are saved in the active profile.

  • Page 81: Add/Edit Bookmark

    novaPDF Allow multiline bookmarks By checking this option, you can choose to allow the detection of bookmarks placed on consecutive lines in a PDF file. If you leave this check box unchecked, such bookmarks will be detected as different ones. Match bookmarks regardless of level By choosing this option, in case two consecutive detected bookmarks don't have consecutive levels, some intermediary "dummy"...
  • Page 82 novaPDF v7 Definitions list The list-view contains information for all the definitions of the current bookmark: · Name - definition name · Description - contains the detection attributes for the currently selected definition, such as: font, size, style The New button adds a new definition, with default detection options values, at the end of the list.

  • Page 83: Watermarks

    novaPDF · Size and Size margin · Style - Bold and/or Italic · Color - you may choose a color from the color palette using the Choose button · Enabled - this option signifies whether the currently selected definition will be taken into consideration Display options This group allows you to set how the detected bookmarks will be formatted and displayed in the...

  • Page 84: New/Edit Image Watermark

    novaPDF v7 Enable watermarks You can choose to enable watermarks by checking this option. Depending on the number of added watermarks the size of the resulted PDF files will increase. Watermarks You can define, copy, edit and delete watermarks and change their order in this group. Watermaks list The list contains information about all watermarks.
  • Page 85 novaPDF Name Unique watermark name. Print On You can select on which PDF pages to print the watermark. Available options are: All pages, Even pages, First page, Odd pages, Range. Range If you selected Range from the Print On drop-down list, you can enter the page range in the next format: "2, 3, 5"...
  • Page 86 - Portable Network Graphics (*.PNG) - Portable Pixelmap (BINARY) (*.PPM) - Adobe Photoshop (*.PSD) - Truevision Targa files (*.TGA, *.TARGA) - Tagged Image File Format (*.TIF, *.TIFF) - X11 Bitmap Format (*.XBM) Browse Use this button to browse for an image that will be used as watermark.

  • Page 87: New/Edit Text Watermark

    novaPDF Color variation When you choose a transparent color you can set a slight variation that will be considered also as transparent. Visibility You can enable or disable in which situations the text watermark will be shown by checking/unchecking the checkboxes: ·...
  • Page 88 novaPDF v7 Name Unique watermark name. Print On You can select on which PDF pages to print the watermark. Available options are: All pages, Even pages, First page, Odd pages, Range. Range If you selected Range from the Print On drop-down list, you can enter the page range in the next format: "2, 3, 5"...

  • Page 89: Custom Position

    novaPDF Select text height. If the Fit to margins checkbox is not checked, you can enter a value. If the Fit to margins checkbox is checked, the size is calculated automatically so the text fits the PDF page. Style - Bold, Italic, Outline Select the Font style by checking corresponding check boxes.
  • Page 90 novaPDF v7 Image Watermark dialog. Margins You can define a region around the watermark that will remain empty when printing. Margins can be defined for all sides individually. The numbers you enter are expressed in the selected measurement unit. Left You can set the left margin of the page by entering a value or pressing the Up and Down arrows.

  • Page 91: Copy Watermark

    novaPDF Position You can select a simple adjustment (only by the margins) or a more complex one which involves aligning and changing the origin of the watermark. Fit to margins If the "Fit to margins" radio button is selected, the watermark will be automatically zoomed so it will fit in the printing region.

  • Page 92: Save

    novaPDF v7 The dialog can be opened by selecting an existing watermark and pressing the Copy button from the Watermarks window in Printing Preferences. Copy Watermark This will create a copy of the selected text or image watermark from the watermarks' list-view of the Watermarks window.
  • Page 93 novaPDF Save options This group allows you to choose if the PDF will be automatically saved to a location or a dialog will be displayed each time. Prompt extended Save dialog If this is selected, each time you will create a PDF file you will be prompted with an extended save dialog where you can manually set the destination folder and file name for the generated PDF file, whether to append or insert the content being printed to an already existing PDF file, and what to do once the PDF is created (open it with the default viewer or send it via email).

  • Page 94: Configure Save Options

    novaPDF v7 When file exists This option is only displayed when you select Use predefined setting from the Save window. When a file with the same name already exists in the selected folder, you can choose one of the next actions: ·...
  • Page 95 novaPDF Folder Use current user's default Documents folder When this option is selected, the Save As dialog for the PDF file will be opened with the Documents folder selected (for the current logged in user). Use printing application's current folder When this option is selected, the Save As dialog for the PDF file will be opened with the printing application's current folder selected.
  • Page 96 novaPDF v7 Allow changing folder If this option is unchecked, when you print from a program and Prompt Save As dialog or Prompt extended save dialog is selected, you will not be able to change the folder where the PDF is saved from that dialog, but only the filename. If you want to be able to change the folder where the PDF is saved from that save as dialog, leave this option checked.

  • Page 97: Configure Save Options (Predefined)

    novaPDF 1.3.10.2 Configure Save Options (predefined) Configure Save Options is available when clicking the same named button from the Save window after selecting the Use predefined settings window. You can set the folder where the PDF files will be saved after generation, add file-naming macros to automatically name the generated PDF and choose what to do if a PDF file with the same name already exists in the destination (for instance merging the PDF files).

  • Page 98: Overlay

    novaPDF v7 File name You can manually type a name for the generated PDF file in the File name field or use Macro to automatically name the PDF file created. In order to use different file names for each generated PDF files, you can use some macros in the File name field (an example of how the macros are converted is shown just below the File name field).
  • Page 99 novaPDF PDF documents overlay (could also be called PDF stitching), means that you can insert the content of a PDF file in another PDF document (either in front of the existing content or as the background for the existing one) and create a single PDF file containing the merged information. For example, if you have a PDF template branded with your company information (that shows in the header/footer) and you received other PDF documents that need to use the same template, you can overlay the new document with the existing template and create a single merged...
  • Page 100 novaPDF v7 (different from your user login) you have to click on Connect using a different user name and enter the username/password. PDF Password If the PDF document you selected in the File Name section to overlay with is password protected, you will need to add in here the password needed to open that document.
  • Page 101 novaPDF Repeat if shorter overlay file: Last Page Continuous If the PDF file you selected to overlay with has less pages than the file you are printing and Continuous is selected, the resulting PDF file will add continuously as background/foreground the content of the overlayed PDF until it reaches the end of the resulting pdf.

  • Page 102: Custom Position

    novaPDF v7 manage profiles consult the Profiles section. The active profile is shown at the top of the window having in parenthesis what type of profile it is. For example if Profile1 (Private profile) is shown at the top, it means that the name of the active profile is Profile1 and it is a private profile) 1.3.11.1 Custom Position In the Custom Position - Overlay window you can set the page position, margins, zoom,...
  • Page 103 novaPDF Right You can set a right margin for the PDF to be overlayed (inserted) by entering a value or pressing the Up and Down arrows. The number you enter is expressed in the selected measurement unit. The sum of the left and right margins cannot exceed 2/3 of the page width. Larger values will be automatically adjusted.

  • Page 104: Email

    novaPDF v7 Align to bottom If you set this option the content of the document to be inserted will be aligned to the bottom margin. At the same time the Center vertically option will be disabled and the Top origin is calculated automatically.
  • Page 105 novaPDF Send Email You can enable or disable the email feature by checking or unchecking this checkbox. If email feature is enabled, you should configure email properties. Delivery method This group allows choosing an option to open or send an email using the default email client or a custom configured SMTP server.

  • Page 106: Configure Smtp

    novaPDF v7 All changes you make on this page are saved in the active profile. For more details on how to manage profiles consult the Profiles section. The active profile is shown at the top of the window having in parenthesis what type of profile it is. For example if Profile1 (Private profile) is shown at the top, it means that the name of the active profile is Profile1 and it is a private profile) 1.3.12.1 Configure SMTP...
  • Page 107 novaPDF Configure Email You can configure next email properties: · From address (the sender of the email, enter your address) · To email addresses · CC email addresses · BCC email addresses · Subject of the email · Content of the email The From address is used only when sending the email with SMTP.

  • Page 108: Profiles

    novaPDF v7 Lookup email addresses If this option is selected, any email address you enter in the TO, CC, BCC will be looked up before emailing the PDF in the address book of your default email client (uncheck this option if you want to avoid "Allow this program to access..."...
  • Page 109 novaPDF Profiles When the novaPDF is installed, a Default Profile is automatically created. This profile is the only profile in the beginning and its settings will be used for all novaPDF print jobs. You can later define some other profiles and choose one of them as the active profile. All defined profiles are shown in the Profiles list-view.

  • Page 110: New/Edit Profile

    novaPDF v7 Edit The Edit Profile dialog window will open allowing you to rename the profile currently selected in the Profiles list-view, change the PDF version (PDF 1.x or PDF/A -1b compliancy) and other options. Delete Deletes the profile selected in the profiles list. You cannot delete the current active profile. You have to set another profile as active profile first.
  • Page 111 novaPDF Printing Preferences. Profile name You can type a name for the profile you're defining. Set active This is checked by default and it will set the newly defined profile (or the edited profile) as the active one. Profile type Private A private profile is visible only on the computer where it's created.

  • Page 112: Advanced Options

    A-1b for the RGB colorspace. PDF/A is a PDF file format used for long-term archiving of documents in electronic format. It uses PDF Reference 1.4 (implemented in Adobe Acrobat 5) and complies with the ISO Standard - ISO 19005-1:2005. When the PDF/A -1b (RGB) option is checked, several options will be set as default ones to ensure the compatibility: the Fonts will be Always embedded, the file links option will be unchecked (if checked previously) and all Security settings will be disabled.

  • Page 113: Copy Profile

    novaPDF Enable optimization of image sequences When this option is enabled, small image sequences are combined in one big image. The process time will be slightly increased but the resulting PDF file will be smaller. You should enable this option if you have many sequences of small monochrome images and your resulting PDF file is very large.

  • Page 114: Import Profiles

    novaPDF v7 Copy Profile This will create a copy of the selected profile from the profiles list-view of the Profiles window. You can type a new name for this profile and when you press OK the new profile will be added to the profiles list-view.

  • Page 115: Export Profiles

    novaPDF Public profiles can be imported only if you are using novaPDF Server Edition. Change type to After the detected profiles have been listed in the Profiles list-view, you have the option of changing the type of each detected profile to Public or Private. To do so, select the profile you want to change the type to and click on the Public/Private button.

  • Page 116: About

    novaPDF v7 you have the Server or Desktop edition, but you will not be able to import Public profiles in the Desktop editions (only in the Server ones). Private profiles are visible only on the computer where they were created. Public profiles are visible from all client computers but can be used only with the Server editions.

  • Page 117: Language

    novaPDF If you want to change the user interface language click on the Language button and select the one you want to switch to. To register the program, click on the Register button and enter the registration information received via email. To contact the support team, click on the Support button.

  • Page 118: Register

    novaPDF v7 1.3.14.2 Register The Register window can be opened from the About page and allows entering a registration name and registration key to register novaPDF. Register After purchasing a novaPDF license you will receive an email that contains your Registration name and Registration key.
  • Page 119 novaPDF If a print job is started from a computer in the network, the computer name is registered automatically for a license, as long as there are licenses available. So if you bought enough licenses for your network, you don't have to configure anything, all computers will be automatically registered when they initiate their first print job to the novaPDF on the printer server.

  • Page 120: Index

    novaPDF v7 Index - D - Default email client - A - Default viewer Definitions list Desktop edition Access permission Destination Active profile Local Add profile Network Private profile Detect Public profile File name Allow changes Link Author Detection options - B - Color Font...
  • Page 121 Index Match bookmark Metadata - F - Multiline bookmarks Feature matrix - N - Fonts Network user - G - password username Graphic novaPDF Lite Resolution novaPDF Professional Scale novaPDF Standard Graphics 39, 48, 61 greyed out Folder - O - - I - Optimization Orientation...
  • Page 122 novaPDF v7 Predefined forms Folio Subject Legal Subsets Letter system certificate Note Quarto - T - Statement Tabloid Terminal server predefined settings Terminal services Preview Title Private profiles Translator Producer Profiles - U - Copy Delete Uninstall Units 54, 58 Rename Reset Prompt Save As...

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