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Searching and Archiving Documents
You can carry out text searches in the currently open
PDF, a given folder or on an Index file. Use the
Organizer to specify the search criteria.
A PDF Index file (.zpi) is a searchable archive of
PDF documents. Click Tools > Index either to create
a new index or to modify an existing one.
When compiling a new archive, browse to the files
to be included, click Build, then specify the name of
your index file.
When finished, click
the same way as you search files or folders.
Saving PDF files
Use the Save As command if you do not want to
overwrite your original file. From this dialog box,
PDF files can also be unlocked and exported into
the supported file formats.
Exporting PDF Files
Using PDF Converter Professional 3, you can
unlock PDF files to edit them as Microsoft Word,
Microsoft Excel, Corel WordPerfect, and generic
RTF files. This unlocking facility is called PDF
Converter 3. It also lets you open PDF files directly
from these applications, edit them and save them in
the appropriate file type. It converts Portable Docu-
ment Format (PDF) files up to and including version
1.6. PDF Converter 3 has two dialog boxes, each
containing tabbed panels:
PDF Converter Assistant
This lets you start conversions and control the
process. It can be accessed from the Open PDF
menu item and button in target applications,
Microsoft Outlook, Internet and Windows Explorer.
Its first panel shows you a preview of the PDF file
to be converted. It lets you specify whether the PDF
should be handled as a document, as a form or as a
spreadsheet, and set a page range if desired. One or
more of the following panels will be available:
Document Options, Form Options and Spreadsheet
Options. The About panel gives access to product
support and help.
to search your Index file
PDF Converter Settings
This can be accessed from two places.
•
Tools > Export Settings in PDF Converter Pro-
fessional. Make settings for each processing
type: document, form and spreadsheet. Settings
are stored separately for each type. The Enable
Shortcuts panel gives you control over integra-
tion with other programs.
•
The Tools menu of the supported applications
(Microsoft Word, Excel and Corel WordPer-
fect).
When you call it from Microsoft Word, the
additional File Open Settings panel lets you choose
whether to use the PDF Converter Assistant or not
for future conversions started from the Microsoft
Word Open dialog box.
Starting the Program
o make the services of PDF Converter easy to call
T
on, it can be started from several locations, as
described in the following procedures:
1. In PDF Converter Professional
Open a PDF and click the button
Advanced Edit toolbar. Select your target (Word
Document, Word Form, Excel, WordPerfect) and
specify the file name. After the PDF has been
unlocked, it appears in the target application, ready
for editing.
2. The Save As command in PDF Converter
Professional
Exporting your PDF files to the supported formats
and applications is also possible directly through the
Save As dialog box. Choose your preferred file type
and click Save. After the PDF has been unlocked, it
appears in the target application, ready for editing.
3. The Open PDF button in a Microsoft
Word Toolbar
Use the Open PDF button in a Microsoft Word
toolbar or the Open PDF item in the File menu to
call the PDF Converter Assistant, displaying its
Preview panel. It allows you to name an input PDF
file, an output Word document file, choose between
Document and Form-type processing, and more.
The resulting file is displayed in Microsoft Word,
ready for editing.
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