Starting The Program - ScanSoft PDF CONVERTER STANDARD 3 Quick Reference Manual

Starting the Program

To make the services of PDF Converter easy to call on,
it can be started from several locations, as described in
the following procedures:
1. The Windows Start Menu
Choose ScanSoft PDF Converter 3.0 under Programs
or All Programs. All conversions started from the Start
menu use the PDF Converter Assistant. It allows you to
name an input PDF file and an output file. Display of
the created file is optional.
2. 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 dis-
played in Microsoft Word, ready for editing.
Note: You can select two or more PDF files from a folder; each
file will be converted into a separate Word document. From all
other starting places, only one file can be converted at a time.
3. The Open Dialog Box in Microsoft Word
1. Click the File Open button
Microsoft Word File menu and click Open...
2. Click the PDF (Portable Document Format) (*.pdf)
format in the Files of type box.
3. Select the PDF file you want to convert. Multiple
selection is possible.
4. Click Open. (See the screen shot).
5. Conversion starts with or without the Converter
Assistant, as specified in PDF Converter 3.0
Settings (Tools menu).
6. If the PDF Converter Assistant is enabled, the PDF
is previewed and you can change settings before
starting the conversion.
If the PDF Converter Assistant is disabled, conver-
sion starts immediately, using existing settings.
7. The progress monitor is displayed along with a
series of tips.
8. The converted, editable document is displayed in
Microsoft Word. See the following section on how
to save the file.
Here are steps 2, 3 and 4 from this procedure:
Note: Using the Open command from the File menu to
unlock your PDF files is only possible from Microsoft
Word.
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