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Check“SendMail”optiontosendresultPDFfiletomailrecipientsbylaunchingyourmail
client.
Thereareadvancesettingsforpowerusersorsystemintegratorswhoarecapabletoprepare
controlsettingsprogrammatically.Pleaseread“PDFDriverSDK7”formoreinformation
HowtosaveresultPDF
Queryfilename
:PDFDriverwillpopupthe“SaveAs”dialogboxduringprinting,whereyou
canentertargetfilename.Thisisthedefaultsetting.
Saveasthefilespecifiedbelow
:ChoosethismethodtoenterthetargetPDFfilename(full
pathname)inthe“PDFpathname”field.
Saveinspecifiedfolder,andpromptfilename
:ChoosethismethodtocreatePDFfileinthe
specifieddirectory–definedby“PDFpathname”.PDFDriverwillpromptusertoenterthe
filenameduringprinting.Thedirectorywillbecreatedifnecessary.
Saveinspecifiedfolder,andassignfilenameautomatically
:PDFDriverwillgeneratePDF
filenameautomaticallyaccordingtocertainsimplerules—see“DocuComPDFDriverSDK”
fordetails.Filesarestoredinthedirectorydefinedbythe“PDFpathname”field;otherwise
filewillbesavedin“Output”folderunderPDFDriver’sinstallationdirectory.
Mailresultonly,don’tsavethefile
:PDFDriverwillsendresultase-mailattachmentaccording
tothee-mailsettingschosen.NoPDFfilecreatedinthiscase.The“SendMailTo”option
willbeautomaticallychosenwhenyouchoosethisoption.
Note
:Ifyouchoosethisoption,the“
Sendmail
”optionwillbeselectedautomatically.PDFDriver
willcreateatemporaryfileandthenremoveitfromyoursystemafterdeliveringitbye-mail.
PDFpathname
YoumayentertargetPDFpathname(filenameordirectoryname)herefor“SavingPDFFile”
methods:2,3,and4.
Youmusthaveread/writepermissionofthepathnamespecified;otherwisePDFDriverwill
displayawarningdialogbox.
Iffileexists
Chooseoneoffollowingoptionstoresolvethefilenameconflict.
Showwarningdialog
:Popupthe“Warning”dialogboxtoqueryanewfilename.Whereyou
canalsodecidewhetherto“Replace”,“Append”,“Overlay”or“Auto-number”thefile.This
isthedefaultsetting.
Replaceexistingfile
:ChoosethisoptiontoreplacetheexistingfilewithnewlycreatedPDF
filewithoutwarning.
Addtrailingnumbertothefilename
:NewlycreatedPDFfilewillbeautomaticallynumbered–
addingtrailingnumbertothetargetfilename.
Insertbeforeexistfile
:InsertpagesofnewlycreatedPDFdocumentbeforeexistingfile.
Appendtoexistingfile
:AppendpagesofthenewlycreatedPDFdocumenttoexistingfile.
Overlaywithexistingfile
:Overlaythenewlycreatedpagecontentswiththepagesofthe
existingfile.Youcanfurthercontrolthemergingprocessbyclickingthe“
Advance
”button.
See“OverlayPages
”dialogbox.
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OverlayPagesdialogbox
TheOverlayfeatureallowsyoutooverlaynewlycreatedPDFpageswiththepagesofan
existingPDFfilewiththesamepagenumber.Youmayoptionallyspecifytherelativeposition
ofthe2pages:
Overlaypagessothat“pagecenter”ofnewlycreatedpageisoverlappedwith“pagecenter”of
theexistingpage.
AnchorPoint
SeeAnchorPoint
inWatermarksection.
OtherOptionsare:
Check“
Asbackground
”tooverlayPDFDrivercreatedpagesbehindtheexistingpages.
Check“
Repeatlastpageoftheshortdocument
”tomakethe2documentshavethesame
numberofpages.
Note1
:Ifpagesizesaredifferent,thetargetpagesizewillbethesizeofthecontainingboxof
allpages.
Note2
:Sincepageswiththesamepagenumberaremerged,thepagecountofthetargetfile
willbethesameasthePDFfilewithmostpages.
Note3
:The“
Advance
”buttonisdisplayedonlywhenyouchoose“Overlay”.
SendMail
Checkthisoptiontolaunchyoure-mailprogramwiththeresultPDFfileattached.Generally
speaking,yoursystemmustsupporte-mailbyitself.PDFDriverwillrelyonMAPIformail
delivery.
DocumentSettings
PDFfilemaycontaindescriptiveinformationofthedocument;settingstotellhowtodisplay
thedocumentwhenopeningPDFfile.
DocumentInfo
:ContainsdescriptiveinformationofaPDFdocument.
OpenOptions
:TellshowtodisplayaPDFfilewhenopeningit.
DocumentInfo
PDFmaycontaindescriptiveinformationofthedocument—suchasTitle,Subject,Author,
Keywords,Creator,Producer,Createddate,andLastmodifieddate,etc.
Document
management
systemmayutilizethatinformationfordocumentfloworarchiving.
Enter“DocumentInfo”interactivelybyselectingandclicking“
DocumentSettings
”button–in
“
PDFSettings
”dialogbox,whereyoucanspecifyeither“Standard”or“Customized”document
informationinteractively.
Auto-assignedFields
Title
:thisfieldmaydisplaytheapplicationfilenamebydefault.
Author
:ThisfieldisautomaticallyfilledwiththenameyouregisteredwithPDFDriver.
Producer,Creator,CreatedDate
:PDFDriverautomaticallyassignsvaluesforthosefields,if
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available.
DefiningCustomFields
Youcaninclude
application-specific
key-valuepairsinPDFdocumentcreated.Later,other
applicationscanretrievetheinformationforpost-processing–asimpleandpowerfulinterface
fordocumentmanagementapplications.Youmayalsoassignkey-valuepairs
programmatically;see“
PDFDriverSDK7
”.
OpenOptionsTab
The“OpenOptions”inPDFfiletellshowtodisplaythedocumentwhenopeningit–bya
conformingPDFviewer.
StartingView
Navigationpane
:Clicktochooseoneofbookmark,thumbnail,article,destination,signature,
comments,summary,ornone,tobedisplayedinthestartupnavigationpane.
PageView
:Choosepagenumber,magnification,andpagelayouttodisplaytheinitialpage
view.
Window
:Check/uncheck)followingoptions:“ResizeWindowtoinitialpageview”;“Center
WindowonScreen”;“OpeninFullScreen”;and/or“DisplayDocumentTitle”.
UserInterface
:Check/uncheck)followingoptions:“HideMenubar”;“HideToolbar”;and/or
“HideWindowControls”.
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DirectConvertingComponents
Thereare2majorcomponentscometogetherwithDocuComPDFDriver:
PDFDirect!
Insteadof“Print”applicationfilestoPDFdocuments,PDFDirect!allowsyoutodrag-drop(or
right-click)filesinWindowsFileExploretobeconvertedtoPDFdocuments.
Convertingsinglefile
:Usually,selectedfileisconvertedtoPDFsilentlywithoutfurther
interaction–usingcurrentconversionsettings.
Convertingmultiplefilesatonce
:PDFDirect!willpopuptheBatchConversiondialogwith
selectedfiles,whereyoucanchooseabatchcommandtoconvertthefiles.
SeePDFDirect!
formoreinformation.
PDFWord
StartingfromDocuComPDFDriver6,thereare3macrosforMSOffice–Word,Excel,
PowerPoint,toprovideonebuttonconversionwithinOfficeapplications.“PDFWord”isanMS
WordpluginforgeneratingPDFbookmarks,hyperlinks,comments,andotherannotations,
automaticallyfromMSWorddocuments.
SeePDFWord
formoreinformation.
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TipsforCompatibility
PDFDrivercreates100%PDFspecification1.3or1.4conformingdocumentsthatcanbe
readablebyanyPDFviewer(suchasAcrobat
®
)underanylanguageorplatform.
PDFCompatibility
Forwidestaudience,wesuggestyoutochoosePDF1.3or1.4compatible.However,you
shouldchoose1.5ifyoudemandthebestqualityandsmallestfilesize.ChoosingPDF1.4
requiresPDFviewerversionhigherthan5.0,whilechoosingPDF1.5requiresversion6.0
PDFviewerprogram--suchasDocuComPDFPlusAcrobat
Reader.Otherwise,document
viewermayexperiencereadingerrorsorcannotopenthefile.
Choosingasuitableresolution
Resolution(inGeneraltab)mayplayasubtleroleinthefilesgeneratedbyPDFDriver.Lower
resolution
MAY
producesmallerfileandfasterdisplay,whilehigherresolutionkeepsprecise
characterpositioningandmoreimage-details.Internally,PDFDrivercontrolsthepositioning
ofeachcharacterforresolutionsabove(include)300dpi.Forlowerresolution,spacesare
evenlydistributedbetweencharacters.Usually,thedefault300dpiproducessatisfactorysize
andquality.
HowtoEmbedFonts
DocuComPDFDriverdeliversthebestTrueTypefontsembedding(includingDBCSAsian
fonts)capabilitycurrentlyavailableonthemarket:
Embedallfontswithsub-setting–exceptthose
standardWindowsfonts
.13BaseFontsare
alreadyincludedinthe“
NeverEmbedFont
”listbox.
EmbedallDBCSfonts.Bydoingso,yourdocumentscouldbedisplayedinanylanguage
versionofPDFviewerprogramthatiscompatiblewithPDFspec.1.3–suchasAcrobat
4.0.
Note
:DocuComcreatesPDFspec.1.3/1.4conformingDBCSembeddedfonts.Unfortunately,
olderversionofAcrobatReaderprogramcannotrecognizethem.Therefore,youmust
downloadthelatest4.0AcrobatReaderbeforeviewingembeddedDBCSAsianfonts.
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PDFDriverSDK
Youcanuse“
DocuComPDFDriverSDK
”towriteprogramsthatcontrolthebehaviorofPDF
Driverprogrammatically.Allattributes(orcontrols)presentedinthe“UserInterface”are
accessibleprogrammatically.
AllPDFDriversettingsarekeptin“INI”filesstoredinuserspecifiedfolder.ThePDFDriver
installerwillcreatedefaultsettingsunderinstallationdirectory.NewPDFDriveruserswill
receivecopiesofthedefaultcontrolsintheirselectedfolderautomatically,incasePDFDriver
failstolocateuserINIfiles.
Startingfrom6.0,bothversionsofDocuComPDFDriver–95/98/MEandNT4/2000/XP,are
supportingthesamecontrollingmethod.Now,developerscancontrolbothdriverswithone
setofcodes.
Important
:Applicationswrittenfor5.xversion(orearlier)needtobemodifiedtohandlethe6.0
controlscorrectly.See“PDFDriverSDK7”formoreinformation.Youcandownloadthefilefrom:
http://www.pdfwizard.com
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UsingPDFPlus–EditingTool
Thissectionmainlyfocusesonprogramworkspaceanduserinteractivecomponents.
StartingPDFPlus
ThereareseveralwaystostartupPDFPlus:
ExecutePDFPlus
:Justlikeexecuteotherapplications,youcanbringup“PDFPlus6”
programwindowtoworkwith.
DoubleClickPDFfiles
:IfyouchoosePDFPlusasthedefaultPDFviewerwhenprompted,
youcandoubleclickaPDFfiletobringupPDFPlusprogramwindow.
BrowsingPDFfilesonWebServer
:IfyouchoosePDFPlusasthedefaultPDFviewer
whenprompted,clickanyPDFURLonWebpagewillbringupPDFPluswithinIE.
Drag-dropfiles
:YoucandragdropPDFfilesinPDFPlusprogramwindowtohavethem
opened–uptoapreset“MaximumOpenedFiles”limit.
TheWorkspace
PDFPlusprogramwindowcontainsDocumentWindowandOrganizerPanel.Document
Windowmayincludemultiple“Documentviews”.
DocumentWindow
:ContainsDocumentViewswhichinturnmayhavePageViewand
NavigationPanel.ThereareseveralpalettesintheNavigationPaneltoshow“Bookmarks”,
“Pages”,“DocumentInfo”,“Annotations”,etc.
OrganizerPanel
:Whereyoucanstorecertainmodelessdialogbox,suchasPreferenceand
Find;or“Dock”aPDFdocumentthere.
Usingcommandbars
Menubar
Youcanfindallsupportedfeaturesoftheprograminthemenubararrangedintogroupsof
hierarchicalpull-downcommands.
Menubar
Toolbar
Viewbar
r
Organizer
DocumentView
Navigationpanel
DocumentView
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Toolbar
Thetoolbarcontainstoolsfortheeditingofcurrentdocument,suchascroppingand
highlighting.Asmalldrop-downiconattherightsideofatoolindicatesthepresenceofother
hiddentools.Toolsmaybegroupedintocommandbars,andyoucandragcommandbarsbyits
edgesorbyaseparatorbarbetweentwogroupsofcommandicons.
LargeViewbar
ItcontainsbuttonsformostfrequentlyusedbrowsingcommandsavailableforDocuComPDF
viewers,suchasscrollingandzoomingpages,pagingthroughdocumentsetc.
SmallViewbar
Locatedatthebottomofdocumentview--usuallytotheleftofthehorizontalscrollbar,whichis
thereplacementofthenormal“Viewbar”.
Note
:youcanswitchbetweenlargeorsmallviewbarwiththe“Edit>Preferences”.Checkthe
“ShowViewbar”optiontoshowthelargeviewbar.
ShowingorHidingcommandbars
RightclickoncommandbarorviewbartoShoworHideselectedcomponents;orusethe
“Windows”menutoselectivelyshowtheMenubar,Toolbar,orWindowcontrol.Onceyouhide
boththemenubarandcommandbars,youcanstillbringthembackbypressingtheF8orF9
key;orright-clickontheprogramcaption.
Usingcontextmenus
Otherthanthosecommandsavailableinfixedlocationsintheworkspace,DocuComprovides
“Context-Sensitive”menucommandsfortheparticularitemunderthepointer.
1. Positionthepointeroveranobjectintheworkarea,suchasanannotation,bookmark,
thumbnail,ordocumentpage.Note:Blankareaindicatestheencompassingpane/panel.
2. Holddowntherightmousebuttonuntilthecontextmenuappears.Thendragtothe
commandyouwant.
TheDocumentView
Youcanchoosedifferentpagelayoutandmagnificationfactortoreaddocumentpages.
Settingpagelayout
TherearethreedifferentlayoutmodesforviewingPDFpages.Useeitherthelayoutbuttonon
thesmallorlargeviewbar;orthelayoutcommandsinthe“View”menuitemtoswitchbetween
them.
SinglePage
Clickthesinglepagebuttononviewbar;orchoose“View>SinglePage”menucommandto
displayonepageinthedocumentviewatatime.
ContinuousPage
Clickthecontinuouspagebuttononviewbar;orchoose“View>Continuouspage”menu
commandtoarrangethepagesincontinuousverticalcolumn.
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FacingPage
Clickthefacingpagebuttononviewbar;orchoosethe“View>Facingpage”menucommand
toarrangethepagessidebysidewithatwo-pagespreaddisplayincontinuousverticalcolumn.
Ifadocumenthasmorethantwopages,youcandecidewhethertodisplaythefirstpageonthe
rightusingthe“Document>Properties”command.
Important
:InSinglePagemode,the“Edit>SelectAll”commandselectsalltextonthecurrent
page.In“Continuous”and“FacingPage”modes,itselectsalltextinthewholePDFdocument.
FittingPagetoDocumentView
Usethebuttonsontheviewbarorchoosemenucommandstospecifyamagnificationlevelto
resizepageviewaccordingtothedocumentview.
FitPage
Clickthe“Fitpage”button,orchoosethe“View>Fitpage”menucommandtoresizethepage
tofitentirelyinthedocumentview.
FitWidth
Clickthe“FitWidth”button,orchoosethe“View>FitWidth”menucommandtoresizethepage
tofitthewidthofthedocumentview.
ActualSize
Clickthe“1:1”button,orchoosethe“View>ActualSize”menucommandtoresizethepageto
100%magnification.
FitVisible
Choosethe“View>FitVisible”toresizethepagesothatitscontentsfitthewidthofthe
documentview.Effectivelyremovetheblankboundaryspacefromtheview.
ZoomingPages
Youcanmagnify(reduce)apagetoanysizeallowed–withintherangeofminimumand
maximumzoomlevels.Whenzoom-inasizelargerthanthewindow,youcanusethehandtool
tomovethepage--MovingaPDFpagewiththehandtoolislikemovingapieceofpaperona
deskwithyourhand.
UsingtheZoomcontrols
Clickthezoombuttonsbesidethemagnificationlevelbox(ontheviewbar)toexpandorreduce
currentdocumentview.Youmayalsochooseapresetzoomfactororenteradesiredfactor
directly.
UsingtheZoom-in(Zoom-out)tool
Selectthezoom-in(zoom-out)buttonontoolbar;orchoose“View”menucommandsandclick
thepagetoexpandorreducethepageview;otherwise,youcandraganareatomagnifythe
area(oryouwantthereducedpagetobe).
Whileoneofthezoomtoolsisselected,youcanpressto“Ctrl”keytoswitchbetweenzoom-in
andzoom-outtool.
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Usingpagethumbnailtozoom
Dragcornersofthepage-viewboxonthepagethumbnail--inNavigationpanel,toreduceor
expandtheviewofthepage.
TheNavigationPanel
SeveralpalettesareincludedintheNavigationpanelfordisplayingcontents(outline),pages,
anddocumentinfo.Youcanswitchbetweendifferentpalettesbyclickingtherelatediconson
topoftheNavigationpanel.
BookmarkPalette
Bookmarksareusedtoaddressaspecialpagevieworotheractionstobedisplayedor
activatedwhenthebookmarksareclicked(executed).
Bookmarkcontextmenu
RightclickintheBookmarkpalettetoshowthecontextmenuwhereyoucanNew,Delete,or
Renameabookmark;orchangetheappearances;ordefineactionsassociatedwiththe
bookmark.
Re-arrangingbookmarks
Youcandragselectbookmarks(orawholebookmarktree)andmovethemtoadifferent
location(level)–withinthesamedocumentoracrossdifferentdocuments.
Creatingadocumentarchive
Toorganizeseveralrelateddocumentsintoonearchive,youcancreateanewdocument(File>
New)anddragallbookmarksofthedocumentsintothisnewlycreatedfile–abookmarkfile.
Youwillthenbeabletoclickonthebookmarksinthefiletobringuprelateddocumentview.
Pages(thumbnail)Palette
Thepalettedisplaysminiaturepages(witha“RedBox”)toshowthepageviewarea.Italso
helpsyoutohandleeachdocumentpageasanentity.See“Assembling/RearrangingPages
”in
“Editing/AnnotatingDocument”sectionfordetails.
Pageviewbox
Thepageviewboxonthumbnailimageshowsthecurrentareaofdocumentview.Youcandrag
theboxtomovethedocumentview;ordrag4cornersoftheboxtoresizethedocumentview.
Properties(DocumentInfo)Palette
Alldocumentrelatedinformationisdisplayedinthispalette;somefieldsareavailableforediting
whilesomearegrayout.SeeDocumentPropertiesin“Editing/AnnotatingDocument
”section.
AnnotationPalette
Allannotations/markupsaredisplayedinthispalettefordocumentreview.Youcansort
markupsbyauthor,type,date,color,etc.ordecidewhethertoshoworhidemarkupsofa
particulartypeorreviewer.
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