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Document Encryption and User Permissions.............................................................................................32
Metadata...............................................................................................................................................32
Document revisions (Incremental Updates)...............................................................................................33
Viewer Settings......................................................................................................................................33
Pages, Fixed Layout.....................................................................................................................................33
Document Outline (Bookmarks)....................................................................................................................34
PageAnnotations........................................................................................................................................34
Hyperlinks and Named Destinations..............................................................................................................35
Form, Fields and Controls (Widgets).............................................................................................................35
Layers (Optional Content Groups)................................................................................................................36
Portfolio and Embedded Files.......................................................................................................................36
Fonts and Images........................................................................................................................................37
Events and Actions, Using JavaScript............................................................................................................38
JavaScript...............................................................................................................................................40
Digital Signatures........................................................................................................................................40
PDF/A -Formatof long-term archiving..........................................................................................................42
PERFECT PDF PROGRAM...................................................................................................................................43
Application Button and File Menu................................................................................................................43
Application Button.................................................................................................................................43
File Menu...............................................................................................................................................43
Ribbon........................................................................................................................................................45
Home....................................................................................................................................................45
Document..............................................................................................................................................47
Insert/Edit..............................................................................................................................................47
Review and Form....................................................................................................................................49
Portfolio.................................................................................................................................................49
View......................................................................................................................................................49
Add-Ins..................................................................................................................................................51
Quick Access Toolbar..............................................................................................................................52
Status Bar...................................................................................................................................................52
Copyright / Status...................................................................................................................................52
Page Information / Navigation.................................................................................................................52
Context Information...............................................................................................................................53
Document Views....................................................................................................................................53
Page Display and Zoom...........................................................................................................................53
Working Area / Program Modes...................................................................................................................53
Working Area........................................................................................................................................53
Information Bar......................................................................................................................................54
Program Modes / Document Views..........................................................................................................54
Panels.........................................................................................................................................................56
Using Panels...........................................................................................................................................56
Pages.....................................................................................................................................................57
Bookmarks.............................................................................................................................................58
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FormFields.............................................................................................................................................58
Review and Form....................................................................................................................................59
Page Content..........................................................................................................................................60
Layers.....................................................................................................................................................60
Files........................................................................................................................................................61
Fonts......................................................................................................................................................61
Images...................................................................................................................................................62
Tool Windows and Dialog Boxes...................................................................................................................62
Program Options.....................................................................................................................................63
Document Properties...............................................................................................................................67
Print.......................................................................................................................................................67
Clip Art Editor.........................................................................................................................................71
Image Editor...........................................................................................................................................73
Compare PDFs........................................................................................................................................74
Page Content Editing...................................................................................................................................78
PERFECT PRINT PROGRAM.................................................................................................................................81
Application Button and File Menu.................................................................................................................81
Application Button..................................................................................................................................81
File Menu...............................................................................................................................................81
Ribbon........................................................................................................................................................82
Home.....................................................................................................................................................83
Document..............................................................................................................................................84
Layout....................................................................................................................................................84
Decoration..............................................................................................................................................85
View.......................................................................................................................................................86
Program Modes...........................................................................................................................................88
Original..................................................................................................................................................88
Layout....................................................................................................................................................88
Preview..................................................................................................................................................89
Layouts........................................................................................................................................................89
Layout Types...........................................................................................................................................89
Layout Elements and Basic Properties.......................................................................................................90
Layout Type: Rearrange Pages..................................................................................................................95
Layout Type: Relayout Pages....................................................................................................................95
Layout Type: Booklet...............................................................................................................................96
Layout Type: Album................................................................................................................................98
Layout Type: Poster.................................................................................................................................98
Layout Type: Custom...............................................................................................................................99
Layout Type: Multisection......................................................................................................................100
Layout Section:Blank Pages....................................................................................................................101
Layout Decoration.................................................................................................................................102
Tool Windows and Dialogs.........................................................................................................................108
Program Options...................................................................................................................................108
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Project Properties.................................................................................................................................111
Print....................................................................................................................................................112
Original and Ready-To-Print Documents......................................................................................................114
Original Document...............................................................................................................................114
Ready-To-Print Document (RTP Document)............................................................................................114
Perfect Print File Formats............................................................................................................................114
Portable Document Project (PDP)...........................................................................................................115
Portable Document Template (PDT).......................................................................................................115
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INTRODUCTION
Dear Customer,
thank you for your interest to our software soft Xpansion Perfect PDF & Print 8!Now you
have a possibility to create, convert, process, edit PDF, PDF/A and XPS files in many different
ways, using almost complete PDF possibilities range. Integration in 14 Windows wide spreader
applications as Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, browsers and E-Mail clients makes PDF format
as one of the usual formats for daily work.
The 8
th
edition of the program family contains also an application for further design of a ready
printer output -Perfect Print. Ready PDF documents can be redesigned with Perfect Print as
well. Letter blanks, invoice andanother forms as well as booklets, posters, etc. can be layouted
with Perfect Print. Both applications -Perfect PDFand Perfect Print-have a common virtual
printer so, that you can send your print jobs to this printer with different purposes.
The software functionality canbe provisionally divided into three parts:
1) Core PDF functionality:
Create new documents from different sources, create PDFs in any applications from
printable files.
Integration with standard Windows applications as Office, web browser, etc. -create PDF
files with just a few mouse clicks, including import of original metadata. Viewing PDF
documents directly in web browser. Display PDF thumbnails in Windows Explorer.
Edit PDF pages content (text, graphics), change PDF document properties, structure.
Export text, images, send PDF documents as e-mails, send documents to SharePoint, print
documents, etc. Merge PDF documents or separate pages from different PDF documents,
including links, comments etc.
Annotate documents using sticky notes, markup, callouts, pencil and eraser functions,
different shapes
Protect documents using a safe encryption. Restrict rights for editing, printing and
copying.
Design functionality: watermarks, headers, footers, stamps, backgrounds, layers. Use
autotext fields.
Insert, track and edit bookmarks, links, labels, marks and forms.
Insert attachmentsand embed files, create portfolios.
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Create interactive PDF forms: insert, arrange and adjust fields. Fill, print and save
interactive PDF forms. Import, Extort and Submit form data.
Sign and certify PDF documents with digital signatures.
Read and display PDF documents using rich navigation functionality.
Search through PDF document, extended searchand replace functions.
2) Service functionality includesmany additional tools:
Search for PDF files.
Batch files processing.
Compare PDFs.
Edit embedded images.
Make snapshots.
Magnifying glass, pan zoom, measuring tool.
3) Additional document design and layouting functionality using Perfect Print program:
Set a new layout for the document. Seven layout types available: rearrange pages,
relayout pages, album, booklet, poster, custom layout, multisection layout.
Create new custom layouts.
Decorate your document with additional clip arts, vector graphics, text.
Comprehensive printing possibilities.
Perfect PDF & Print 8 bases on the PDF Xpansion technology, which has over 500.000
installations worldwide.
We wish you a lot of success with Perfect PDF & Print 8!
New in Perfect PDF & Print 8
If you have one of the previous versions of Perfect PDF or Perfect Printprogramsyou find
useful extensions in our new edition!
Perfect PDF
Text editing: AutoFormat mode for text paragraphs, standard keyboard/mouse operations
(word selection, go to next/previous word, etc.).
Images editing: special image editor in the program –a possibility to edit embedded images
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directly in PDF document.
Vector graphics: shapes customization, arrow ending styles for lines.
Shapes and ClipArts galleries.
Power and user friendly transformation tool (rotation, resize, move)like in Word.
Clipping and opacity tool for text and graphics.
Annotations: Improved creating, editing, playing of media annotations, creating 3D-scene
annotations.
Portfolio: creating andediting PDF portfolio, import from Layout template file (NAV).
Compare two PDF files:
- Find similar pages and page ranges, estimate page similarity
- Synchronous scrolling (view side-by-side)
- Highlight text changes
- Detailed comparing of two pages
Search in PDF files:
- Search in embedded files
- Search in document properties (title, subject, keywords)
- Search in document outline (bookmarks)
- Search in document comments
Batch processing: export to XPS, export to images, export toplain text
Miscellaneous:
- Radically improved loading and viewing speed
- Publish PDFs in SharePoint
- Microsoft Office 64-bit integration
- Manage trusted Identities
- Font substitution of non-embedded fonts
- Support embedded ICC profiles
- Pan & Zoom tool
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Perfect Print
Relayout PDF document with metadata: bookmarks, named destinations, form fields, layers,
annotations
Export to PDF: decorationsas named layers, decorationsas comments
Expandable decorations
Poster -new properties
Licensing
Perfect PDF & Print 8has two licensing models:
Single Userlicense -allows you to install and use the product on a single working place only.
One working place is a single computer working under a single operating system. It is not
allowed to use the product under more than one operating system.
Local Network license (LNL) allows you to install and use a product simultaneously on
multiple workplaces (by multiple users). To use this license type, LNL service should be
installed and run on the server or any computer of your local network.Read more about LNL
on our web site: http://www.soft-xpansion.com
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Support
You can update your version using support web page of Perfect PDF & Print program family.
Youneed your product key to be checked in order to get the update. If you have been
registered yourself for the product you’ll get an information about updates and another news.
Technical support is available for purchased products (subject to modifications):
E-mail: support@soft-xpansion.com
Phone: +49 (0)1805 490 499 (Mo-Fr, 9:00 AM -5:00 PM; 14 cent/min. from the German fixed
network, German cell phones up to 42 cent/min.)
Please tell us your product key for all support requests. It helps us to identify your program
version correctly. We also strongly recommend you to send us any useful additional information
such as screenshots, created and/or source PDFs, error messages and a short description of your
handlings.
Your soft Xpansionteam
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