ABBYY PDF Transformer - 1.0 User Manual

ABBYY PDF Transformer
Version 1.0
User’s Guide
© 2004, ABBYY Software Ltd
Contents
What is ABBYY PDF Transformer? .................................................................................... 3
Installing and Starting ABBYY PDF Transformer 1.0 ........................................................ 4
System Requirements................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Installing ABBYY PDF Transformer...............................................................................................................................................................................................4
Silent Installation (Network Administrators Only)............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Starting ABBYY PDF Transformer................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Registering and Activating ABBYY PDF Transformer 1.0 .................................................. 6
About ABBYY PDF Transformer Activation.............................................................................................................................................................................6
About activation....................................................................................................................................................... 6
How is activation carried out? ................................................................................................................................. 6
Activation Privacy Policy.......................................................................................................................................... 6
About ABBYY PDF Transformer Registration......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
ABBYY PDF Transformer Registration Form............................................................................................................. 7
Registration Privacy Policy....................................................................................................................................... 8
Working with the Program............................................................................................... 9
Setting Up ABBYY PDF Transformer............................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
ABBYY PDF Transformer Wizard................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
"ABBYY PDF Transformer Wizard: Step 1" Dialog Box.......................................................................................... 10
"ABBYY PDF Transformer Wizard: Step 2" Dialog Box.......................................................................................... 10
"ABBYY PDF Transformer Wizard: Step 3" Dialog Box ..........................................................................................10
Opening PDF Files in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.....................................................................................................................................10
Converting PDF Files in Windows Explorer......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Opening PDF files in Office applications ................................................................................................................ 11
Converting PDF files and saving them in editable formats ....................................................................................11
Converting PDF Files in Microsoft Outlook..........................................................................................................................................................................12
Appendix.........................................................................................................................13
Supported Saving Formats.................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Supported PDF Formats.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Protected PDF Files................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Supported Conversion Languages................................................................................................................................................................................................13
How to Buy......................................................................................................................15
How to Buy ABBYY Products..........................................................................................................................................................................................................15
About ABBYY........................................................................................................................................................... 15
Technical Support ...........................................................................................................16
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What is ABBYY PDF Transformer?
ABBYY PDF Transformer 1.0 is a powerful yet easytouse conversion tool which transforms PDF documents into editable formats. ABBYY PDF Transformer uses ABBYY's awardwinning OCR and document analysis technologies to convert PDF documents and retain their original layout.
ABBYY PDF Transformer can handle all types of PDF files, no matter what application was used to create them.
ABBYY PDF Transformer is compliant with the authentic PDF security settings from Adobe: the program will process a passwordprotected PDF document only if the user enters the correct password.
ABBYY PDF Transformer seamlessly integrates with Windows Explorer and Microsoft Office applications  Word, Excel, and Outlook.
The program allows you to do the following:
1. Convert and open PDF files:
in Microsoft Word
in Microsoft Excel
2. Convert and save PDF files in:
DOC
RTF format
XLS format
HTML format
TXT format
ABBYY PDF Transformer runs either as a plugin from your favorite Microsoft Office applications or as a standalone ABBYY PDF Transformer Wizard which guides you through the entire conversion process.
The following features ensure quick and reliable conversion:
1. Ability to convert only selected pages.
2. Specifying the languages used in the PDF document.
3. Ability to reduce the size of the resulting file.
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Installing and Starting ABBYY PDF Transformer 1.0
System Requirements
1. PC with Intel
Processor must be 200 MHz or higher.
2. Microsoft
Windows Me/98 SE (To work with localized interfaces, corresponding language support is required.)
3. 64 MB RAM for Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 and 32 MB for Windows Me/98.
4. Free 150 MB harddisk space for typical program installation and 70 MB for program operation.
5. SVGA video card and monitor (min. resolution 800x600 pixels).
Installing ABBYY PDF Transformer
We recommend that you close all the running applications before installing ABBYY PDF Transformer 1.0.
To install ABBYY PDF Transformer 1.0:
1. Place the ABBYY PDF Transformer 1.0 CDROM into the CDROM drive.
2. Run the setup.exe file from the CDROM and follow the instructions of the setup program.
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Pentium®/Celeron®/ /Xeon™, AMD K6/Athlon™/Duron™ or compatible processor.
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Windows® XP, Windows® 2000 (SP2 or greater), Windows NT® 4.0 (SP6 or greater),
Alternatively, you can:
1. Click Start and select Settings>Control Panel.
2. Doubleclick the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. Click Add New Programs, then click CD or Floppy and follow the instructions of the setup program.
Installation options
The setup program will prompt you to select one of the two installation options:
Typical (recommended). Installs all of the program components, including all of the conversion languages.
Custom. Installs only the components you select.
In the case of Custom installation, the following components are available:
1. Conversion languages. Select and install the languages you wish to use for conversion.
2. Integration with Microsoft Word. Select this option to integrate PDF Transformer with Microsoft Word. The setup program will
add a PDF Transformer button to the Word toolbar. Clicking this button will bring up the Open dialog box where you can select the PDF file you wish to convert into a Microsoft Word document.
3. Integration with Microsoft Excel. Select this option to integrate PDF Transformer with Microsoft Excel. The setup program will
add a PDF Transformer button to the Excel toolbar. Clicking this button will bring up the Open PDF dialog box where you can select the PDF file you wish to convert into a Microsoft Excel document.
4. Integration with Microsoft Outlook. Select this option to integrate PDF Transformer with Microsoft Outlook. The setup
program will add a PDF Transformer button to the Outlook toolbar. Clicking this button will bring up the " Open" dialog box where you can select the PDF file you wish to convert into one of the available saving formats.
5. Integration with Microsoft Explorer. Select this option to integrate PDF Transformer with Microsoft Explorer. Integration with
Microsoft Explorer allows you to convert and save PDF files in any of the available saving formats.
Note. You can always install additional components later. To install additional components after you have installed
ABBYY PDF Transformer 1.0:
1. Click Start and select Settings>Control Panel.
2. Doubleclick the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. Click Change or Remove Programs, select ABBYY PDF Transformer 1.0 in the list of installed programs,
then click Change and follow the instructions of the setup program.
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To remove ABBYY PDF Transformer 1.0 from your computer:
1. Click Start and select Settings>Control Panel.
2. Doubleclick the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. Click Change or Remove Programs, select ABBYY PDF Transformer 1.0 in the list of installed programs, then click
Remove and follow the instructions of the setup program.
Silent Installation (Network Administrators Only)
Silent installation does not display any InstallShield Wizard dialog boxes. The program is installed from the server in default configuration.
To run silent installation, launch the setup.exe file with the command line options described below.
Required command line parameters and options:
/qn (/qb)  command line parameters that enable automatic installation (change /qn to /qb to display the progress bar).
SERIALNUMBER  the serial number of your copy of PDF Transformer.
/L<language>  the interface language.
Use the /L command line option to select the GUI language, for example /L1033.
Available interface languages:
1031: German 1033: English 1034: Spanish 1036: French 1038: Hungarian 1040: Italian 1043: Dutch 1045: Polish 1049: Russian
Additional command line parameters:
COMPANYNAME  the name of your company.
INSTALLDIR - the path to the installation directory.
If no additional command line parameters are specified, the setup program will use their default values.
Example:
D:\setup.exe /qn /L1033 /v"SERIALNUMBER="FFFF1111222233339999" COMPANYNAME="My company" INSTALLDIR="C:\ABBYY PDF Transformer 1.0""
This set of commands means that ABBYY PDF Transformer will be installed in silent mode, that no progress bar will be displayed, the program will be installed from disk D: into the C:\ABBYY PDF Transformer 1.0 directory, the serial number to be used is FFFF1111222233339999, and the GUI language is English.
Starting ABBYY PDF Transformer
To start ABBYY PDF Transformer 1.0, do one of the following:
Click Start and then select Programs>ABBYY PDF Transformer 1.0>ABBYY PDF Transformer 1.0 Wizard
or
In Windows Explorer, rightclick the PDF file you wish to convert, select PDF Transformer in the popup menu and then
select the required command (Open in Microsoft Word, Open in Microsoft Excel, Save as DOC/RTF, Save as XLS, Save as HTML, Save as TXT, Options, Help) or
In Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel, select the PDF Transformer command in the File menu
or
In Microsoft Outlook, select the PDF Transformer command in the File menu
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