Nuance ScanSoft PDF Create - 5.0 Quick Reference Manual

Quick Reference Guide

This Guide shows screen pictures made with Windows® XP. The

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Why are PDF files popular?

The Portable Document Format has become a de-facto standard for
document exchange across platforms and computing environments.
More than 200 million PDF documents are posted on the World Wide
Web. Key benefits that have driven this popularity are:

• Integrity: PDF files look like the original documents they were

created from. They conserve their appearance after sharing ­regardless of platform, operating system or local settings on each
computer or device.

• File size: In many cases, PDF files can be more compact than their

source documents - ideal for file transfer.

• Security: PDF files can be digitally signed and password protected

to prevent unauthorized changes.

• Sharing: While the basic document content can be frozen,

commenting and mark-up tools allow collective authoring and
document review.

PDF file viewers are freely available, but there are fewer options when it
comes to creating PDF files. This is the role of PDF Create! 5.

What PDF Create! does for you

Nuance® PDF Create! 5 lets you create PDF files from a wide range of file
types. The Print dialog box in your print-capable applications will offer a
printer named ScanSoft PDF Create!
The PDF Create! Assistant lets you compile a list of files generated by
different applications. Each file can be converted to a separate PDF file,
or they can be combined, overlayed or packaged into a single file.

When working in Microsoft
call on the program to create a PDF file directly from your current
document. When converting from Microsoft Word, hyperlinks and
comments can be transferred and you can set bookmarks to be generated
from the structure of the Word document.

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WordTM, Excel®, or PowerPoint you can

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The program can create PDF files in versions 1.3 to 1.7 and PDF-A. Files
can be protected by passwords and can include watermarks.
Compression and font settings give you control over PDF file size and
appearance.

The PDF Product family

Nuance Communications, Inc. offers three PDF products:

• Nuance PDF Converter to unlock PDF and XPS files

• Nuance PDF Create! to create PDF files

• Nuance PDF Converter Professional to unlock, create, edit,

comment and share PDF files and to unlock and create XPS files.

Installation and Activation

PDF Create! 5 detects previous versions and prompts for your
confirmation to remove them. You should have administrator rights on
the computer to install and activate the program. You need web access
for activation.

1. Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive

The installation program will start automatically. If it does not, locate
your CD-ROM drive in Microsoft

double-click the program's autorun.exe file. Select a language for
installation. The InstallShield

(If you have downloaded the program from the Nuance web site,
double-click its autorun.exe file.)

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Windows® Explorer and

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Wizard will appear.

2. License and Serial Number

You must accept the license agreement in order to proceed. You must
enter a serial number. You will find this on the CD sleeve or on the
Nuance web site at the download location. Be sure to keep the serial
number in a safe place; it is fully checked only during product activation
and is also needed for any re-installations.

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