Working with Convert to PDF
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This section is designed as a "How-To" guide and describes the most common tasks you will use when working with Convert to PDF. The objective is to familiarize you with the features available and give a brief overview of how each feature works. You can jump directly to the topic for each feature from the table below, or you can refer to the table of contents for a complete list of "How-To" topics and step-by-step instructions.
Easy to Use Interface
Quickly find the options you need to create the type of PDF you want. Our user-oriented interface lets you change your PDF creation options on-the-fly; without having to reprint your file you can test various combinations until you get the PDF you desire.
➢Creating a PDF file from any document
Image Options to Control Size and Quality
Image downsampling and compression options allows fine tune control over how Convert to PDF handles images. Image downsampling is used to control the size and quality of the overall image before compression while image compression controls the compression format (JPEG, Flate, Run-Length, CCITT) used to store the images in the PDF document.
➢Controlling Image Size and Quality with Downsampling
➢Change the Image Compression in the PDF file
Control Document Access with PDF Security
Secure document contents by password protecting your PDF; limit access to document contents by restricting printing, text and graphics copying and document manipulation.
➢Password Protecting a PDF file
Control PDF Viewer Options
The General options of Convert to PDF allow you to control how PDF viewers such as Abobe® Reader initially display the PDF documents.
➢Control the PDF Appearance When Opened
Profiles for Saving and Restoring Settings
Convert to PDF settings can be saved to disk as named profiles. These profiles can be reloaded at any time to restore previously used settings or to establish the settings used on every conversion.
➢Creating and Using Printer Profiles
➢Using a Printer Profile for No Prompt PDF Creation
Create PDFs without any Prompts
Convert to PDF can be set up in seconds to automatically create your PDF directly from your application without displaying the user interface (no prompts). For additional information read our No Prompt PDF Creation Guide
➢Setting up No Prompt PDF Creation
Integrates with existing Business Processes
Convert to PDF can be set up to take the created PDF document and then run a program which integrates the created document with an existing or new business process such as a document management system or a web publishing infrastructure.