User Guide

User Guide
Version 4.0
Revised 12/15/2006
PDF Creator
PDF Creator .................................................................................................. 1
Legal notices ................................................................................................5
System requirements ....................................................................................5
Technical Support .........................................................................................6
On-Going Support .........................................................................................6
Introduction to PDF Creator Plus ................................................................. 1
Quick Start Guide .........................................................................................1
Step 1 - Send your documents to PDF Creator Plus ...........................................1
How to Include Microsoft Word Outline Information ........................................................ 5
Step 2 (Optional) Annotate pages with outline information, hyperlinks, notes or
special instructions........................................................................................8
Step 3 (Optional) Organize your pages and save the project ............................9
Step 4 Create PDF or other file format ........................................................ 10
How to license PDF Creator Plus ................................................................ 12
Step 1 - Launching the License Wizard .......................................................... 12
Step 2 - Entering your Serial Number ............................................................ 13
Step 3 - Entering your Contact Information .................................................... 14
Step 4 - Licensing Your Product Manually ....................................................... 14
Step 5 Licensing Messages ........................................................................ 17
Step 6 - Licensing Process Complete ............................................................. 18
Step 7 - Viewing and Changing your License Status ........................................ 19
Running and Navigating PDF Creator Plus .................................................. 21
Application menu bar .................................................................................. 21
Application toolbars ..................................................................................... 22
Task Window .............................................................................................. 23
Design window ........................................................................................... 23
Navigation View .............................................................................................................................24
Page View .........................................................................................................................................25
Application status bar .................................................................................. 25
Zooming pages ........................................................................................... 25
Creating, Opening and Saving Project Files ................................................ 28
Creating project files ................................................................................... 28
Opening project files ................................................................................... 28
Saving project files ..................................................................................... 30
Closing project files ..................................................................................... 32
Exiting the application ................................................................................. 32
Creating Projects with Outlines and Hyperlinks ......................................... 33
Creating outline information from Microsoft Word ........................................... 34
Creating outline information manually ........................................................... 37
Adding heading objects ...............................................................................................................37
Adding bookmark objects ...........................................................................................................39
Adding hyperlink information ........................................................................ 41
Linking to a web address............................................................................................................42
Linking to another file..................................................................................................................42
Linking to an internal location ..................................................................................................43
Adding Pages to a Project .......................................................................... 44
Adding Pages from Windows Applications ....................................................... 44
Adding Pages by Importing .......................................................................... 46
Creating PDF, TIFF and other files from PDF Creator Plus projects ............ 48
Creating a Searchable Adobe PDF File ......................................................... 50
Embedding Fonts in Adobe PDF Files .................................................................................52
Creating Searchable Adobe PDF Format with Security ...............................................53
Including Outline Information ..................................................................................................54
Including Hyperlink Information ..............................................................................................55
Setting Initial View and Page Layout .....................................................................................56
Creating a TIFF Image File ........................................................................... 57
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Changing the TIFF Color Options ............................................................................................59
Changing the TIFF Image Resolution ....................................................................................60
Creating a JPEG Image File .......................................................................... 61
Changing the JPEG Color Options ...........................................................................................63
Changing the JPEG Image Resolution ...................................................................................64
Creating a BMP Image File ........................................................................... 65
Changing the BMP Color Options ............................................................................................67
Changing the BMP Image Resolution.....................................................................................68
Creating a Placeable Enhanced Metafile (EMF) ................................................ 69
Inserting an EMF file into Word Document ..........................................................................70
Printing PDF Creator Plus projects ............................................................. 72
PDF Creator Plus Printing Options ................................................................. 72
Page Scaling ....................................................................................................................................72
Page Auto-rotation ........................................................................................................................72
Page Centering ...............................................................................................................................72
Page Shrinking ...............................................................................................................................73
Setting printer defaults ................................................................................ 73
Previewing project files ................................................................................ 74
Printing project files .................................................................................... 76
Ordering, Removing, or Adding Pages ........................................................ 77
Navigating between pages ........................................................................... 78
Moving pages ............................................................................................. 79
Copying pages ............................................................................................ 80
Copy pages using the thumbnail view ..................................................................................80
Copying a range of pages ..........................................................................................................80
Copying pages to the clipboard ...............................................................................................81
Inserting Pages .......................................................................................... 81
Inserting pages from the clipboard ........................................................................................81
Inserting new pages .....................................................................................................................82
Deleting Pages ........................................................................................... 83
Mark a page deleted using the thumbnail view .................................................................83
Mark a page deleted using the menu ....................................................................................84
Mark a range of pages deleted ................................................................................................84
Cut a page using the clipboard ................................................................................................85
Remove deletion mark using the thumbnail view .............................................................85
Remove deletion mark using the menu ................................................................................86
Remove deletion mark from a range of pages...................................................................86
Rotating pages ........................................................................................... 87
Rotating a single page .................................................................................................................87
Rotating all pages .........................................................................................................................88
Viewing page properties .............................................................................. 89
Annotating Pages ....................................................................................... 90
Adding annotations ..................................................................................... 91
Sticky Mode .....................................................................................................................................91
Adding a text box annotation ...................................................................................................91
Adding a textbox from the clipboard .....................................................................................92
Adding a heading annotation ....................................................................................................92
Adding a bookmark annotation ................................................................................................93
Adding a hyperlink annotation .................................................................................................93
Adding a filled rectangle .............................................................................................................93
Adding a hollow rectangle ..........................................................................................................94
Adding an ellipse ...........................................................................................................................94
Adding a line ...................................................................................................................................95
Adding a polygon ...........................................................................................................................95
Adding a closed curve..................................................................................................................96
Erase a selected area...................................................................................................................97
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Clone an area as an image ........................................................................................................98
Paste an image from the clipboard.........................................................................................98
Editing the vertices of an annotation.....................................................................................99
Undo and Redo Annotations ....................................................................................................100
Selecting annotations ................................................................................ 101
Panning to reveal hidden areas .............................................................................................101
Selecting an annotation ............................................................................................................101
Selecting a group of annotations ..........................................................................................102
Changing the primary annotation .........................................................................................103
Copying and pasting annotations ................................................................ 104
Copying annotations to the clipboard ..................................................................................104
Pasting annotations from the clipboard ..............................................................................105
Deleting annotations ................................................................................. 106
Deleting a single annotation or a group of annotations ...............................................106
Cut an annotation or group of annotations to the clipboard ......................................107
Editing annotation properties...................................................................... 108
Font properties .............................................................................................................................108
Fill Properties ................................................................................................................................108
Line Properties..............................................................................................................................110
Hyperlink Properties ...................................................................................................................110
Outline Properties........................................................................................................................112
Editing the default properties of an annotation tool ......................................................113
Editing the properties of an annotation ..............................................................................115
Arranging annotations ............................................................................... 116
Move annotations using the mouse......................................................................................116
Move annotations using the keyboard ................................................................................116
Aligning annotations...................................................................................................................116
Spacing annotations evenly across or down .....................................................................117
Making annotations the same width, height, or size .....................................................118
Nudging annotations to a new position ..............................................................................118
Grouping and ungrouping annotations ...............................................................................119
Ordering a group of annotations ...........................................................................................120
Application Preferences ........................................................................... 121
Setting general preferences ....................................................................... 121
Setting prompting defaults preferences ....................................................... 121
Setting printing defaults preferences ........................................................... 123
Setting compression preferences ................................................................ 124
Setting PDF security preferences................................................................. 125
The PDF Creator Plus printer .................................................................... 126
To create a new PDF Creator Plus project using the PDF Creator Plus printer ....126
To add content to the currently-open PDF Creator Plus project using the PDF
Creator Plus printer ....................................................................................................................127
To Add Copies of the PDF Creator Plus Printer ................................................................128
Appendix .................................................................................................. 129
Customizing Application Toolbars ................................................................ 129
Hiding and showing a toolbar .................................................................................................130
Creating a new toolbar ..............................................................................................................130
Moving toolbar buttons .............................................................................................................130
Removing toolbar buttons ........................................................................................................130
Adding toolbar buttons ..............................................................................................................130
Command reference .................................................................................. 131
File menu commands .................................................................................................................131
Edit menu commands ................................................................................................................131
View menu commands ..............................................................................................................132
Page menu commands ..............................................................................................................133
Layout menu commands ..........................................................................................................134
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Annotation menu commands ..................................................................................................135
Help menu commands ...............................................................................................................136
Typographic conventions ......................................................................... 138
Keyboard conventions ............................................................................... 138
Terminology conventions ........................................................................... 138
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Legal notices
PDF Creator Plus 4.0

Copyright 2005-2006 by PEERNET Inc. All rights reserved.
PEERNET is a registered trademark of PEERNET Incorporated. Microsoft and Windows

are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Adobe, Acrobat, and Acrobat
Reader are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. All other
trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective holders.
PEERNET Inc.
1900 Merivale Road, Suite 212
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada, K2G 4N4
Toll Free: 1-800-883-7980
Tel: 1-613-224-6894
Fax: 1-613-224-6899
Sales: peernet@peernet.com
Support: support@peernet.com
Information in this document is accurate up to the time of publication, but does not
necessarily reflect enhancements made to PEERNET products, which are released
without notice. The software described in this document is furnished under a license
agreement. It is against the law to copy the software onto any medium, or to use the
software for any purpose, except as specifically allowed in the license agreement. No
part of this help system may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose other than the licensed operators
personal use, without the express written permission of PEERNET Inc.
System requirements
PDF Creator Plus can be installed and run on any of the following operating systems:
Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2003 Server Windows 2000

Business Home Edition Web Edition Professional
Business N Professional Standard Edition Server
Home Basic Tablet PC Enterprise Edition Advanced Server
Home Basic N Media Center Small Business Terminal Server
Home Premium Datacenter Server
Starter
Ultimate
Citrix MetaFrame on Windows

MetaFrame 1.8-4.0 MetaFrame XP MetaFrame Access Suite
PEERNET recommends running this application on systems with 256 MB or higher

RAM, and an Intel Pentium III or higher processor.
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Technical Support
PEERNET offers free, unlimited support for the duration of the 30-day evaluation
period or for 60 days from date of purchase of the product.
Our technical personnel are available to answer your questions from 09h00 to
17h00, Monday to Friday, Eastern Standard Time.
We pride ourselves on providing the best support and the fastest response time in
the industry, generally responding on average within 2 hours. Please submit the
support request form or email your issues to support@peernet.com. You can also call
us at 1-800-883-7980 or 613-224-6894 to speak to a support representative
directly.
Please include in your message:
the serial number of your product

the type of operating system you are using
the application you are using
a detailed description of any error messages you have received
a detailed description of the steps you took when the problem occurred
your daytime telephone number, in case we need to call you
As well, you can purchase On-Going Support for your product. On-Going Support
provides you with the peace of mind that your product is always up-to-date and
support is always available for the term of the contract.
On-Going Support
On-Going Support must be purchased within 60 days of the original purchase date of
the product. PEERNET offers a 1-year On-Going Support contract that includes . . .
unlimited product support

latest patch releases
automatic upgrades to new releases
. . . during the term of the contract.
For complete details about On-Going Support, including pricing, please visit the
product at http://www.peernet.com.
Note: The Support page also includes a link to the latest, free update for this
product.
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Introduction to PDF Creator Plus
PDF Creator Plus is a powerful application that lets you easily assemble documents
from different sources into a single project. From this project, you can perform the
following tasks:
Annotate pages with notes or special instructions

Rearrange and rotate pages
Add cover pages, headers and footers
Delete unwanted pages
Save the project for working on later and sharing with others
Print to any installed printer
Export to any of the following formats:
Searchable and secure Adobe PDF documents
TIFF images
JPEG images
Windows Bitmaps (BMP)
Enhanced Metafiles (EMF)
Quick Start Guide
Step 1 - Send your documents to PDF Creator Plus
Open any document. Select File Print. Select PDF Creator Plus from the list of
available printers and click OK.
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The PDF Creator Plus application opens a new project, displaying the pages of your
document.
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To add pages from other types of documents, simply open the desired program and
repeat step 1. Leave PDF Creator Plus open in the background while you do this.
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The PDF Creator Plus application appears again, this time prompting where in the
project to add the new pages.
From the Incoming Document dialog, choose where to add the pages. By default, the
pages are appended to the end of the project.
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How to Include Microsoft Word Outline Information
If you want to maintain the outline and hyperlink information in a Microsoft Word
document, you need to use the Save As PDF add-in from the toolbar (or menu)
instead of printing the document directly to the printer.
For Word 2007, the toolbars are now replaced with a tabbed ribbon. The Save As
PDF add-in is located on the Add-Ins tab of the ribbon.
On versions of Word prior to Office 2007, the Save As PDF add-in creates a new
custom toolbar as well as adding a new menu item, Save As PDF under the File
menu.
The Save As PDF Add-In launches the PDF Bookmark Creation Settings dialog
which allows you to customize the outline of your PDF file. The outline information in
PDF Creator Plus is used to create the Bookmarks tab in Adobe.
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From the PDF Bookmark Creation Settings dialog, choose what outline level, from
1 to 9, to assign each available style in the document. Changes made here are only
used during the Save As PDF Add-In process. They do not affect the current styles
and formatting in the document.
When you are satisfied with the settings, click the OK button to start the Save As
PDF process. A progress dialog displays feedback on what step of the process is
currently being done. You will see different parts of the document being selected as
the Save As PDF Add-In moves through the document and processes each page.
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When finished, the PDF Creator Plus application will launch and display the document
as a new project. Any document styles that were assigned an outline level will be
displayed in the Outline tab of the Navigation view.
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Step 2 (Optional) Annotate pages with outline information,
hyperlinks, notes or special instructions
Use the powerful annotation tools to add notes, emphasize important areas, and
mask out sensitive information on any page.
Create headings, bookmarks and hyperlinks to be included when you create PDF
using the Outline and the Hyperlink tool. These tools can also be used to
modify any existing outline information included in the project when using the
PEERNET Microsoft Word Save As PDF Add-In.
Click the ellipse button on the Annotation toolbar to select the ellipse tool. Move
the mouse pointer to the Design window. Click and hold the left mouse button while
you drag an ellipse around some important text. To change the thickness of the
ellipse, click the annotation object with the right mouse button and select Properties.
On the Line tab, set the desired line thickness.
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Step 3 (Optional) Organize your pages and save the project
Move any page simply by dragging it to a new location in the thumbnail view. You
can move multiple pages at once by clicking Page Move Range.
Rotate any page from the view toolbar. Simply click or . You can rotate all of
the pages in the project by clicking Page Rotate All.
Add a cover page by clicking Page Insert Blank. Use the annotation tools to create
the title.
Delete any unwanted pages by highlighting them in the thumbnail view and pressing
Delete. To delete multiple pages, click Page Delete Range.
When you are done, save the project for working on later. If you require a hard
copy, you can print the project to any installed printer.
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Step 4 Create PDF or other file format
To convert the project to PDF, TIFF, or JPEG, click the appropriate button on the
toolbar.
To convert the project to EMF or BMP, select File Create Other File
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Choose where you want to save the file and click Save. By default, files are saved in
My Documents.
By default, PDF Creator Plus generates a searchable multi-page PDF document that
includes any Outline information as PDF bookmarks, as well as maintaining any
hyperlinks in the project.
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How to license PDF Creator Plus
You do not need a serial number to evaluate PDF Creator Plus. Simply press the Try
button to activate the product for 30 days.
If you have purchased a copy of PDF Creator Plus, you will receive a serial number as
part of your order confirmation. Upon receipt of a serial number, follow the steps
below to license PDF Creator Plus.
Step 1 - Launching the License Wizard
To launch the License Wizard, select Help License... from within the PDF
Creator Plus application.
When you launch the License Wizard, one of the following screens is displayed.
If you have time remaining in your evaluation period:
OR
If your evaluation period has expired:
From either screen press License Now.
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Step 2 - Entering your Serial Number
The following screen below is displayed with the serial number field empty:
Note that the serial number field is case-sensitive. It is important to type the serial
number exactly as it is received. To avoid incorrect serial number entry, copy the
serial number that you receive and paste it into the License Wizard. However, be
sure not to leave any spaces before or after the serial number. As well, note that the
serial number ends with a series of hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F).
i) If you have purchased this product:
Enter the serial number you received as part of your order confirmation, and press
Next.
ii) If you want to purchase this product now:
Press the Buy button. A new browser window appears, taking you directly to the
product buy page. You will be given the option to purchase online or order the
product directly from PEERNET. On each buy page, guides to both buying online and
ordering contain further details about the purchasing process. Enter the serial
number you received as part of your order confirmation, and press Next.
If you have an Internet connection . . .
To enable automatic authorization of your serial number, ensure you are

connected to the Internet and proceed to step 3 (Entering your Contact Information).
If you do not have an Internet connection . . .
If you do not have an Internet connection, or the Internet connection fails, you can
authorize your serial number manually. Proceed to step 4 (Licensing Your Product
Manually).
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Step 3 - Entering your Contact Information
The Contact Information window now appears if you have an Internet connection:
Name and Organization are automatically picked up from your system settings,
but you can change the information in these fields if required.
Note that you cannot continue if either the Name or the Email Address fields are
left blank.
Go to step 5.
Step 4 - Licensing Your Product Manually
Where there is no Internet connection, or the Internet connection fails, you will have
to register your license manually. The following window appears containing an error
message:
Press Cancel to begin the manual licensing process.
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The Contact Information window now appears.
Name and Organization are automatically picked up from your system settings,
but you can change the information in these fields if required.
Note that you cannot continue if either the Name or the Email Address fields are
left blank.
Press Next.
The Import/Export window appears:
Press Export.
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A browse dialog box appears, prompting you to choose a filename and location for
the product identification file:
You must email this file to peernet@peernet.com. One way to do this is to save the
file to a floppy disk, then transport it to a computer with an Internet connection. You
can then attach the file to an email addressed to peernet@peernet.com.
Upon receipt of a valid product identification file, you will be issued a corresponding
product authentication file by PEERNET. You will need to copy this file to the same
machine that produced the product identification file.
Note that you can close the License Wizard while you are waiting for a response
from PEERNET. When you start the License Wizard again, it will automatically open
at the Import/Export window (where you left off).
Once you have received the product authentication file from PEERNET, return to the
License Wizard:
Press Import.
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A browse dialog box appears. Browse to the location where you saved the product
authentication file, and press Open:
Now proceed to step 5.
Step 5 Licensing Messages
i) If you have purchased the product, the License Information field will display the
word Licensed:
Press Next, and go to step 6.
ii) If you have exceeded your license total, the License Information field will
display a licensing error message:
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You will not be able to use the product on this computer until additional licenses
have been purchased. Press Back twice to return to the first window of the License
Wizard, and then press the Buy button. A new browser window appears, taking you
directly to the product buy page. You will be given the option to purchase online or
order the product directly from PEERNET. On each buy page, guides to both buying
online and ordering contain further details about the purchasing process.
Upon receipt enter the serial number you received as part of your order
confirmation, press Next, and go to step 6.
Note that if you are moving your license to a new computer, or if you have to re-
install the software on your computer due to a crash, you do not need to purchase
additional licenses. Please contact PEERNET sales at peernet@peernet.com for
assistance.
Step 6 - Licensing Process Complete
The following screen will be displayed when your product has been successfully
licensed.
Press Finish. Your PEERNET product is now licensed and ready to use.
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Step 7 - Viewing and Changing your License Status
Launch the License Wizard (Step 1).
i) If you have purchased the product, the License field will display Licensed.
ii) If you are running an evaluation copy of the product, the License field will change
daily to reflect how many days are left in the evaluation period.
To change your license status from an evaluation copy to a full license, press
License Now on the License Information screen . . .
iii) If your evaluation copy of the product has expired.
To change your license status to a full license, press License Now on the License
Information screen . . .
For both ii) and iii) press the Buy button.
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A new browser window appears, taking you directly to the product buy page. You will
be given the option to purchase online or order the product directly from PEERNET.
On each buy page, guides to both buying online and ordering contain further details
about the purchasing process.
After you have made your purchase, return to the License Wizard, enter the serial
number you receive via email, press Next, complete the License Wizard, then
press Finish. More details on the Licensing process can be located earlier in this
document. Refer to Licensing PDF Creator Plus.
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Running and Navigating PDF Creator Plus
The PDF Creator Plus user interface consists of a menu bar, four toolbars, a task
window, a design window containing a navigation view and a page view, and a status
bar. You can customize the locations and appearance of the toolbars, so the interface
may not always appear the same.
Application menu bar
The application menu bar provides access to both standard and application-specific
commands. There are seven application menus: File, Edit, View, Page, Layout,
Annotation, and Help. Each menu contains commands specific to one area of the
application. For example, the File menu contains the following commands:
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Each menu contains a listing of commands, the icons for any related toolbar button,
plus the key combinations for any available shortcut keys. See the Command
Reference in the appendix for a complete listing of the commands available in the
application menu bar.
Application toolbars
The PDF Creator Plus application toolbars provide quick access to frequently used
commands. To see a brief description of a toolbar buttons purpose, hover over the
toolbar button with the mouse until a small popup window appears.
There are four default toolbars:
Standard:
View:
Annotations:
Layout:
Only the Standard, View and Annotations toolbars are visible by default. The
Standard and View toolbars are docked at the top of the application; the
Annotations toolbar is docked at the bottom of the application just above the status
bar. To display the Layout toolbar, click the View Toolbars - Layout menu item.
You can also change the position of the toolbars by dragging them with the mouse
around the edges of the application. They can be docked at the top, left, right or
bottom sides of the application.
If you hover your mouse pointer over a toolbar button, a tool tip will appear
containing the name/function of that button. In addition, the status bar message
area will display a message indicating the function of the toolbar button.
See the Appendix at the end of this guide for a complete listing of the commands
available in the application toolbars, and for information on how to customize the
toolbars.
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Task Window
The task window runs along the top of the application, just below the toolbars. It
contains easy to access buttons for creating common files types from within the PDF
Creator Plus application. Selecting any of the buttons will launch the Create File
dialog, allowing you to create a file of that type.
Design window
The PDF Creator Plus design window is split into two panes.
The left pane, or Navigation View, consists of a Thumbnails tab that displays a
small preview, or thumbnail, of each page in the project and an Outline tab that
displays the Headings and Bookmarks contained in the project.
The right pane, or Page View, displays the contents of the current page. It is used to
annotate the currently selected page using the annotation tools.
You can hide the Navigation View by clicking View One Page in the application
menu. Clicking View Thumbnails, or View - Outline in the application menu will
hide the Page View.
You can display both the Page View and the Navigation View by clicking View
Page and Thumbnails or View Page and Outline in the application menu.
These options are also available on the Standard toolbar. By default, both the Page
View and the Navigation View are visible.
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You can change the size of either of the Navigation View or Page View by moving the
gray divider bar in the middle to the left or right. Move the mouse over the gray bar
between the two panes. When the cursor changes, click and hold the left mouse
button to drag the divider bar to the left or right.
Navigation View
The Navigation View is made up of two sheets of information Thumbnails and
Outline, each accessible by clicking the respective tab in the upper left corner of the
pane.
The Thumbnails tab contains a thumbnail of each page in the project. You can use
this view to easily move between the pages within a project simply by clicking on the
thumbnail in the view. It is also used to arrange the pages within the project. The
pages may be reordered, deleted, copied or rotated. In addition, new pages may be
inserted or imported into the project.
The Outline tab displays the headings and bookmarks in the project. Headings and
bookmarks will normally be created using the PEERNET Save as PDF command
from within Microsoft Word, but they can also be created manually using the
Bookmark and the Hyperlink annotation tools.
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Page View
The Page View is used to annotate the currently selected page using the annotation
tools available in the annotation toolbar. The annotation toolbar is located by default
at the bottom of the application. Available annotation tools include a text object, a
bookmark object, a hyperlink object and various other shape objects such as lines,
ellipses, rectangles and polygons.
Application status bar
The PDF Creator Plus status bar at the bottom of the application displays convenient
help messages, as well as information about the project and the current page.
You can hide the status bar by clicking View - Status Bar in the application menu.
The application status bar shows you help messages or status messages, the zoom
level of the Page View, the size of the page in the Page View or the selected page in
the Thumbnail View, the number of files currently being combined into one PDF
Creator Plus project, and the total number of pages currently in the project.
Zooming pages
You can select the zoom, or magnification level at which pages are viewed. You can
also zoom in on specific areas of your pages by using the Zoom to Selected Area
command.
The zoom level can be set from 1% to 1200%. Several common magnification levels
are predefined for you. There are three zoom modes:
o Best Fit the page is zoomed so that the entire page fits in the right hand
pane, or page window.
o Fit to Width the page is zoomed so that the entire page width is visible in
the right hand pane, or page window.
o Fit to Height - the page is zoomed so that the entire page height is visible in
the right hand pane, or page window.
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To change the zoom level, go to the View menu, select Zoom, and choose from the
options in the popup menu.
To quickly change the zoom level, use the Zoom control on the View toolbar to
choose a magnification level, one of the zoom modes or to type in a custom zoom.
Use the Zoom In or Zoom Out toolbar buttons on either side of the Zoom
control on the View toolbar to increase or decrease the zoom level.
To zoom into a selected area, go to the View menu, select Zoom, then select Zoom
to Selected Area. You can also select the Zoom to Selected Area button on the
View toolbar. The cursor will change to a small magnifying glass.
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Move the magnifying glass cursor over to the area you wish to zoom in to. Click and
hold the left mouse button while you drag a rectangle around the area to zoom in to.
Release the mouse when you have outlined the area you want. The page will be
zoomed to the area you outlined.
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Creating, Opening and Saving Project Files
Once you have started working in the PDF Creator Plus application, you will be able
to create, save, open, and close project files using standard application commands.
Note that the application menu commands outlined below also have corresponding
toolbar buttons (New Project, Save Project, Save Project As, Open Project)
and keyboard shortcuts (New Project, Save Project, Open Project); for more
information about toolbar buttons and keyboard shortcuts, see the Command
Reference.
Creating project files
To create a new project file, go to the File menu and click New Project.
You can also click the New Project button on the Standard toolbar.
Opening project files
To open an existing project file, go to the File menu and click Open Project.
You can also click the Open Project button on the Standard toolbar.
In the Open dialog that appears, browse to the location where the file has been
saved. Select the project file and click the Open button.
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To open a recently accessed project file
The four most recently accessed project files are listed at the bottom of the File
menu between the Print Setup and the Exit menu items.
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Saving project files
To save a project file for the first time, go to the File menu and click Save Project.
You can also click the Save Project button on the Standard toolbar.
In the Save As dialog that appears, browse to the location where you want to save
the project. Select a name for your project file and click the Save button.
To save a project file you have modified
To save a project file that you have modified, go to the File menu and click Save
Project.
You can also click the Save Project button on the Standard toolbar.
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To save a project file with a different name
To save a project file under a different name, go to the File menu and click Save
Project As
In the Save As dialog that appears, browse to the location where you want to save
the project. Select a new name for your project file and click the Save button.
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Closing project files
To close a project file, go to the File menu and click the Close Project menu item.
Exiting the application
To exit the application, go to the File menu and click the Exit menu item.
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Creating Projects with Outlines and Hyperlinks
PDF Creator Plus projects can contain outline information and hyperlinks. Outline
information is divided into two categories, Headings and Bookmarks. This
information is similar to the table of contents in a Microsoft Word document, or the
Bookmarks tab in Adobe Acrobat. Hyperlinks in PDF Creator Plus are similar to
hyperlinks in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat.
TIP: The outline information in PDF Creator Plus is used to create the
Bookmarks tab in Adobe Acrobat when creating PDF files.
Headings in PDF Creator Plus are like the headings in Microsoft Word that make up
the Table of Contents. Like Microsoft Word, PDF Creator Plus headings also have a
level specification from one to nine. All headings in the project are listed under the
Headings section of the Outline tab in the Navigation.
A bookmark can be thought of as a named location. It is used to jump to a specific

location in the document by referencing it by name from another location, usually a
hyperlink within the document. Bookmarks are listed under the Bookmarks section of
the Outline tab in the Navigation view.
Both headings and bookmarks also have a magnification option, which allows you to
set the view of page used when the heading is brought into view.
Hyperlinks are links to external files, web pages, or to named locations within the
document such as a heading or bookmark. When a PDF file is created from the
project, clicking within the area will perform the hyperlink action. You can make
almost every PDF Creator Plus annotation tool into a hyperlink area.
Headings are shown outlined with a red dotted rectangle, bookmarks with a green
one and hyperlinks with blue. These rectangles are only visible on the screen to
make it easier to see where the headings, bookmarks and hyperlinks are; they are
not included when the page is printed or used to create a PDF, TIFF or other type of
file.
Outline information can be created manually using the Bookmark annotation tool,
and hyperlink information created with the Hyperlink annotation tool. Both can also
be automatically generated from a Microsoft Word Document using the PEERNET
Save As PDF Add-In. PDF Creator Plus projects created using the add-in preserve
hyperlinks, styles, and bookmarks present in the source document.
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Creating outline information from Microsoft Word
A Save As PDF Add-In is added to Microsoft Word when the PDF Creator Plus
application is installed. The Save As PDF Add-In allows the creation of PDF Creator
Plus projects with outline information from Microsoft Word documents that use
heading styles, as well as maintaining any hyperlink information from the document.
To convert a Microsoft Word document to a PDF Creator Plus project with outline and
hyperlink information intact, click the Save As PDF toolbar icon instead of printing
the document directly to the printer.
Office 2007
On versions of Word prior to Office 2007, you can also choose File Save As PDF
from the Microsoft Word application menu.
Office 2003 and earlier versions
If you do not want to create outline or hyperlink information in your PDF Creator Plus
project, simply print the Word document to the PDF Creator Plus printer through the
File Print menu item.
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When you click Save As PDF, the PDF Bookmark Creation Settings dialog will
display. From this dialog you can choose what outline level, from 1 to 9, to assign
each available style in the document. These settings are only used during the Save
As PDF process. They do not affect the current styles and formatting in the
document.
Only styles that have a level assigned to them will be included in the creation of the
outline. A preview of each style that will be included is shown in the Preview
section at the bottom of the dialog.
Hyperlink information is automatically included in the Save As PDF process.
When you are satisfied with the settings, click the OK button to start the Save As
PDF process and launch the progress dialog box.
While the progress dialog is displayed, you will see different parts of the document
being selected as the Save As PDF Add-In moves through the document and
processes each page.
When the process is complete, the document is automatically printed to the PDF
Creator Plus printer. The PDF Creator Plus application will open if it was not
already and your Word document appears as a new project.
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Document styles that were assigned outline levels are displayed in the Outline tab of
the Navigation view. If you cannot see the Outline view, click on the Outline tab in
the Navigation view to bring the tab forward.
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Creating outline information manually
If the pages in your projects are coming from different sources, you may want or
need to add additional outline information manually. Both headings and bookmarks
can be added using the Outline annotation tool.
Adding heading objects
Go to the page in the project that you want to be the target of the heading. Select
the Outline annotation tool. The cursor will change from the mouse pointer to a small
+. Click and hold the left mouse button while you drag to create a rectangle around
the area on the page that you want to represent the heading.
Release the mouse button when you are done. The outline object creates a heading
object by default. The size and position of the rectangle can be adjusted as required.
Headings are shown outlined with a red dotted rectangle. This rectangle is shown
only on the screen to make seeing the heading annotation easier; it is not included
when the page is printed or used to create a PDF, TIFF or other type of file.
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The heading annotation has also been added under the Headings section in the
Outline view. If you cannot see the Outline view, click on the Outline tab in the
Navigation view to bring the tab forward.
You can change the properties of the Heading through the Outline properties dialog,
accessible from the Annotation Properties or the Edit Outline toolbar button.
From the properties dialog, you can change the text displayed for the heading, the
heading level, its magnification settings and its font options. See the section Outline
Properties for a full description of this dialog box and its options.
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Adding bookmark objects
A bookmark is a named destination that can be jumped to from a hyperlink. To

create a bookmark annotation, go to the page in the project that you want to be the
destination of the jump. Select the Outline annotation tool.
The cursor will change from the mouse pointer to a small +. Click and hold the left
mouse button while you drag to create a rectangle around the area on the page that
you want to represent the bookmark.
Release the mouse button when you are done. The Outline annotation creates a
heading annotation by default. To create a bookmark, the heading annotation
properties have to be changed.
You can change the properties of the Heading through the Outline properties dialog,
accessible from the Annotation Properties or the Edit Outline toolbar button. See the
section Outline Properties for a full description of this dialog box and its options.
In the outline properties dialog, change the Heading Level to <None> and type a
name for the bookmark in the Bookmark Name field to make this annotation a
bookmark. Apply the changes.
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The bookmark outline will now be shown as a green dotted rectangle. This rectangle
is shown only on the screen to make seeing the bookmark area easier; it is not
included when the page is printed or used to create a PDF, TIFF or other type of file.
The bookmark annotation is also been added under the Bookmarks section in the
Outline view. If you cannot see the Outline view, click on the Outline tab in the
Navigation view to bring the tab forward.
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Adding hyperlink information
The hyperlink annotation allows you to create jump points in the project. A hyperlink
can jump to a web address, a file on disk, or to a location inside the project. When a
PDF file is created from this project, these links are maintained inside the PDF
document. Hyperlinks are created using the hyperlink annotation tool.
Go to the page in the project where you want to place a hyperlink. Select the
Hyperlink annotation tool. The cursor will change from the mouse pointer to a small
+. Click and hold the left mouse button while you drag to create a rectangle around
the area on the page that you want to represent the hyperlink.
Release the mouse button when you are done. Hyperlinks are shown outlined with a
blue dotted rectangle. This rectangle is shown only on the screen to make seeing
the hyperlink annotation area easier; it is not included when the page is printed or
used to create a PDF, TIFF or other type of file.
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You can change the properties of the Hyperlink through the Hyperlink properties
dialog, accessible from the Annotation Properties or the Edit Hyperlink toolbar
button. See the section Hyperlink Properties for a full description of this dialog box
and its options.
Linking to a web address

To set the hyperlink to link to a web address, choose Link to a website (URL) and
enter the desired web address.
Linking to another file

To set the hyperlink to link to an external file, use Link to a file on disk and type in
the filename. The Browse button can be used to quickly navigate to the file on disk.
If you are linking to a PDF file, you can even specify a named bookmark within the
PDF file to jump to when the document is opened.
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Linking to an internal location
To set the hyperlink to link to an internal location within the current PDF Creator Plus
project, use Link to a location in this file. Click the Browse button to launch the
Select Location dialog to choose from the headings and bookmarks available in the
project.
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Adding Pages to a Project
Adding Pages from Windows Applications
To add pages from Microsoft Word documents and to preserve any hyperlinks, styles,
and bookmarks present in the document, use the PEERNET Save As PDF Add-In. The
Add-In is documented in the section Creating Projects with Outlines and Hyperlinks.
The easiest way to add pages to a project is to print from another Windows
application through the PDF Creator Plus printer that comes with PDF Creator Plus.
The PDF Creator Plus printer converts any printed output created by ANY
application to a format that can be inserted into a PDF Creator Plus project.
Its as easy as 1-2-3.
1. Open ANY document.
2. Print your document to the PDF Creator Plus printer.
3. The PDF Creator Plus application will then do one of two things, depending on
whether or not the application is already open.
If the PDF Creator Plus application is not currently running, the

application will open and a new project containing the pages of your
document is created by default.
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When the PDF Creator Plus application is already running, a dialog
prompt is displayed, asking you whether you would like to start a new
project, insert these new pages at a particular location or append the new
pages to the end of the current project.
Its just that easy.
Repeat the three steps above for every document that you wish to combine into the
same PDF Creator Plus project. This allows you to build up a single project with
pages from a variety of applications into one composite document.
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Adding Pages by Importing
The second way to add pages to a project is by importing pages from existing
projects or image files.
From the File menu, select the Import File menu item.
You can also click the Import button on the Standard toolbar.
In the Import File dialog that appears, browse to the PDF Creator Plus project or
Windows Bitmap image file you want to import. Select the file and click the Open
button to import the pages into your current project.
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You can choose to Append pages to the end of the project, or Insert pages
before or after any page in the project. If the project has no pages, the Append
pages to end of the project will be the only option available.
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Creating PDF, TIFF and other files from PDF Creator
Plus projects
One of the primary uses of PDF Creator Plus is to create searchable Adobe PDF
documents (with or without security), TIFF image files, JPEG image files, Windows
Bitmap image files, or placeable Enhanced Metafile files from a PDF Creator Plus
project.
The three most common file formats are readily available from the Create PDF,
Create TIFF and Create JPEG buttons in the Task window at the top of the PDF
Creator Plus application.
Once selected, the Create File dialog will be displayed. Depending on which button
was selected, Create PDF, Create TIFF, or Create JPEG, different options are
available to you to control the conversion process. Some options will be disabled
(grayed out) based on other selections you have made in the Output Options area as
shown below.
To create BMP or Placeable Enhanced Metafiles (EMF), select the Create Other File...
button on the Standard toolbar, or choose File Create Other File from the
menu.
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Creating a Searchable Adobe PDF File
Print your file to the PDF Creator Printer, or open and existing PDF Creator project (
.pnp file). Select the Create PDF button from the task window, or select File -
Create PDF from the menu.
The Create File dialog will appear.
Browse to the location where you want to save the PDF document and enter the file
name for your new PDF document.
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The Page Range options allow you to select a subset of pages to be converted to
the PDF document.
Make sure the Save as type is set to PDF file (*.pdf). Check the Create Multi-
page File, to create a PDF document that contains all the pages in one (1) file.
Press the Save button to create your PDF document. A progress dialog will appear as
your document is being created.
When the document is created, the progress dialog will go way. You can now open
the PDF document in Adobe Reader.
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Embedding Fonts in Adobe PDF Files
Checking Embed Fonts will create a PDF file that contains all the font information to
allow your file to display correctly on all target machines. This is especially important
if you are using Asian fonts, which may not be installed on all machines. When the
fonts are not embedded, Adobe matches the fonts as close as it can. PDF files
created without embedded fonts are smaller than those that are created with
embedded fonts are.
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Creating Searchable Adobe PDF Format with Security
Checking Use Security will add PDF security to your document as shown below.
Now when you press the Save button, you will be prompted as shown below to
select the level of PDF security you desire.
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Including Outline Information
Any outline information in a PDF Creator Plus project is used to create bookmarks in
the PDF file. This option is enabled by default. Normally created using the PEERNET
Save as PDF command from within Microsoft Word, headings and bookmarks can
also be created manually using the Outline annotation tool. See the section Creating
Projects with Outlines for more information.
To include this information in your PDF document, leave the Include Outline option
checked. If you do not wish to have bookmark information in your PDF document,
uncheck this option.
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Including Hyperlink Information
Any hyperlink information in a PDF Creator Plus project is used to create links in the
PDF file. This option is enabled by default. Normally created using the PEERNET
Save as PDF command from within Microsoft Word, all annotation objects available
in PDF Creator Plus, with the exception of the Line object and the Outline object,
have Hyperlink properties. There are three styles of hyperlinks available link to a
web address, link to a file, or link to an internal bookmark. See the section Adding
hyperlink information for more details.
To include this information in your PDF document, leave the Include Hyperlinks
option checked. If you do not wish to have hyperlink information in your document,
uncheck this option.
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Setting Initial View and Page Layout
These options determine the initial view and the page layout of the PDF file when
opened in Adobe.
The Initial View determines which panes and tabs are visible when the PDF
document is viewed. There are three options available for the initial view:
Page Only hides the navigation panel and its tabs and shows only the page in
the document pane.
Bookmarks Panel and Page shows the navigation panel set to the
Bookmarks tab, and shows the page in the document pane.
Pages Panel and Page shows the navigation panel set to the Pages tab, and
shows the page in the document pane.
The Page Layout determines the view of the pages in the document pane. There
are five options available for the page layout:
Default uses the individual users preferences for page view.

Single Page shows a single page at a time.
Continuous shows all the pages in a single column.
Facing shows the pages in two columns, two pages at a time, starting with the
first page in the right-most column.
Continuous Facing shows all the pages in two columns. The first pages starts
in the right-most column.
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Creating a TIFF Image File
Create a new PDF Creator Plus project or open an existing one. Select the Create
TIFF button from the task window, or select File - Create TIFF from the menu.
Browse to the location where you want to save the TIFF image file and enter the file
name for your new TIFF file.
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the TIFF file.
Make sure the Save as type is set to TIFF image (*.tif). Check the Create Multi-
page File to create a TIFF file that contains all the pages in one (1) file. The Use
Security, Embed Fonts, Include Outline and Include Hyperlink options are
disabled (grayed out), as they are not applicable to TIFF files.
Press the Save button to create your TIFF file. A progress dialog will appear as your
file is being created.
When the document is created, the progress dialog will go way. You can now open
the TIFF file in your favorite image viewer.
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Changing the TIFF Color Options
There are four color options for creating TIFF files. They can be changed from the
Color Mode drop list in the Output Options section of the Create File dialog.
Full Color produces true color output. A true color image is created using a
palette of up to 16 million colors.
Optimized automatically reduces each page in your document to the fewest
number of colors possible without affecting output quality. Depending on the
number of colors in the page, the individual pages will be saved as black and
white, 256 colors, or true color.
Grayscale produces images created from a palette of 256 different shades of
gray.
Monochrome produces images created from a palette of two colors, black and
white.
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Changing the TIFF Image Resolution
The resolution of the TIFF file can be changed using the Resolution drop list. The
resolutions available to be chosen range from 60 DPI (dots per inch) to 2540 DPI. A
higher resolution will produce a better quality image, but also a larger file.
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Creating a JPEG Image File
Create a new PDF Creator Plus project or open an existing one. Select the Create
JPEG button from the task window, or select File - Create JPEG from the menu.
Browse to the location where you want to save the JPEG image files and enter the
file name for your new JPEG files.
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JPG image files.
Make sure the Save as type is set to JPEG image (*.jpg). The Create Multi-page
File, Embed Fonts, Use Security, Include Outline and Include Hyperlink
options are all disabled (grayed out), as they are not applicable to JPEG files.
Press the Save button to create your JPEG files. A progress dialog will appear as
your files are being created.
JPEG files are a serialized file format. A separate JPEG file will be created for each
page in the project. The individual file names will be appended with a number
corresponding to the project page number. Creating a JPEG file from a two-page
project file as MyJPG will create two files, MyJPG_0001.jpg and MyJPG_0002.jpg
When the files are created, the progress dialog will go way. You can now open the
JPEG files in your favorite image viewer.
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Changing the JPEG Color Options
There are three color options for creating JPEG files. They can be changed from the
gray.
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Changing the JPEG Image Resolution
The resolution of the JPEG file can be changed using the Resolution drop list. The
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Creating a BMP Image File
Create a new PDF Creator Plus project or open an existing one. Select File Create
Other File from the menu.
You can also click the Create Other File button on the Standard toolbar.
The Create File dialog will appear. By default, this dialog is set to create the type of
file last created. The default is PDF upon installation. Use the Save as type combo
box to choose Bitmap Image (*.bmp).
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Browse to the location where you want to save the BMP image files and enter the file
name for your new BMP files.
BMP image files.
Make sure the Save as type is set to BMP image (*.bmp). The Create Multi-
page File, Embed Fonts, Use Security, Include Outline, and Include
Hyperlinks options are all disabled (grayed out), as they are not applicable to BMP
files.
Press the Save button to create your BMP files. A progress dialog will appear as your
files are being created.
BMP files are a serialized file format. A separate BMP file will be created for each
corresponding to the project page number. Creating a BMP file from a two-page
project file as MyBMP will create two files, MyBMP_0001.bmp and MyBMP_0002.bmp
BMP files in your favorite image viewer.
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Changing the BMP Color Options
There are four color options for creating BMP files. They can be changed from the
gray.
Monochrome produces images created from a palette of two colors, black and
white.
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Changing the BMP Image Resolution
The resolution of the BMP file can be changed using the Resolution drop list. The
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Creating a Placeable Enhanced Metafile (EMF)
Create a new PDF Creator Plus project or open an existing one. Select File Create
Other File from the menu.
You can also click the Create Other File button on the Standard toolbar.
The Create File dialog will appear. By default, this dialog is set to create the type of
file last created. The default is PDF upon installation. Use the Save as type combo
box to choose Enhanced metafile (*.emf).
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Browse to the location where you want to save the EMF files and enter the file name
for your new EMF files.
EMF image files.
Make sure the Save as type is set to Enhanced metafile (*.emf). The Create
Multi-page File, Embed Fonts, Use Security, Include Outline and Include
Hyperlinks options are all disabled (grayed out), as they are not applicable to EMF
files.
Press the Save button to create your EMF files. A progress dialog will appear as your
files are being created.
EMF files are a serialized file format. A separate EMF file will be created for each
corresponding to the project page number. Creating an EMF file from a two-page
project file as MyEMF will create two files, MyEMF_0001.emf and MyEMF_0002.emf.
EMF files in your favorite EMF viewer, or use EMF files in your own documents.
Inserting an EMF file into Word Document
To insert a placeable Enhanced Metafile into a Word document, go to the Insert

menu, and choose the Picture menu item. From the Picture submenu, choose the
From File menu item.
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From the Insert Picture dialog that appears, browse to the location that contains
the EMF file you want to insert. Select the file and click the Insert button.
The metafile is added to the document. When you click on the image in the Word
document, a black border will appear. With this border, you can move or resize the
metafile. Right-clicking on the image will give you a context menu with common
actions for inserted pictures.
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Printing PDF Creator Plus projects
PDF Creator Plus gives you advanced print and print preview functionality that saves
you money on paper and toner. Previewing your project allows you to see what your
project will look like when printed to the selected printer, before actually printing the
document.
How your project is printed is determined by the print settings on the Print dialog.
The same options also appear on the Application Preferences Printing
Defaults tab. Changing the options on the Printing Defaults tab in the Application
Preferences allows you to preview the project using the different print options, before
actually printing the paper copy.
PDF Creator Plus Printing Options
Page Scaling
The page scaling printing option determines how each page in the project is scaled to
the paper when printed. There are two scaling options.
Fit to Paper enlarged or reduces the page to fit the size of the currently selected
paper
Actual Size does not scale the page. Any part of the page that does not fit in
the printable area of the currently selected paper is cropped.
Page Auto-rotation
The Auto-rotate pages to fit printer page options adjusts the pages orientation to
maximize the amount of page printed. If this option is on, the page will be rotated if
rotating the page allows more of the page to fit in the printable area of the currently
selected paper.
Page Centering
The Center Page if smaller than printer page option centers the contents of the
page if the page is smaller than the printable area of the currently selected paper.
This will not affect pages that are larger than the printable area.
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Page Shrinking
The Shrink page if larger than the printer page option shrinks the contents of
the page to fit if the page is larger than the printable area of the currently selected
paper. This gives the same result as Fit to Paper for larger pages. This does not
affect pages that are smaller than the printable area. This option only applies when
printing Actual Size.
Setting printer defaults
The system default printer is automatically chosen as the selected printer when the
application starts. To change this, or to change any of the printers options, go to the
File menu and click Print Setup.
From the Print Setup dialog that appears, you use the Name drop list to choose
another printer. The properties of the printer can be modified by clicking on the
Properties button. The Paper Size and Orientation of the printed paper can
also be changed.
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Previewing project files
Create a new PDF Creator Plus project or open an existing one. From the File menu,
select the Print Preview menu item.
You can also click the Print Preview button on the Standard toolbar.
The first page of your project is displayed as it would look if it were printed to the
selected printer. The area inside the gray dotted lines mark the printable area of the
paper.
The default printing option for Page Scaling is Fit to Paper. To change your
printing options to see what your pages would look like if printed Actual Size, or to
change any other printing options, go to the Printing Defaults tab in the
Application Preferences dialog.
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From the Edit menu, click the Application Preferences menu item. You can also
click the Preferences button on the Standard toolbar.
Change the options in this tab to preview them. Here, the page is being printed
Actual Size, with Auto-rotate and Center page turned on. Changing the printer
page to Legal in the Print Setup dialog gives the following preview.
The page remains its actual size of Letter paper but now it is centered on Legal sized
paper.
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Printing project files
Create a new PDF Creator Plus project or open an existing one. From the File menu,
select the Print menu item.
You can also click the Print button on the Standard toolbar.
From the Print dialog that appears, select a printer from the Name drop list.
The Print Range section allows you choose which pages of the project to send to
the printer.
The Page Options section contains the same print options as the Printing Defaults
tab in the Application Preferences. Any changes made in one dialog are reflected
in the other dialog.
To print your project, click the OK button. A progress dialog will appear as your
project is being printed.
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Ordering, Removing, or Adding Pages
The Thumbnail View (the left side pane in the Design Window) shows the current list
of pages in the project as small thumbnail pictures. Under each thumbnail picture is
the page number of the page within the project.
Right-clicking on a thumbnail picture brings up a context-sensitive menu that

provides page specific operations as shown below.
From this context-sensitive menu, you can perform many operations on or relative to
a page. These same operations are also available from the applications menu bar
under the Page menu.
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You can quickly and easily move from page to page, and customize the order and
appearance of your pages.
Navigating between pages
You can navigate through your pages using the thumbnail view in the left pane of the
application. The currently selected page is shown with a double rectangle around it.
To move the selection to another page, left click on the desired page in the
thumbnail view, or click on the thumbnail view and use the keyboard arrow keys to
move the selection rectangle to another page.
You can also use the View toolbars current page control to move the selected page
back one page by clicking the left arrow to go or forward one page by clicking the
right arrow.
To go to a specific page, click in the page number edit box between the two arrows,
enter the page number and press the Enter key on the keyboard. As well, you can
use the Page menu commands, Next, Previous, First, and Last.
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Moving pages
You can reorder the pages in your PDF Creator Plus project using the thumbnail
view. Simply click the page you want to move and while holding down the left
mouse button, drag that page to its new location. When you are moving a page, the
mouse cursor will change to a pointed crosshair and a straight line will appear
between the pages to show you where the page will be inserted.
To move a range of pages, go to the Page menu and select Move Range In the
Move Pages dialog that appears, enter in the page range to move, and select the
position to move them to in the project.
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Copying pages
Copy pages using the thumbnail view

Copying pages is done in the same manner as moving pages, except that you hold
down the CTRL key before clicking and dragging the page you want to copy. The
cursor changes to a pointed crosshair with a small plus symbol to designate that
this is a copy and not a move.
Copying a range of pages

To copy a range of pages, go to the Page menu and select Copy, and then Range
In the Copy Pages dialog that appears, enter in the page range to copy, and select
the position to move the new pages to in the project.
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Copying pages to the clipboard
You can copy pages to the clipboard to later paste into another location in the
project, or to paste them another project.
To copy a page to the clipboard, select the desired page in the thumbnail view, then
go to the Page menu, select the Copy menu item, then select the Page menu item.
You can also right click on the page in the thumbnail view and select Copy Page
from the context menu.
Inserting Pages
Inserting pages from the clipboard

Pages that have been copied to the clipboard can be pasted into the project using
the context menu in the thumbnail view. Right-clicking on a page allows you to
choose to paste the page before or after the currently selected page, or to append
the page to the end of the project. Right-clicking the background of the thumbnail
view allows you to append the page to the end of the project.
You can also paste pages from the clipboard using the Page menu. Go to the Page
menu, select Paste and then select to paste the page Before or After the current
page, or to Append the page to the end of the project.
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Inserting new pages
You can add or insert new pages at any point in the project. These pages are perfect
for cover pages, or to separate different sources of information within a project.
To insert a new page, go to the Page menu and select Insert Blank menu item.
Choose to insert the page Before or After the current page, or to Append the page
to the end of the project.
The thumbnail view context menu also has the Insert Blank menu item.
In the Add New Page dialog that appears, you can choose the Orientation, Page
Resolution, and Page Size of your new page.
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Deleting Pages
You can mark pages in the project for deletion. The pages are not actually deleted
until the project is saved to disk. This allows the pages to be unmarked, or
undeleted, if you mark the wrong page or change your mind. Pages marked for
deletion have a red X through them in the thumbnail view.
Mark a page deleted using the thumbnail view

To mark a page deleted, click on the page to be deleted in the thumbnail view.
Right-click the page to bring up the context menu and select the Delete menu item,
then select Page from the submenu.
You can also mark a single page for deletion by clicking on the thumbnail view and
using the Delete key on the keyboard.
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Mark a page deleted using the menu
To mark a page deleted, click on the page to be deleted in the thumbnail view. Go to
the Page and select the Delete menu item, then select Page from the submenu.
Mark a range of pages deleted

To delete a range of pages, go to the Page menu and select Delete, and then
Range In the Mark Pages Deleted dialog that appears, enter in the page range
to delete and click the OK button.
You can also right click on any undeleted page in the thumbnail view, select Delete
and then Range from the context menu.
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Cut a page using the clipboard
Cutting a page to the clipboard copies the page to clipboard and marks that page to
be deleted.
To cut a page to the clipboard, select the desired page in the thumbnail view, then
go to the Page menu and select the Cut menu item.
You can also right click on the page in the thumbnail view and select Cut Page from
the context menu.
Remove deletion mark using the thumbnail view

To unmark a page marked for deletion, click on the page in the thumbnail view.
Right-click the page to bring up the context menu and select the Undelete menu
item, then select Page from the submenu.
You can also unmark a single page marked for deletion by clicking on the thumbnail
view and using the Delete key on the keyboard.
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Remove deletion mark using the menu
To unmark a page marked for deletion, click on the page in the thumbnail view. Go
to the Page and select the Undelete menu item, then select Page from the
submenu.
Remove deletion mark from a range of pages

To unmark a range of pages marked for deletion, go to the Page menu and select
Undelete, then Range In the Mark Pages Undeleted dialog that appears, enter
the page range to remove the deletion mark from and click the OK button.
You can also right click on any deleted page in the thumbnail view, select Undelete,
and then Range from the context menu.
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Rotating pages
Pages in the project can be rotated 180 and 90 left or right. These operations are
available from the Page menu from the Rotate and Rotate All menu items,
They are also available from the View toolbar.
Rotating a single page

To rotate a single page, click on the page to be rotated in the thumbnail view. Right-
click the page to bring up the context menu and select the Rotate Page menu item,
then select Left, Right or 180 from the submenu. Left or right rotates the page 90
in that direction, while 180 will rotate the page a full 180.
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Rotating all pages
To rotate all the pages in the project, click on any page in the thumbnail view. Right-
click the page to bring up the context menu and select the Rotate All Pages menu
item, then select Left, Right or 180 from the submenu. Left or right rotates all the
pages 90 in that direction while 180 will rotate all the pages a full 180.
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Viewing page properties
From the Page menu, click the Properties menu item, or click the Properties
button on the Standard toolbar.
Viewing the properties of the page will show the Page Properties dialog. The page
dimensions and resolution depend on the PDF Creator Plus printer settings at the
time when the page was printed.
Page Settings
Shows the paper size, page orientation and resolution of the page.
Page Size
Displays the actual physical page size of the page. The size can be displayed at
Inches, Millimeters, Centimeters and Pixels.
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Annotating Pages
You can add annotations to any page. Available annotation tools include text, filled
and hollow rectangles, lines, and shapes, among others. The annotation tools are
accessible from both the application menu and the annotation toolbar. You can also
edit individual annotation properties and set default properties for the annotation
tools themselves. The Annotation toolbar is placed at the bottom of the application
by default.
You can arrange annotations by aligning, spacing, and sizing groups of objects. You
can also group together and order sets of annotations.
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Adding annotations
You can add text notes, filled rectangles, hollow rectangles, lin es, and shapes to your
pages. You can also erase or copy selected areas of the page.
Sticky Mode
The annotation tools have two modes. When Sticky Annotations mode is turned
on, the selected annotation tool remains chosen until you click the Select tool.
When Sticky Annotations mode is off, the Select tool becomes active after you
place the chosen annotation on the page.
You can change the sticky mode through the Annotation menu by checking or un-
checking the Sticky Annotations menu item. By default Sticky Annotations is
turned off.
Adding a text box annotation

Select the Text annotation tool from the Annotations toolbar.
mouse button while you drag to create a rectangle outline on the page. Release the
mouse button when the rectangle is the size you want the textbox annotation to be.
When the mouse button is released, the text box will automatically go into edit mode
to allow you to type your text. Click outside the text box to accept the typed text and
stop editing.
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Adding a textbox from the clipboard
You can create a Text annotation from text that you have placed in the clipboard
from another application. Right click the page to get the context menu and select
Paste from the menu.
A new textbox annotation is created from the clipboard text contents.
Adding a heading annotation

Select the Outline tool from the Annotations toolbar.
mouse button while you drag to create a rectangle outline around the area on the
page where you want the heading to be. Release the mouse button when you are
done.
The heading will be shown outlined with a red dotted rectangle. This rectangle is
shown only on the screen to make seeing the bookmark annotation easier; it is not
included when the page is printed or used to create a PDF, TIFF or other type of file.
If the Outline tab is active in the Navigation view, you will see the newly created
heading added to the outline tree.
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Adding a bookmark annotation
Select the Outline tool from the Annotations toolbar.
page where you want the bookmark to be. Release the mouse button when you are
done.
By default, the Outline tool creates a heading annotation. From the Properties of the
newly created annotation, change the Heading Level to <None> and enter in a
name for your bookmark in the Bookmark Name field.
The bookmark will be shown outlined with a green dotted rectangle. This rectangle
is shown only on the screen to make seeing the bookmark easier; it is not included
when the page is printed or used to create a PDF, TIFF or other type of file.
If the Outline tab is active in the Navigation view, you will see the newly created
bookmark added to the outline tree.
Adding a hyperlink annotation

Select the Hyperlink tool from the Annotations toolbar.
page where you want the hyperlink to be. Release the mouse button when you are
done. The bookmark will be shown outlined with a blue dotted rectangle. This
rectangle is shown only on the screen to make seeing the bookmark annotation
easier; it is not included when the page is printed or used to create a PDF, TIFF or
other type of file.
Adding a filled rectangle

Select the Filled Rectangle tool from the Annotations toolbar.
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mouse button when the rectangle is the size you want.
TIP: To draw a square, hold down the Shift key on the keyboard while you
drag the mouse.
Adding a hollow rectangle

Select the Hollow Rectangle annotation tool from the Annotations toolbar.
mouse button when the rectangle is the size you want.
TIP: To draw a square, hold down the Shift key on the keyboard while you
drag the mouse.
Adding an ellipse
Select the Ellipse annotation tool from the Annotations toolbar.
mouse button while you drag to create an ellipse outline on the page. Release the
mouse button when the ellipse is the size you want.
TIP: To draw a circle, hold down the Shift key on the keyboard while you
drag the mouse.
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Adding a line
Select the Line annotation tool from the Annotations toolbar.
mouse button while you drag to create a line on the page. Release the mouse button
when the line is the length you want.
TIP: To draw a straight line, hold down the Shift key on the keyboard while
you drag the mouse.
Adding a polygon
Select the Polygon annotation tool from the Annotations toolbar.
mouse button while you drag to create the first line segment of the polygon. Release
the mouse button when the first line segment is the length you want.
Move to the next location and left click once to create a new line segment. Continue
this until you have your desired polygon.
Double click the left mouse button to finish the polygon.
TIP: To draw straight lines in your polygon, hold down the Shift key on the
keyboard while you drag and click the mouse.
TIP: To add or remove vertices from a polygon, see the section on Editing
the vertices of an annotation.
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Adding a closed curve
Select the Closed Curve annotation tool from the Annotations toolbar.
mouse button while you drag to create the first line segment of the closed curve
area. Release the mouse button when the first line segment is the length you want.
Move to the next location and left click once to create a new line segment. Continue
this until you have your desired closed curve shape. When you have three segments
or more, you will see a dotted line that represents what the curve will look like.
Double click the left mouse button to finish the close curve.
TIP: To draw straight lines in your closed curve, hold down the Shift key on
the keyboard while you drag and click the mouse.
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Erase a selected area
Select the Eraser annotation tool from the Annotations toolbar.
page you want to erase. Release the mouse button when the rectangle is the size
you want.
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Clone an area as an image
Select the Select Image annotation tool from the Annotations toolbar.
mouse button while you drag to create a black dotted rectangle outline around the
area on the page you want to clone. Release the mouse button when the rectangle is
the size you want. A copy of the area is created and placed on the page. The cloned
image area can be moved on the page just as any other annotation.
Paste an image from the clipboard

You can create an Image annotation from an image that you have placed in the
clipboard from another application. Right click the page to get the context menu and
select Paste from the menu.
A new image annotation is created from the clipboard contents.
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Editing the vertices of an annotation
Select the annotation whose vertices you want to change, then select the Edit
Vertices annotation tool from the Annotations toolbar.
The cursor will change from the mouse pointer to a small square with arrows when
you mouse over a vertex on the selected annotation. Click and hold the left mouse
button while you drag to move the vertex to a new location. Release the mouse
button when you are done.
To add vertices to an annotation, hold the CTRL key down as you mouse over the
line to which you want to add the vertex. The cursor will change to a small square
with a cross hair behind it. Click the left mouse button to insert the vertex.
To remove vertices from an annotation, hold the CTRL key down as you mouse over
the vertex you want to remove. The cursor will change to a small X when you are
over an existing vertex. Click the left mouse button to remove the vertex.
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Undo and Redo Annotations
Each page maintains its own undo/redo list for annotations. This allows you to easily
back out changes, or redo changes again. Almost any action taken on an annotation,
such as move, size, align, add, delete, even changing the font of text annotation, is
tracked in the undo/redo list.
You can undo any annotation operation by clicking the Undo button on the
Standard toolbar.
You can also undo an annotation operation through the Undo menu item on the Edit
menu.
You can redo any annotation operation by clicking the Redo button on the Standard
toolbar.
You can also redo an annotation operation through the Redo menu item on the Edit
menu.
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Selecting annotations
Panning to reveal hidden areas

You can use this tool to reveal hidden areas on your pages without zooming. Select
the Pan annotation tool from the Annotations toolbar.
The cursor will change from the mouse pointer to an open hand when you mouse
over the page. Click and hold the left mouse button while you drag to move page in
the desired direction. While you are panning, the cursor will change to a grabbing
hand .
Selecting an annotation
To edit, move or delete an annotation, it first has to be selected. To select an
annotation, select the Select Annotations tool from the Annotations toolbar.
When in selection mode, the cursor will be the normal mouse pointer . Mouse over
and click the annotation you want to select. The annotation will be shown with gray
handles on its perimeter.
You can also select a single annotation by dragging a selection rectangle around it.
Click and hold the left mouse button while you drag to create a rectangle outlining
the annotation. Release the mouse button the select all annotations inside the
dotted rectangle.
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Selecting a group of annotations
To select a group of annotations, select the Select Annotations tool from the
Annotations toolbar.
When in selection mode, the cursor will be the normal mouse pointer . Mouse over
and click the first annotation you want to select. The annotation will be shown with
gray handles on its perimeter.
To select additional annotations, press and hold CTRL while you click the rest of the
annotations you want to select.
The last annotation selected is the primary annotation used to determine the size
and alignment standards when using the Layout commands. This annotation is
identified with gray handles on its perimeter while the other annotations have white
handles.
You can also quickly select a group of annotations by dragging a selection rectangle
around the desired annotations. Click and hold the left mouse button while you drag
to create a rectangle outlining the annotations. Release the mouse button the select
all annotations inside the dotted rectangle.
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Deselect an annotation from a group
To remove a single annotation from a selected group, hold down the Shift key and
left click with the mouse on the annotation you want to deselect.
Changing the primary annotation
To change which annotation is the primary annotation, hold down the CTRL key and
left click with the mouse on the annotation you want to designate as the primary
annotation.
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Copying and pasting annotations
Copying annotations to the clipboard

Any annotation or group of annotations can be copied to the clipboard. This makes it
easy to copy annotations from page to page.
To copy annotations to the clipboard, first select the annotation(s) you want to copy.
Then click on the Copy button on the Standard toolbar.
You can also copy annotation(s) to the clipboard using the context menu. Select the
annotation(s) you want to copy, and right click inside one of selected annotation(s)
to bring up the context menu. From the context menu, select the Copy menu item.
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Pasting annotations from the clipboard
Once an annotation or group of annotations is copied to the clipboard, they can be
copied to any page in the project.
Go to the page you want to copy the annotations to, then click the Paste button on
the Standard toolbar.
You can also copy annotation(s) to any page in the project using the context menu.
Go to the page you want and right click on the page to bring up the context menu.
From the context menu, select the Paste menu item.
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Deleting annotations
Deleting a single annotation or a group of annotations

To delete a single annotation, select that annotation and delete it using the Delete
key on the keyboard. Alternatively, you can delete an annotation through the Delete
menu item from the Edit menu.
To delete a group of annotations, select the annotations you want to delete, and
follow the same steps as above.
You can also delete a single annotation or a group of selected annotations using the
context menu.
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Cut an annotation or group of annotations to the clipboard
Cutting annotations will copy them to the clipboard and delete them from the page
as well.
To cut an annotation to the clipboard, first select the annotation, and then click on
the Cut button on the Standard toolbar.
You can also cut annotations using the context menu. Select the annotation, and
then right click inside one of selected annotations to bring up the context menu.
From the context menu, select the Cut menu item.
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Editing annotation properties
You can edit the properties of selected annotations, as well as the default properties
of the annotation tools themselves. Most annotations support editing line and fill
properties, as well as hyperlink properties. Text annotations also allow you to modify
font properties, while outline annotation have only outline properties.
Font properties
Font properties only apply to text annotations.
The list on the left displays all the fonts on your system. Select a font from this list
to apply to the text in the text annotation.
You can apply Regular, Bold, Italic and Bold Italic formatting to the text from the
middle list. The formatting options here depend on the font selected.
The last list shows all available font sizes for the selected font.
Check or uncheck the Underline or Strike-Out check boxes to apply or remove this
effect on your text.
The color of your text can be changed by clicking on the Text

Color button. It pops up a color control. Select a color by clicking
on one of the color boxes, or choose the Other button to choose
a custom color.
Fill Properties
Fill properties apply to all annotations. They apply to the inside area of the
annotation.
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Foreground Color
This is the main color of the annotation when No Hatch is selected. If a hatch
pattern is selected, this color is used to draw the hatches (lines) of the pattern.
This color is only used if Transparent Fill is turned off.
Background Color
This is the alternate color of the annotation when a Hatch pattern other than No
Hatch is selected. This color is used to fill in between the hatches (lines) of the
pattern. This color is only used if Transparent Background is turned off.
The foreground or background color can be changed by clicking on

the Foreground Color button or the Background Color button
to pop up the color control. Select a color by clicking on one of the
color boxes, or choose the Other button to choose a custom
color.
Transparent Fill
Transparent (or see through) fill applies to the inside area of the annotation. If this
is checked, no color is used to fill the shape. If this is not checked, then the selected
foreground and background colors (as applicable) are used to fill in the shape.
Transparent Background
Transparent (or see through) background applies to all Hatch patterns other than No
Hatch. If this is checked off, the Background Color is used to fill in between the
hatches (lines) of the pattern.
Hatch
This lists several patterns that can be used to fill in an annotation. The colors of the
patterns are taken from the Foreground Color and Background Color options.
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Line Properties
Line properties apply to all annotations. They apply to the outside area, or border of
the annotation.
Color
This is the main color of the annotation outline. This color is only used if
Transparent is not checked.
The line can be changed by clicking on the Color button to pop up

the color control. Select a color by clicking on one of the color
boxes, or choose the Other button to choose a custom color.
Transparent
If this is checked, no border is drawn around the annotation. If this is not checked,
then the selected color is used to draw a border of the chosen width.
Style
Set the style of the line, or border, drawn around the annotation. Styles other than
Solid only apply to lines with a Width of zero.
Width
This determines the width of the line, or border, drawn around the annotation. If a
width greater than zero is chosen, only the Solid style of line can be drawn.
Hyperlink Properties
Hyperlink properties apply to all annotations except Lines and Bookmarks. The
hyperlink properties determine the behavior of the hyperlink when a PDF is created
from the project. Hyperlink information has no effect when creating TIFF, BMP, JPG
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or EMF files.
Link to a website (URL)

This is the most common use of a hyperlink. Enter a web address, or URL, to have
the user directed to the specified website. The address can be validated using the
Validate button to the right. To link to a bookmark on a web page, add a
#bookmark name to end of the address specification.
Link to a file on disk

Select this option to have the user directed to another file. If you are linking to an
Adobe PDF document, you can have the file opened at a particular place by supplying
the name of a bookmark within that file. When linking to another PDF document, you
also have the option of opening the document in a new window, or in the existing
application window.
Link to a location in this file

Use this option to link to an existing heading or bookmark area in this project. To
select a heading or bookmark, click on the Browse button on the right to display a
dialog allowing you to choose from the projects heading and bookmarks.
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The Select Location dialog displays a tree listing all of the current headings and
bookmarks in the project. The current target of the hyperlink, if any, will be
highlighted in the tree. Choose the desired heading or bookmark and click OK.
Outline Properties
Outline properties apply only to outline annotations. Outline annotations can be

either headings or bookmarks. An outline annotation is considered a heading if it
has a heading level between one and nine. Headings are displayed in the Headings
section of the Outline tab in the Navigation view.
An outline annotation with a heading level of <None> is a bookmark. Bookmarks are

displayed in the Bookmarks section of the Outline tab in the Navigation view.
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Heading Level
A heading level between 1 and 9 can be assigned to a heading object. Changing the
heading level to <None> changes the object from a heading annotation to a
bookmark annotation.
Heading Text
The text to be displayed from this header can be changed here.
Bookmark Name
This field only applies to bookmark annotations. It is disabled for heading
annotations. Change the heading level to <None> to change the heading annotation
into a bookmark annotation.
Magnification
Set the page magnification of the destination of the header annotation. The option
chosen here applies to Adobes Bookmarks tab when a PDF is created from the
project. This option determines how the page is displayed in Adobe when the header
is selected in Adobes Bookmarks tab.
Fixed This option enables the Level drop down combo box. The level
chosen from the drop down is used to display the page.
Fit Page The page is scaled to fit within the window.
Fit Width The page is scaled so that the entire width is displayed in the
window.
Inherit Zoom The page is shown at the current magnification level.
Text Color, Italic and Bold

Set the color of the heading text when viewed in Adobes Bookmarks tab, as well as
in PDF Creator Plus Outline view tab. The text can also be changed to italic or bold
font.
The color of your text can be changed by clicking on the Text

Color button. It pops up a color control. Select a color by clicking
on one of the color boxes, or choose the Other button to choose
a custom color.
Editing the default properties of an annotation tool

Editing the default properties of an annotation tool affects subsequent annotations
added using the tool. It does not change the properties of existing annotations.
From the Annotation toolbar, select the tool you want to customize, and then select
the Default Properties toolbar button. If the toolbar button is grayed out, then that
annotation does not have default properties to set.
A Default Properties dialog will appear showing the properties that are available to
be edited for that tool. Shown below is the Default Properties dialog for the text
annotation. This is the only annotation with Font properties.
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Change the properties as desired and click the OK button to set the defaults.
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Editing the properties of an annotation
Select the annotation on the page whose properties you want to change, and then
click on the Selected Properties toolbar button from the Annotation toolbar.
TIP: The Enter key will bring up the properties for the selected annotations.
The Annotation Properties dialog will appear showing the properties that are
available to be edited for that tool. If you change a property, the Apply button in the
lower right corner will become enabled. By clicking this button, the changes you
have made will be temporarily applied to the annotation on the page. To keep the
changes, click OK. Clicking Cancel will abandon the changes and return the
annotation back to its original state.
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Arranging annotations
You can set alignment, spacing, and sizing options for your annotations. You can
nudge annotations to a precise location, change their order on the page, and group
them together for ease of editing.
If the Layout toolbar is not visible, go to the View menu, select Toolbars and then
select the Layout menu item to toggle the toolbar on.
Move annotations using the mouse

Select the annotation you want to move. The cursor will change from the mouse
pointer to the move crosshair when you mouse over the selected annotation.
Click and hold the left mouse button while you drag to move the annotation to the
desired location. Release the mouse button when you have placed the annotation
where you want it.
Move annotations using the keyboard

Select the annotation you want to move. Move the annotation using the Left, Right,
Up and Down arrow keys. Each key press nudges the annotation up one pixel.
TIP: Holding the Shift key down along with the arrow keys will move the
annotation in larger increments.
Aligning annotations
To align annotations, you have to select at least two annotations. The last annotation
you select is the primary annotation, indicated by the gray handles. The other
annotations will have white handles. The alignment is always performed relative to
the primary annotation.
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Select the annotations you want to align. Select the annotation you are aligning the
other annotations to last.
From the Layout toolbar, select one of the Align toolbar buttons. All selected
annotations will be aligned accordingly to the primary annotation.
Align Top Align Left

Align Middle Align Center
Align Bottom Align Right
Spacing annotations evenly across or down

To evenly space annotations, you have to select at least three annotations. The last
annotation you select is the primary annotation, indicated by the gray handles. The
other annotations will have white handles.
When spacing annotations across, the annotations will be spaced evenly between the
leftmost selected annotation and the rightmost. When spacing annotations down, the
annotations will be spaced evenly between the topmost selected annotation and the
bottommost.
From the Layout toolbar, select either Space Across or Space Down operations.
All selected annotations will be aligned accordingly to the primary annotation.
Space Across Space Down
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Making annotations the same width, height, or size
To make annotations the same height, you have to select at least two annotations.
The last annotation you select is the primary annotation, indicated by the gray
handles. The other annotations will have white handles. The height, width or size
adjustment is always performed relative to the primary annotation.
Select the annotations you want to adjust the size of, and then lastly, select the
annotation you are want the others to match.
From the Layout toolbar, select one of the Sizing toolbar buttons. All selected
annotations will be sized accordingly to the primary annotation.
Same Width
Same Height
Same Size
Nudging annotations to a new position

You can nudge a single annotation or a group of annota tions. The annotations can be
nudged (moved) using the Left, Right, Up and Down arrow keys on the keyboard.
Each key press nudges the annotation up one pixel.
Select the annotations you want to nudge. From the Layout toolbar, select one of
the Nudge toolbar buttons.
Nudge Up
Nudge Down
Nudge Left
Nudge Right
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Grouping and ungrouping annotations
To group annotations, you have to select at least two annotations. When annotations
are grouped, they cannot be individually selected. Selecting any one annotation of a
group selects the whole group, and they are treated as a single annotation. Grouped
annotations can be moved, ordered or copied to the clipboard. They cannot be
aligned, nudged or sized to one another in the group, but a grouping can be aligned,
nudged or sized with another annotation or group.
To ungroup annotations, you have to select a set of grouped annotations. Once

annotations are ungrouped, they can be individually selected, moved, sized, and
nudged again. All layout options are applicable again.
Select the annotations you want to group or ungroup. From the Layout toolbar,
select the Group toolbar button to group the selected annotations, or Ungroup to
ungroup a set of grouped annotations.
Group Groups a selection of annotations

Ungroup Ungroups a grouped set of annotations
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Ordering a group of annotations
Annotations can be ordered, or layered. Ordering annotations dictates which
annotation is drawn first, which next and so on. This is useful if you want your text
annotation to be above your filled rectangle. You can set the order of a single
annotation, or a selected group of annotations.
Select the annotations of which you want to change the grouping order. From the
Layout toolbar, select one of the Ordering toolbar buttons.
Bring to Front Brings the annotation to the top of the order list.
Send to Back Sends the annotation to the top of the order list.
Brings the annotation forward one level in the
Bring Forward
order list.
Sends the annotation backward one level in the
Send Backward
order list.
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Application Preferences
You can set General, Prompting Defaults, Printing Defaults and PDF Security
preferences for PDF Creator Plus by clicking Edit Application Preferences in the
application menu.
Setting general preferences
In the Application Preferences dialog box, click the General tab to set the following
preferences:
Display splash screen on startup option allows you to specify to display or not
display the splash screen on startup of the application.
Display information screen on startup option allows you to specify to display or

not display the information screen when the application is started. This screen only
displays when the application is launched with no project.
Display page unit as option allows you to specify the units (Millimeters, Inches,
Centimeter or Pixels) to display page size.
Prompt on errors option allows the application to prompt you when an error
occurs.
Prompt on warnings option allows the application to prompt you when a warning
occurs.
Setting prompting defaults preferences
In the Application Preferences dialog box, click the Prompting Defaults tab to set
the following preferences:
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Display dialog to choose where to add files option allows you to enable or
disable the dialog to choose where to add files, append or insert pages or create new
document when a print job is sent using the PDF Creator Plus printer.
Bring application to the foreground option allows you to specify whether or not
to bring the PDF Creator Plus application to the foreground when a print job is sent
to the PDF Creator Plus printer.
Append pages option allows you to have pages appended to the end of the
currently open project when a print job is sent using the PDF Creator Plus printer.
Create new project option allows you to have a new PDF Creator Plus project
created when a print job is sent using the PDF Creator Plus printer.
Insert pages before selected page option allows you to have pages inserted
before a specified page in the currently open project when a print job is sent using
the PDF Creator Plus printer.
Insert pages after selected page option allows you to have pages inserted after a
specified page in the currently open project when a print job is sent using the PDF
Creator Plus printer.
Append pages on print from printer option allows you to have pages appended to
the end of the currently open project when a print job is sent using the PDF Creator
Plus printer.
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Setting printing defaults preferences
In the Application Preferences dialog box, click the Printing Defaults tab to set the
printing preferences. The options here are the same options that appear in the Print
dialog when a PDF Creator Plus project is printed.
Page Scaling Determines the page scaling when printed to the selected printer.
Fit to Paper - enlarges or reduces the page to fit the size of the currently
selected paper size.
Actual Size - does not scale the page. Any part of the page that does not fit
in the printable area of the currently selected paper size is cropped.
Auto-rotate pages to fit printer page as required adjusts the pages

orientation to maximize the amount of page printed. If this option is on, the page will
be rotated if rotating the page allows more of the page to fit in the printable area of
the currently selected paper size.
Center page if smaller than printer page if the page is smaller than the
printable area of the currently selected paper size, the contents of the page will be
centered. This will not affect pages that are larger than the printable area.
Shrink page if larger than the printer page - if the page is larger than the
printable area of the currently selected paper size, the contents of the page will be
scaled to fit. This gives the same result as Fit to Paper for larger pages. This does
not affect pages that are smaller than the printable area. This option only applies
when printing Actual Size.
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Setting compression preferences
In the Application Preferences dialog box, click the Compression tab to set the
following preferences:
Color Images allows you to choose the compression method to use to compress
color images. Available compression methods are LZW, JPEG, Packbits, and ZIP.
Greyscale Images - allows you to choose the compression method to use to

compress greyscale images. Available compression methods are LZW, JPEG,
Packbits, and ZIP.
Indexed Images allows you to choose the compression method to use to

compress indexed images. Available compression methods are LZW, JPEG,
Packbits, and ZIP.
Monochrome Images - allows you to choose the compression method to use to

compress black and white images. Available compression methods are CCITT
Group 4, CCITT Group 3 2D, CCITT Group 3 1D, CCITT Modified Huffman,
LZW, and Packbits.
JPEG Image Quality the slider allows you to set the JPEG compression factor
used when JPEG compressing images. The JPEG compression factor is a number
from 0 to 100; a higher compression factor will produce a larger file with a better
quality picture, while a lower compression number will produce a smaller file but can
degrade the quality of any pictures.
Optimize graphics: - on by default, the option allows us to create smaller PDF files
by looking for sequences of graphics that we can compress. Turning this option off
can result in much larger files, especially with creating PDF files.
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Setting PDF security preferences
In the Application Preferences dialog box, click the PDF Security tab to set the
following preferences:
Encryption Level allows you to set encryption level for Adobe PDF output, either
40-bit (Acrobat 3.0 and up) or 128-bit (Acrobat 5.0 and up). 128-bit provides
stronger encryption, so more secure.
Allow Users to copy text and graphics allows you to set permission whether
users of Adobe PDF output are allowed to copy text and graphics.
Allow Users to change the document allows you to set permission whether
users of Adobe PDF output are allowed to modify the document, such as inserting
and deleting pages.
Allow Users to print the document allows you to set permission whether
users of Adobe PDF output are allowed to print the document.
Allow Users to add or change comments and form fields allows you to set
permission whether users of Adobe PDF output are allowed to add or change
annotations and forms.
Password required to open document allows you to set password for users to
open the Adobe PDF output.
Password required to change document allows you to set password for users
to modify the Adobe PDF output.
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The PDF Creator Plus printer
There are two components to PDF Creator Plus: the PDF Creator Plus application
interface and the PDF Creator Plus printer.
You use the PDF Creator Plus printer to create PDF Creator Plus projects from within
any application that contains a Print command. For example, you could open a
document in Microsoft Word, then use the PDF Creator Plus printer to convert the
document into an PDF Creator Plus project. The PDF Creator Plus printer works like
any other printer you have installed on your system, so it appears in your Printers
folder and is available anytime you have an option to print a file.
To create a new PDF Creator Plus project using the PDF Creator Plus printer
1. Launch the application whose file you want to send to the PDF Creator Plus
application.
2. Click File - Print (or use the application-specific Print command).
3. Select the PDF Creator Plus as the name of your printer.
4. Set your print properties as desired.
5. Click OK.
Note that you can enable the Emulate printer option and select an installed printer in
the print properties. The PDF Creator Plus printer will simulate the chosen printer
by using its print resolution and margins. This will ensure that the PDF Creator Plus
printer generates the same line and page breaks as printing to the chosen printer.
After you click OK, the PDF Creator Plus application interface will immediately be
launched, containing your newly printed file. You then use the application interface to
work with the PDF Creator Plus project. For example, you can insert, delete,
rearrange, rotate, and add annotations to the pages of the file. Then, once you're
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done, you can save the file to work with later, print the file to any installed printer,
or create any of a searchable Adobe PDF document, a TIFF image, a JPEG
image, a Bitmap image, or an Enhanced Metafile.
You can also use the PDF Creator Plus printer to add further content to the current
project. For example, you could use the PDF Creator Plus printer to convert
documents in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Adobe PDF and any other
applications into one single PDF Creator Plus project.
To add content to the currently-open PDF Creator Plus project using the PDF
Creator Plus printer
1. Launch the application whose file you want to send to the PDF Creator Plus
application.
2. Click File - Print (or use the application-specific Print command).
3. Select PDF Creator Plus as the name of your printer.
4. Set your print properties as desired.
5. Click OK.
After you click OK, the Incoming Document window will open for you to specify
where the content should be added to the current project.
Depending on your application preferences, the content will either be appended to

the end of the project, or inserted into the project at the page location you specified
in the dialog. To change this preference, click Edit - Application Preferences in
the application menu, and enable either the Append pages, or the Insert pages,
or the Create a new document option on the Prompting Defaults tab.
If you do not want the Incoming Document window to pop up again, you can
enable the Do not show this prompt again option in the pop-up window.
Alternatively, click Edit - Application Preferences in the application menu, and
disable the Display dialog to choose where to add files option on the
Prompting Defaults tab.
If you do not want the Incoming Document window to pop up for the rest of the
current session (the time period when the PDF Creator Plus application is open), you
can enable the Do not show this prompt for the rest of the session option in
the pop-up window. If you want to reset the option, you need to close and restart
the application.
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To Add Copies of the PDF Creator Plus Printer
You can add more than one copy of the PDF Creator Plus printer into your Printers
and Faxes folder. This is useful if you want each printer to have different printing
preferences. For example, you can have one printer set to print to Letter-sized
paper, portrait orientation at 600 DPI, and another printer set to print Legal-sized
pages in landscape orientation at 300 DPI.
To create copies of the printer:

1. From the Start menu, go to All Programs PDF Creator Plus Add
Another Printer.
2. Enter in the name you want to use for the new printer.
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Appendix
Customizing Application Toolbars
To customize the toolbars, click the View Customize menu item. From the
Toolbars tab on this dialog, you can hide and display the toolbars, turn tooltips on
or off and create new or delete existing toolbars.
From the Command tab, you can drag buttons onto toolbars.
When this dialog is open, you can customize toolbars by dragging buttons to new
locations on other toolbars. You can remove a button from a toolbar by clicking and
dragging it off the toolbar. At any time, you can add buttons back using the
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Command tab to access the individual toolbar buttons, or you can reset the toolbar
to its original state by clicking the Reset button.
Hiding and showing a toolbar
1. Click View Toolbars - desired toolbar menu item.

2. Click View Toolbars Customize.
3. Enable the checkbox beside the toolbar.
Creating a new toolbar

2. Select New
3. Enter a name for the toolbar.
4. Drag buttons from the existing toolbars onto your new toolbar, or use the
Command tab to build your toolbar.
Moving toolbar buttons

2. Click and drag the toolbar button to the desired location.
Removing toolbar buttons

2. Click and drag the toolbar button off the toolbar.
Adding toolbar buttons

2. Click the Command tab.
3. Select the Category that has the desired button. Click and drag the button
from the Buttons section onto the toolbar.
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Command reference
The tables below provide descriptions for the various menu, keyboard, and toolbar
commands found within PDF Creator Plus.
File menu commands
Menu Item Toolbar Keyboard Description
Allows you to create a PDF file from your

Create PDF Ctrl + D
current PDF Creator Plus project
Allows you to create a TIFF file from your

Create TIFF CTRL + T
Allows you to create a JPEG file from your

Create JPEG CTRL + J
Allows you to create other types of files
such as BMP and EMF, as well as PDF, TIFF
Create Other File CTRL + F
and JPEG files from your current PDF
Creator Plus project
Allows you to create an PDF Creator Plus
New Project CTRL + N
project
Allows you to open an PDF Creator Plus

Open Project CTRL + O
project
Allows you to close an PDF Creator Plus

Close Project
project
Allows you to save an PDF Creator Plus

Save Project CTRL + S
project
Allows you to save an PDF Creator Plus

Save Project As
project with a new name
Allows you to import a file into the current

Import File CTRL + I
PDF Creator Plus project
Allows you to print an PDF Creator Plus

Print CTRL + P
project
Print Preview Allows you to preview your print job
Allows you to set the properties for your

Print Setup
print job
Allows you to open recently-accessed PDF

Recent Files List
Creator Plus projects
Exit Allows you to exit the application
Edit menu commands
Allows you to undo the previous annotation

Undo CTRL + Z
action
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Allows you to redo the previously-undone
Redo CTRL + Y
annotation action
Cuts the currently selected annotations to

Cut CTRL + X
the clipboard
Copies the currently selected annotations

Copy CTRL + C
to the clipboard
Pastes back the contents of the clipboard

Paste CTRL + V
onto the page
Deletes the current selection. This can be

Delete DELETE
a page or an annotation
Select All CTRL + A Selects all annotations on the page
Application Preferences Allows you to edit application preferences
PDF Creator Plus Printer Allows you to modify PDF Creator Plus
Settings Printer Settings
View menu commands
One Page Allows you to view only the current page
Thumbnails Allows you to view only the thumbnails
Outline Allows you to view only the outline
Allows you to view both the current page

Page and Thumbnails
and the thumbnail
Allows you to view both the current page

Page and Outline
and the outline
Zoom - Zoom In Increases the zoom level
Zoom - Zoom Out Decreases the zoom level
Zoom - Zoom to Selected Allows you to select an area on the page

Area with the mouse and zoom into that area
Zoom - Best Fit Sets the zoom level to the best fit
Sets the zoom level to fit the width of the

Zoom - Fit to Width
page
Sets the zoom level to fit the height of

Zoom - Fit to Height
the page
Zoom - Custom Allows you to set a custom zoom level
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Zoom - 25% Sets the zoom level to 25%
Allows you to view or hide the Standard

Toolbars Standard
toolbar
Allows you to view or hide the View

Toolbars View
toolbar
Allows you to view or hide the

Toolbars - Annotations
Annotations toolbar
Allows you to view or hide the Layout

Toolbars - Layout
toolbar
Toolbars - Customize Allows you to customize the toolbars
Status Bar Allows you to view or hide the status bar
Page menu commands
Previous Takes you back to the previous page
Next Takes you forward to the next page
First Takes you directly to the first page
Last Takes you directly to the last page
Cut Cuts an entire page to the clipboard
Copy - Page Copies an entire page to the clipboard
Allows you to copy a range of pages to a

Copy - Range
specified position
Pastes an entire page from the clipboard

Paste - Before
before the current page
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Pastes an entire page from the clipboard
Paste - After
after the current page
Pastes an entire page from the clipboard to

Paste - Append
the end of the document
Allows you to insert a blank page before

Insert Blank - Before
the current page
Allows you to insert a blank page after the

Insert Blank - After
current page
Allows you to append a blank page at the

Insert Blank - Append
end of the document
Delete - Page Allows you to mark a page for deletion
Allows you to mark a range of pages for

Delete - Range
deletion
Undelete - Page Allows you to unmark a page for deletion
Allows you to unmark a range of pages for

Undelete - Range
deletion
Allows you to move a range of pages to a

Move Range.
specified position
Rotate - Left Rotates selected page left 90 degrees
Rotate - Right Rotates selected page right 90 degrees
Rotate - 180 Rotates selected page 180 degrees
Rotate All - Left Rotates all pages left 90 degrees
Rotate All - Right Rotates all pages right 90 degrees
Rotate All - 180 Rotates all pages 180 degrees
Allows you to view the properties of the

Properties
current page
Layout menu commands
Allows you to align selections vertically at

Align Align Top
the top
Allows you to align selections vertically in

Align Align Middle
the middle
Allows you to align selections vertically at

Align Align Bottom
the bottom
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Allows you to align selections horizontally
Align Align Left
at the left

Align Align Center
in the center

Align Align Right
at the right
Allows you to space selections evenly

Space Evenly - Across
across the page
Allows you to space selections evenly down

Space Evenly - Down
the page
Allows you to make selections the same

Make Same Size - Width
width

Make Same Size - Height
height

Make Same Size - Both
width and height
Nudge - Up Up Arrow Key Allows you to nudge selections up
Down Arrow
Nudge - Down Allows you to nudge selections down
Key
Left Arrow
Nudge - Left Allows you to nudge selections left
Key
Right Arrow
Nudge - Right Allows you to nudge selections right
Key
Allows you to move a selection to the front

Order Bring to Front
of the order
Allows you to move a selection to the back

Order Send to Back
of the order
Allows you to move a selection forward in

Order Bring Forward
the order
Allows you to move a selection backward in

Order Send Backward
the order
Allows you to bind together selections for

Grouping - Group
editing as a group
Grouping - Ungroup Allows you to ungroup grouped selections
Annotation menu commands
Allows you to drag the page to reveal

Pan
hidden areas
Select Allows you to make selections on the page
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Allows you to edit the properties of the
Selected Properties ENTER
selected annotation
Eraser Allows you to erase a selected area
Text Allows you to add text
Allows you to add a heading or bookmark

Outline
area
Hyperlink Allows you to add a hyperlink area
Filled Rectangle Allows you to draw a filled rectangle
Hollow Rectangle Allows you to draw a hollow rectangle
Line Allows you to draw a line
Polygon Allows you to draw a polygon
Ellipse Allows you to draw an ellipse
Polycurve Allows you to draw a polycurve
Select Image Allows you to clone a selected area
Allows you to edit the vertices of the

Edit Vertices
selected annotation
Allows you to edit the default properties of

Default Properties
the selected annotation tool
Allows you to edit the outline properties of

Outline Properties
the selected annotation
Allows you to edit the URL properties of the

Hyperlink Properties
selected annotation
Keeps annotation tool chosen until

Sticky Annotations
Selection tool is chosen again
Help menu commands
Help Topics F1 Allows you to view Help topics
User Guide Allows you to view the User Guide
Updates & Support Allows you to view support information
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License Allows you to view license information
About PDF Creator Plus Allows you to view application information
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Typographic conventions
Menu commands in this User Guide are displayed with a hyphen (-) separating the
menu name and the command. For example, Click File Open instructs you to
select the File menu, then select the Open command. Click Edit Copy instructs
you to select the Edit menu, then select the Copy command.
Keyboard conventions
The following conventions are used in this User Guide to describe keystrokes and key
combinations:
Key names appear in capital letters and are referred to by their names only
(e.g. without the word key). For example, Press ENTER instructs you to
press the ENTER key. Press CTRL instructs you to press the CTRL key.
Two key names on either side of a plus sign (+) instruct you to press and
hold the first key while pressing the second. For example, Press CTRL + O
instructs you to press and hold the CTRL key while pressing the O key.
Terminology conventions
The following terms are used throughout this User Guide:
Term Action / Description
Highlight an item using the left mouse button or the appropriate keyboard
Select
commands.
Position the mouse pointer so that its tip rests on what you want to point to on the
Point
screen.
Point to an item with the mouse pointer, then press and immediately release the left
Click
mouse button without moving the mouse.
Point to an item with the mouse pointer, then press and immediately release the right
Right-click
mouse button without moving the mouse.
Point to an item with the mouse pointer, then press the left mouse button twice in
Double-click
rapid succession without moving the mouse.
Point to an item with the mouse pointer, then press and hold the left mouse button
Drag while you move the mouse. When you have moved the item to its desired position,
release the mouse button.
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Quick Start Guide

Step 1 - Send your documents to PDF Creator Plus

Step 1 - Launching the License Wizard

If you have time remaining in your evaluation period:

If your evaluation period has expired:

From either screen press License Now.

i) If you have purchased this product:

ii) If you want to purchase this product now:

If you have an Internet connection . . .

To enable automatic authorization of your serial number, ensure you are

If you do not have an Internet connection . . .

Step 4 - Licensing Your Product Manually

Press Cancel to begin the manual licensing process.

The Import/Export window appears:

Now proceed to step 5.

Step 5 Licensing Messages

Press Next, and go to step 6.

Step 6 - Licensing Process Complete

Launch the License Wizard (Step 1).

iii) If your evaluation copy of the product has expired.

For both ii) and iii) press the Buy button.

Application menu bar

There are four default toolbars:

Application status bar

Creating project files

Opening project files

To save a project file you have modified

Exiting the application

A bookmark can be thought of as a named location. It is used to jump to a specific

Office 2003 and earlier versions

Hyperlink information is automatically included in the Save As PDF process.

Adding heading objects

A bookmark is a named destination that can be jumped to from a hyperlink. To

Linking to a web address

Linking to another file

Its as easy as 1-2-3.

1. Open ANY document.

2. Print your document to the PDF Creator Plus printer.

If the PDF Creator Plus application is not currently running, the

Its just that easy.

The Create File dialog will appear.

Default uses the individual users preferences for page view.

The Create File dialog will appear.

The Create File dialog will appear.

Inserting an EMF file into Word Document

To insert a placeable Enhanced Metafile into a Word document, go to the Insert

PDF Creator Plus Printing Options

Setting printer defaults

Right-clicking on a thumbnail picture brings up a context-sensitive menu that

Navigating between pages

Copy pages using the thumbnail view

Copying a range of pages

Inserting pages from the clipboard