3-Heights™ PDF Desktop Analysis & Repair Tool, User Manual
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1. Compliance Standards ISO 32000 PDF 1 7 Operating Systems e Windows XP Vista 7 8 8 1 32 and 64 bit PDF Tools AG Premium PDF Technology 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool Version 4 5 Page 6 of 18 July 8 2015 e Windows Server 2003 2008 2008 R2 2012 2012 R2 32 and 64 bit PDF Tools AG Premium PDF Technology 2 1 2 2 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool Version 4 5 July 8 2015 Installation Begin the Installation Process Page 7 of 18 Before installing the 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool please ensure that all previous versions of All software products from PDF Tools AG can be downloaded from the company web site http www pdf tools com Once you have downloaded the setup launcher Setup exe double click on it to begin the installation process The In stallShield Wizard will open You can stop the installation process at any stage by clicking on Cancel Click on Next gt to start the installa tion process License Agreement Whether you are installing the produc tion version or an evaluation version of the 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool you must accept the associ ated license agreement to proceed with the installation Please read the license agreement carefully If you do not wish to accept the license conditions you must stop the installation process at this point If you accept the li2. TOOLS COM Premium PDF Technology 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool Version 4 5 User Manual Contact pdfsupport pdf tools com Owner PDF Tools AG Kasernenstrasse 1 8184 Bachenb lach Switzerland http www pdf tools com Copyright 2001 2015 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool Version 4 5 Page 2 of 18 July 8 2015 Table of Contents 1 Introduction zii Dr a a an 4 Tek DESCHIDETI sects Chart tata a tease cay an teagan 4 1 2 HPMINIGUON St anccemeoncdesdccceeremecnescateatacederarentecsaeuneeenacenniasetaceseearecksaeeenaeetaees 4 Foaie en SP nara a Go igen ne Seine iy ER ten ner ene oNer een Cea 5 FO SG weer erential aati otal RIND 5 COMIDILAIICS ateratiuctunacsc ct a a ara naar EL EEEO 5 eS SODELALNG SYSEeMS 2 ee ee ie 5 2 Installation a en 7 2 1 Begin the Installation ProcesS zzzsssenennnnnnnnnnnnn nun nun nun nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn 7 2 2 License Agreement neue near en en 7 2 3 CUSTOMER INOA ON es a nenne 8 ZA Progam LOCION 2 erleiden aa eats 8 232 SCUBA Ve ee re aU a Be Be ae ea temas ae ea 8 2 0 Install Progra orire ses es es heart 9 Zit InstalrEompleted sss 22 22 ae 9 3 License Management a 9 3 1 Graphical License Manager Tool zessseeneennnnnnnnnnnnn nun nn nun nun nn nn nn nn nn nn nn 9 Listall installed license KY Sec nenn 10 Add and delete license KEYS ssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nun nenne nenn nennen nennen nennen nenne 10 Display the properties of
3. P D T Des to p Re pa IF Too corrected and saved If it cannot be repaired a new PDF file with recovered elements can be generated www pdf tools com Use the Browse button to select the input file To initiate the analysis and repair process press Start A partial analysis occurs when the semenan file is loaded to ensure that it can be loaded properly Browse Advanced user can select or deselect individual repair functions or run the repair process unattended by changing the settings found under Options m Initiate the analysis and repair process rors found in the file and repair actions will be listed in the boxes below Start ID _ Erorcode Eror Message When your file is displayed in the P Input File field click on Start to begin the analysis process The PDF file will be now be com pletely analyzed 4 1 PDF File Contains No Errors If the analysis determines that the PDF file xj contains no errors you will see the follow ing pop up message The analysis has successful completed Select OK to close the message and re The file contains no errors Press OK to go turn to the main menu back to the beginning PDF Tools AG Premium PDF Technology 4 2 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool Version 4 5 July 8 2015 Repair Process Start the Repair Process If the analysis determines that the PDF file contains errors and
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6. can be repaired you will see the following pop up message Select Repair to begin the repair pro cess or Cancel to close the message and return to the main menu without repairing the file Save the Repaired File Once the file has been repaired you will be prompted to save the repaired file un der a new name You cannot save the re paired file under the same name as the in put file Select Save as to save the file or Cancel to close the message and return to the main menu without saving the re paired file You can save the information at a later time by selecting File Save as in the main menu until you either load a new file or exit the program Select the New File Name Enter the name and location where you want to save the repaired file then select Save Select Cancel to close the window and return to the main menu without saving the repaired file Page 13 of 18 TC x The analysis has completed and the file contains errors Press Repair to start the repair process or Cancel to abort the process Cancel Repair S The file has been repaired You can sawe the result to a new file using the Save as button Cancel will abort the process and you can sawe the file later Save a i 2x Save in doc Dae evaluationlicense v2 Mout7 EWP2000UsersManual touts 7 expa Fj outpios license p2bs out pola FJouti pols 9 out2 ter F
7. cense conditions press on the I accept the terms in the license agreement radio button Then click on Next gt to proceed the tool have been uninstalled iz PDF Desktop Repair Tool InstallShield Wizard j x Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for PDF Desktop Repair Tool The InstallShield R Wizard will install PDF Desktop Repair Tool on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties ie PDF Desktop Repair Tool InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the Following license agreement carefully GENERAL LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PDF TOOLS version 1 5 This License Agreement is between PDF Tools AG located at Geerenstrasse 33 8185 Winkel Switzerland SUPPLIER and the legal entity specified in the license fee bill LICENSEE Ei Print I accept the terms in the license agreement InstallShield Cancel PDF Tools AG Premium PDF Technology 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool Version 4 5 Page 8 of 18 July 8 2015 2 3 Customer Information Please enter your name and your organi x sation if applicable Customer Information Please enter your information You can now decide if the 3 Heights PR PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool will myname SS only be accessible to the currently en logged in user or for all users who log in women O to this co
8. ct between different license keys for a single product licmgr select X XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX License Key Storage Depending on the platform the license management system uses different stores for the license keys Windows The license keys are stored in the registry e HKLM Software PDF Tools AG for all users e HKCU Software PDF Tools AG for the current user Mac OS X The license keys are stored in the file system e Library Application Support PDF Tools AG for all users e Library Application Support PDF Tools AG for the current user PDF Tools AG Premium PDF Technology 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool Version 4 5 Page 12 of 18 July 8 2015 Unix Linux The license keys are stored in the file system e etc opt pdf tools for all users e pdf tools for the current user Note The user group and permissions of those directories are set explicitly by the li cense manager tool It may be necessary to change permissions to make the licenses readable for all users Example chmod R g trx etc cpt par tools 4 Getting Started and User s Guide Pl 3 Heights TM PDF Desktop Repair Tool To analyse and repair a PDF file Sos 215 click on Browse and select the 27 PDF file you want to analyse k 3 The 3 Heights TM PDF Desktop Repair Tool analyzes the input PDF file to determine if it is corrupt or contains inconsistencies 4 repairable file can be
9. d with the Add Key and Delete buttons in the toolbar e The Add key button installs the license key into the currently selected list e The Delete button deletes the currently selected license keys Display the properties of a license If a license is selected in the license list its properties are displayed in the right pane of the window Select between different license keys for a single product More than one license key can be installed for a specific product The checkbox on the left side in the license list marks the currently active license key Command Line License Manager Tool The command line license manager tool icmgr is available in the bin directory for all platforms except Windows A complete description of all commands and options can be obtained by running the program without parameters PDF Tools AG Premium PDF Technology 3 3 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool Version 4 5 Page 11 of 18 July 8 2015 1jjemer List all installed license keys licngr List The currently active license for a specific product ist marked with a star on the left side Add and delete license keys Install new license key licmgr store X XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX Delete old license key licmgr delete X XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX Both commands have the optional argument s that defines the scope of the action e g For all users e u Current user Sele
10. e size Process Control Initiate each step manually Pr 3 Heights TM PDF Desktop Repair Tool File Options Help rm Analysis Options b Recovery Options b Pi Initiate each step manually Run repair process unattended wi oof bools com This option allows you to control the analysis and repair process The user is required to initiate each step in the process manually Default Se ected Run Repair Process Unattended When the repair process runs unattended the user is not prompted to initiate each step in the process If the PDF document is correct a success message is displayed once the analysis is complete If the PDF document was corrupt and is reparable it will be automatically be repaired A window then pops up to enter the desired file name of the repaired PDF file see PDF Tools AG Premium PDF Technology 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool Version 4 5 Page 18 of 18 July 8 2015 paragraph 3 2 3 You cannot save the repaired file under the same name as the input file If the PDF document was corrupt and is not reparable a window automatically appears to enter the desired file name of the PDF recovery document see paragraph 3 3 3 You cannot save the recovery file under the same name as the input file Default Not Selected Product Limitations Not all corrupt PDF files are reparable PDF Tools AG provides no guarantee that a PDF file can be repaired or recove
11. ile name My Network P Save as type PDF files v Cancel Li PDF Tools AG Premium PDF Technology 4 3 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool Version 4 5 Page 14 of 18 July 8 2015 Recovery Process Information can still be obtained from a PDF file that is not reparable The recovery process will recover all recognizable content and save it in a new PDF document Start the Recovery Process If the repair process determines that the x document is irreparable but some content can be recovered you will see the following The file could not be repaired but some of the op up message i i Pop me g Information has been recovered ou can save Select Save as to save the recovered the result to a new file with the Save as button Cancel will abort the process and you information in a new PDF file You cannot l can save the file later save the recovery file under the same name as the input file Select Cancel to close the message and JAVE A return to the main menu without saving the recovered information You can save the information at a later time by selecting File Save as in the main menu until you either load a new file or ex it the program Difference between Repairable and Recoverable Repairable The input PDF file contains errors which are repairable These are for example PDF syntax errors In the repaired PDF output file these errors are fi
12. mputer Enter your customer information then Dee click on Next gt to proceed Anyone who uses this computer all users Only For me Administrator InstallShield lt Back cancel 2 4 Program Location j PDF Desktop Repair Tool InstallShield Wizard You can select the destination folder for the installation The default folder is nn a a Ic ext Co install Co Is Folder Or cic ange Co install Co 4 airrerent Folder Program Files PDF Tools AG P D F Des kto p Re pa r Too 4 Install PDF Desktop Repair Tool to C Program Files PDF Tools AG PDF Desktop Repair Tooli Change Change the folder if you wish then click on Next gt to proceed InstallShield 2 5 Setup Type i PDF isual Repair Tool InstallShield Wizard Select Complete or Custom setup With the custom setup you can opt to pE T E not install CJK Chinese Japanese and Korean fonts This will save approxi Please select a setup type mately 1MB disk space All program features will be installed Requires the most disk space Select the setup type then click on Next gt to proceed Choose which program features you want installed and where they will be installed Recommended for advanced users InstallShield lt Back Cancel PDF Tools AG Premium PDF Technology 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool Version 4 5 Page 9 of 18 July 8 2015 2 6 In
13. nalysis amp Repair Tool analyzes PDF documents and indicates if the documents are valid or if they are corrupt and can be repaired With the evaluation version the Save As function has been disabled A production version is required to save and view repaired or recovered PDF files PDF Tools AG Premium PDF Technology 5 1 5 2 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool Version 4 5 Page 16 of 18 July 8 2015 Options Analysis Options Hd 3 Heights TM PDF Desktop Repair Tool File Options Help Analysis Options aw Analyze objects 7 Analyze pages ktop Rep w paf tools com Recovery Options F Initiate each step manually Run repair process unattended Analyze Objects The Analyse Objects option analyzes all PDF objects in the PDF File to determine if they are correct If this option is deselected the PDF objects will be excluded from the analysis and repair process Default Selected Analyze Pages The Analyze Pages option analyses the page tree in the PDF file If deselected the page tree will be excluded from the analysis and repair process Recovery Options Wd 3 Heights TM PDF Desktop Repair Tool File Options Help u pE Analysis Options aw Recover REF table v Recover lost pages 2 w Initiate each step manually i Recover lost images Run repair process unattended vaw pdf tools cam Recover XREF Table This option recovers the cross refe
14. ndows systems and for automated license management 3 The license key is passed to the application at runtime via the LicenseKey property This is the preferred solution for OEM scenarios 3 1 Graphical License Manager Tool The GUI tool LicenseManager exe is located in the bin directory of the product kit PDF Tools AG Premium PDF Technology 3 2 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool Version 4 5 Page 10 of 18 July 8 2015 GF PDF Tools License Manag File Edit Help x GH Add Key Delete Refresh List License Properties 3 Heights TM Document Converter k Name Value E y 0 10A0M Een Key 0 JOA04 DFTE LET E af 0 BCASN W EM EEN IO HLT N Product 3 Heights TM Image 3 Heights TM Image to PDF Converter API a Intended Use Productive 0 0 AM mir P b a f Platform Windows f Volume 36000 Page s Year af Expiration Does not expire f Maintainance Expiration 2033 12 31 3 Heights TM Image to PDF Converter Service w 0 1 CA0J TER Pe A I LWetabtef TRAM Tene ta MME Paseo Chl List all installed license keys The license manager always shows a list of all installed license keys in the left pane of the window This includes licenses of other PDF Tools products The user can choose between e Licenses available for all users Administrator rights are needed for modifications e Licenses available for the current user only Add and delete license keys License keys can be added or delete
15. red In such a case please inform the originator of the file that the PDF should be created again Some image compression methods are not be recoverable If a PDF file contains imag es that were compressed with these methods the program may abort when trying to recover the images PDF Tools AG Premium PDF Technology
16. rence table This option can be deselected if it is taking too long to recover a document since recovering the cross reference table is very time consuming Default Selected Recover Lost Pages By default if pages are not part of the page tree loose pages they will be recovered and added at the end of the recovery document If this option is deselected the lost pages will not be recovered and will not be included in the recovery document Default Selected PDF Tools AG Premium PDF Technology 5 3 5 4 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool Version 4 5 Page 17 of 18 July 8 2015 Recover Lost Images By default if images are not referenced in the page tree they will not be recovered but will be excluded from the recovery PDF document If this option is selected the lost images will be added at the end of the recovery PDF document Default Not Selected Rebuild Options 4 3 Heights TM PDF Desktop Repair Tool File Options Help Po Analysis Options Recovery Options F k Rebuild Options Rebuild Streams Rebuild Fonts This options controls what parts of the PDF are to be repaired Available options are Initiate each step manually Run repair process unattended Rebuild Fonts 4s Typei Rebuild Streams Rebuild Fonts Rebuild Fonts as Typel If Rebuild Fonts as Typel is applied the compressed fonts are decompressed this can potentially lead to an increase of the fil
17. stall Program The 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis R i PDF Desktop Repair Tool InstallShield Wizard Repair Tool is now ready for installation AEA ARA E The wizard is ready to begin installation Select Install to install the program Click Install to begin the installation A de inst all pro g ram is incl ude d in the To ka Sh En or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to installation with which the repair tool can be removed at a later time if neces sary Installshield 2 7 Install Completed ie PDF Desktop Repair Tool InstallShield Wizard x The install process is now completed InstallShield Wizard Completed You can launch the 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool by mark ing the check box and selecting Fin ish Select Finish to end the installation process and close the InstallShield Wiz ard The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed PDF Desktop Repair Tool Click Finish to exit the wizard V Launch PDF Desktop Repair Tool a w SL Branding 3 License Management There are three possibilities to pass the license key to the application 1 The license key is installed using the GUI tool Graphical user interface This is the easiest way if the licenses are managed manually It is only available on Windows 2 The license key is installed using the shell tool This is the preferred solution for all non Wi
18. stored PDF Analysis amp Repair Tool PDF PDF Clean PDF PDF Repaired PDF PDF Recovered _ Parameters Functions PDF Analysis amp Repair is used to check and where indicated repair PDF documents Users can determine customized profiles from a broad range of analysis and repair op tions An exact and detailed description is issued for each reported error The tool is al so capable of reading and processing encrypted PDF files without any problems PDF Tools AG Premium PDF Technology 1 3 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool Version 4 5 Page 5 of 18 July 8 2015 Features Analyze and or repair one or more PDF documents Set analysis options including e Objects e Page tree e Content stream Set repair options including e Restore data streams e Restore fonts e Restore XRef table e Restore pages e Restore images if pages cannot be restored Display error description for every message including e Type errors warnings information e Error code e Text based description e Page number e Number of events Write error messages to log file Read encrypted PDF files Encrypt restored file and set user authorizations Differentiate between Repair corrects the errors in the document and Restore recre ates the document based on the remaining legible information Formats Input Formats e PDF 1 x e g PDF 1 4 PDF 1 5 etc PDF A Target Formats e PDF 1 x e g PDF 1 4 PDF 1 5 etc
19. xed Recoverable The input PDF file is missing data For example data of an em bedded image which got lost overwritten when copying the file from one location to another failed partially When relevant data is lost the file is irreparable however the file can be re covered such that the output PDF is valid according to the PDF Specification Example Assuming an original PDF file O is valid Somehow the file gets corrupted gt file C and file O gets lost If file O can be rebuild based on file C then file C is repairable If a new file N can be built based on file C and file N is a valid PDF and contains part of the content of file O then file C is recoverable PDF Tools AG Premium PDF Technology 4 4 3 Heights PDF Desktop Analysis amp Repair Tool Version 4 5 Page 15 of 18 July 8 2015 Select the New File Name Enter the name and location where you Save as 1 1 avein Bde x ie want to save the recovery file then select face Save 2 History Select Cancel to close the window and F A B si Aour a Desktop EWP2000UsersManual Flours return to the main menu without saving a expa Pous aio license p2bs t h e re cove ry fi e n My Documents out pola outi jpols an out2 My Computer Ag File name I My Network P Save as type PDF files Cancel Repair and Recovery with the Evaluation Version The evaluation version of the 3 Heights PDF Desktop A
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