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1. Volume 27 6 June 2009 utah Computer Society Monthly Report Www ucs org This Month s Meeting Wednesday 10th at 7 pm Check Out the Review of Solid PDF Tools On Page This Month s Presentation Creating Dance Instruction Music by Bart Bartholoma Utah s Award Winning Computer Magazine By lif Millward Editor cliffm xmission com Come to the J ubilee Now for a shameless plug One of my compositions Jubilee Overture will be performed by the Sandy Symphony formerly The American West Symphony on Wednesday J une 24 in the Sandy Amphitheater Tell all your friends and bring all your relatives wife amp Kids etc The admission is free you can t beat the price The amphitheater is at 94th south and 13th east Other compositions on the program include two popular tunes of Leroy Anderson The Typewriter Sandpaper Ballet Summertime by George Gersh win two movements from Dvorak s New World Symphony symphony no 9 etc The concert starts at 8 00 p m now back to computing WinXP Will Never Die 2 A Chinese company recently showed off a Windows XP Phone The phone goes to sleep when not in use so you don t have to boot each time you use it It sports a rather large screen 4 8 inches a keyboard WiFi GPS and a 120GB hard drive It is powered by an AMD processor I wonder if it has a firewall to filter2. However just because a document has been stored as a PDF file does not mean that it will be searchable nor does it mean that it will look the same when viewed years after it was made Using Solid PDF Tools to convert your PDF files to PDF A helps to ensure that your documents will be search able display reliably and be archivable From here to eternity Use these File s Browse Prompt Far document properties Document Information Page View Optimization Scanned Pages OCR text Output The settings below apply to scanned page images only and do nat affect other images What s a scanned page Color Grayscale or Monochrome Selects best settings For each page based on original document CO Grayscale or Monochrome Selects best settings For each page based on original document A Use these File s Browse Prompt for document properties Document Information Page View Optimization Scanned Pages OCR text output The settings below apply to scanned page images only and da not affect other images What s a scanned page Text options OR Create searchable Language English Suto rotate Keep progress window open ae A Convert Scanned PDF to PDF A With Solid PDF Tools scanned images in PDF documents can be op timized for size or for accurate color reproduction Customized opt
3. Get it Note Solid PDF Tools preserves as much of the formatting of the original document as possible to make updating and or editing the conversion easier As such text in a PDF file is converted into text within the Word file never into im ages Also bitmap images are converted into bitmap images and vector graphics are converted to embedded editable vector objects However before you get ever started with your project I strongly suggest that you check out the very special Help files in SPDFT5 which are found under the sub heading Quick Start SPDFT CONVERTED DOCUMENT Users Manual pe an Li Software for W indows Mini FANA Parton Aiba Jarry D Thoi dece i Uere ioi aD abad idol 2 aum iw Dakss 6 fis U wider mirula Spey for Aerea rpriam dd beim araga BIW This isa definite improve ment in version 5 as one used to have to go to the web site to get some of this same information with SCPDFW2 Well done guys Actually this should be your first stop before calling the outstanding Free Solid Documents Customer Sup port Seetheir time of operation sched ulein the introduction above The Help file provides step by step assistance in using each of the different features of SPDFT5 But let Solid Documents take it from here Welcometo Solid PDF Tools Help SPDFT5 creates searchable archivable PDF A documents It s also useful for creating sma
4. Features Tour on their web site under Convert PDF to Word Duh Q Can I preserve my headers and footers from the PDF file A You have three choices when it ORIGINAL DOCUMENT DK 2009 User s Manual Diskeeper Software for Windows 1 Parfomanoe and Feliabibty Automatically m lupum OM Thes r ini rn oi lisse sud a al Dalip Kew nass qui mierni didi nde pini ii Page Blue his Magazine June 2009 E fa ln wama id Tk _ gg BS m John Smith Page 1 5 3 2008 comes to headers and footers You can choose to put them in Word s header footer feature oryou can choose to place them in the body of the document The third option allows you to remove them altogether OK So take a look at the bottom of the page at the Before Original PDF and the After Converted Word com parisons of my huge Review PDF test with SPDFT5 The Converted Word is on the right and the original PDF on the left Notice the Graphics are Superb but the font is obviously different be tween them Once again my new friend in Customer Support politely informed me that this is because I Did Not Have The Original PDF Fonts on My Computer so Solid PDF Tools Had to Substitute for Them OK OK I finally
5. Reading B 5x11 pages on a Tx screen doesnt make sense Solid Documents uses the continuous reconstruction mode of Sold Conrerter PDF fo provide this tree online POF 15 HTML service Here ere some ps on Foe bo extract babies trom POF inb Microsoft Excel Creabe a POF from amy electronic d NOW THAT I Line these tipa bo get the mart out od scanning and scanned HAVE a SOLIP PDF TOOLS SURE AND THAT SEMI butorials on how to cresbe and work wath POP fies 5 ETANO SUID UTH COLD FEF TODS COMING BACK THERE IS GONNA HELP YOU GET THERE FASTER TOO IF YOU DON T WATCH OUT Created with Comic Book Creator Page9 Blue Chips Magazine June 2009 Conwert to Word and Content Extraction Scanned FOF Recovery Convert logacy Stand DF Mers nibo wall formated tebe word Generate aque DOS or Office ZT Scan be Microzofti Word Scan damai Tom papar to wH prmacted editae Word documents Roques Microsoft 2003 or Office ZT LL in Nur vou wish bo convert to Word deactiy from the PDF paga Fonmathng styles layout gt Extractizn Selective Extraction Select the content WYSIWYG Content Extraction Convert geleid text tables or mages from a PDF fie Creates formatted content in Word tables in or image fies WTS LAN PDF to Word Caeverskon Convert yo
6. a check payable to the Utah Computer Society to Utah Computer Society Membership Secretary 5435 Riley Lane Murray Utah 84107 Individual memberships are 25 year Business Memberships are 35 00 a year Corporate sponsorships are available at two levels Corporate Sponsors enjoy all benefits of membership including multiple individual membership and prepaid advertising coverage Contact a Board Member for more information Other important information Meeting Information http www ucs org Group Business James Alexander 200 2269 Magazine Cliff Millward 955 9633 Web Site http www ucs org WebMaster 262 6045 Membership evenings Bob 262 6045 June Renewals Larry Garfield Louis G Hutton Oscar Newmeyer Page 3 Blue Chips Magazine June 2009 Solid PDF Tools Windows Review Scan Create Searchable Archivable PDF Files Reviewed by Don Nendell Manufacturer Solid Documents 2509 152nd Ave NE Suite A Redmond WA 98052 Tel 800 880 2654 Fax 425 671 0157 Solid Documents Products Solid PDF Tools Solid Converter PDF Solid PDF Creator Plus Solid PDF Creator Solid Converter DWG Solid Capture Solid Converter GX and Solid Framework PDF Creator m Create PDF Passwards 4 Encryption 4 Properties Optimization PDF A 1b Drag amp Drop Edit Text Edit Objects Watermarks Combine Rearrange Extract Pages lt lt 24 eset n4 Search POF to w
7. out for yourself on their web site Scan or Create Searchable Archivable PDF Files Scan to Microsoft Word Scan directly from paper to well formatted editable Word documents Requires Microsot Office 2003 ar 3 Office 2007 PDF to Word Conversion Convert your PDF files ta Microsoft Word documents for easy editing Scan to PDF Scan paper documents into archivable PDF 4 16 documents Searchable thanks to OCR text layer PDF to PDF A Convert existing normal ar image PDF files into fully searchable 150 19005 1 compliant archivable documents Archive Using Create POF 4 16 documents which are fully compliant with ISO 19005 1 archiving standards PDF Creation Simply drag and drop amp Easily create PDFs fram your documents WYSIWYG user interface You know Solid PDF Tools can even be used to extract one to many images from PDF files In so doing you then have the option of saving them as a file in their original format or even as a different graphics type Note The graphics will be saved in a separate folder with the same name as the original file Pretty neat too But wait I ve already started getting carried away and getting way ahead of myself here There s lots lots more to Solid PDF Tools actually tons more for instance Feature Tours on their web site See below Wow Once again please check them all out for yourself on their web site when you ve got the time to do s
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9. DF than with Adobe Acrobat since download time depends on file size 2 PDF files can a be optimized to reduce file sizes b create files up to 80 smaller than their HTML coun terparts c be linearized to allow the user to start viewing the document be fore it is fully downloaded similar to the process used to deliver streaming video over the internet and d be interwoven seamlessly into most Web sites Note This combination of HTML and PDF formats enables authors to serve content in its most appropriate format based on the demands of con tent versus technology Page 12 Blue Chips Magazine June 2009 Also on most popular Web servers there is no compression translation or filtering penalty for serving up PDF files and 3 PDF has a well established security feature set Authors of PDF files can prevent users from editing printing and or copying content text and graph ics plus they can password protect the same files Q What is and how do I con vert from PDF to PDF A A Convert PDF to PDF A Solid PDF Tools allows you to convert your existing PDF documents normal or scanned or image PDF files into fully searchable ISO 19005 1 compliant archivable documents This helps to ensure that you can find the right docu ment when you need it and that it will appear exactly the same way it did when you archived it Note Many organizations use PDF files to archive important documents
10. F Prompt For Detect Tables Reconstruction Made Flowing hal Convert Output Save options TEE me m Save and Launch Save in For the record I had 05 Jahn Smith Page 1 5 3 2008 Trouble was there were a couple of items on the finished converted product that didn t set well with me knowing how wonderful SCPDFW2 had per formed for me almost four 4 years ago Consequently I sent my file to Customer Support to see what I had done wrong actually It most certainly had to be me Sure enough thisisthe e mail I got back post haste Hi Don Thanks for sending the problem file Converting the PDF file without creating headers and footers fixed the bug This can be changed by checking Prompt for options when convert ing the PDF file to Word and setting Headers and Footers to Place in the body of the document Well send the issue to our Engineering Department let us know if you have any questions sincerely Sam Solid Documents LLC BIW I obviously didn t have the slightest clue that would happen I didn t even suspect the DK 2009 Manual was constructed that way Besides you do know by now that it s a proven fact that I m the world s best beta buster don t you and once again just to set the record straight if I had of even known what to look for the answer is already in the FAQ s as well as in this case fully covered in the
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12. an to Word Extract Tables to Excel Selective Content Extraction WYSIWYG Content Extraction Quality Conversions Batch Conversion Drag and Drop to Create PDF Watermarks Rearrange Pages Easily Create PDF Documents Password Protect your PDFs Create Permissions Optimization and Archive Using PDF A Created with Comic Book Creator Page 11 Blue Chips Magazine June 2009 The Nitty Gritty on SPDFT5 Tips amp Tricks And lastly the Tips amp Tricks out lined below areintended to help you get the most out of Solid PDF Tools Tips and Tricks give assistance on specific issues provide education about topics relatingto their products and highlight quicker and easier ways of accomplish ing a task The following is partial list of the Solid PDF Tools Tips amp Tricks See web site for details Adobe Acrobat Features at a Fraction of the Cost PDF creation for a great price Control PDF File Size for Your Purposes Optimize your PDF file for your specific purpose Add Watermarks to your PDF s Use pre defined watermarks or create your own Easily Create PDF Files from ANY Windows Program In cluding Word Excel PowerPoint and moro Fine Tune Your Documents for Print or Web You decide the ap propriate level of quality and size for your PDF output Protect Your Con fidential Information Password protect and encry pt your PDF s Rearrange Pages in your PDF Files Easily rearrange pages with a PDF fil
13. ard POF to Excel Scan to Ward TIFF to PDF Scan to POF Edit Text Edit Objects OLR Layer POF to PDF A Repair PDF A Ru RM ES E EO M ES ELS L3 L3 ES System Requirements Windows Vista 32 bit Microsoft Word 2003 or XP Microsoft Office any version required to create PDF files from doc xls ppt et al An Internet connection is required for installing a product download Single product license for single system Site licenses are available Microsoft Office 2007 or 2003 required for extracting searchable text from scanned pages and for Scan to Word Minimum CPU Intel Pentium 4 2GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2800 2 2GHz RAM 512MB Recommended CPU Intel 2 Duo E6300 1 96GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800 2GHz RAM 1GB 2GB if running Windows Vista Solid PDF Tools SPDFT5 Benefits Automated Simple and Quick Scan to PDF Create PDF files from any Windows based SOLIO POF Tools Greate Mehrab PDE A documents des Con xd E E E uu program can then dick e mail to open your e mail client Use OCR to Make Scanned PDF Documents and send the message If you are having dif Searchable ficulty converting a file please attach the file to Create PDF A 1b Files Compliant with ISO your message This information will help them Archiving Standards resolve your issue quickly Add Watermarks Stamps and Telephone Support and Sales Document Properties Tel 800 880 2654 Secure your PDF s using Passwor
14. ce Regional Partners Solid POF Tools has distributors throughout the world 4 Blue Chips Magazine June 2009 Download Version Solid PDF Tools v5 0 build 378 Trial 15 day trial watermark an output trial becomes full working Limitations versian when Unlocked with purchased license Download Size 19 3 MB Guarantee If you re not satisfied return within 90 days far a full refund Buy Now What happens when I order Download Security Personal information you submit is encrypted and secure We use Authorize net ane of the world s mast trusted online payment providers fos SACHE If vau have not already done so download the software Once you have purchased our software you will receive an unlock code by e mail When you open the software select the option to unlock then enter your Unlock information Please make sure to use the same e mail address as when you purchased All limitations will then be removed Solid PDF Tools Download your copy for a Free 15 day trial now Note You can convert 10 of each docu ment up to 10 pages during the trial period To remove these limitations simply register the product for 99 95 Important Note With an Individual license you can use the software on a single stand alone computer not across a network or on up to two stand alone computers used exclusively by the same individual user With multiple seat licenses you a
15. d Probect your PDFs you cn who cae view edit copy print or add comments to your document Paces Encrypt pour PFA Seose your PDF files 11 upg 1z2 it R4 or AEG arcrypbon 00 Set PDF Permissions Control which users 6 can reed pint edit oooy or commen your PDF files Kemana CO et Document Properties Define Tithe ethan Subject and Eeyeord o Pap your document ethom Page Settings Create PDF fies ta with pust m nager dunes marge and onentaton Reduce File Sire Keep your PDFs prai with qur opbont Opbrmra pte for Web er pork while pretin af appropnabe Wenel of quality 1 kasak Atcr bat Reader Settings Sot diipuk varw layout initial zoom and page humina vw Archive Using POE Creare POTU 16 documents when ane full Cerne wath sal I 19009 1 afweore THAT BOUT MEET YOUR SPECS PDF TOOLS SURE MEASURED UP FOR ME AND THEN SOME Page 10 Blue Chips Magazine June 2009 Liew NN a a fa i un Fa Ea Fa i Big Don uses Created with Comic Book Creator SPDFT 5 Features Tours on Solid Documents Web Site Scan to Microsoft Word PDF to Word Conversion Scan to PDF PDF to PDF A Archive Using PDF A PDF Creation Scan to PDF PDF to PDF A Validate PDF A Convert TIFF to PDF OCR for Search Sc
16. ds Permis Fax 425 671 0157 SIONS and Encryption Available Monday Friday 8am 4pm Pacific Manipulate Pages in PDF files Delete Extract Rotate Print time They are closed on major US holidays Technical Support Note If for any reason you do not connect immediately to their support staff leave a voice mail message They will return your message during their normal business hours Many different ways are provided to get your technical questions answered Select between the methods of E Mail Support lt support soliddocuments com gt They offer unlimited complimentary e mail support to all registered customers using current versions of their products Note You can easily send an e mail about a problem from within the product Click the Help button then Support An automatic message with diagnostic information will display You Purchase Buy Online Now Buy Solid POF Tools and download it now CD ROM optional 90 day money back guarantee Pricing Information Single User License 99 95 2 4 Licenses each 95 00 5 9 Licenses each 90 00 10 14 Licenses each 85 00 15 19 Licenses each 80 00 20 or more each 75 00 or contact them separately for volume pricing Order Now Ways to Buy Order by Phone Fax Mail Credit Card Check Money Order Purchase Orders Print Order Farms Pricing and Licensing Take advantage of big savings when you buy Solid PDF Tools for the entire offi
17. e or between multiple files Reduce PDF File Sizes Optimize Your PDF Files Distribute Information in your Organization Accurately and Securely Being successful in business means getting information to the right employees in a timely fashion Tools You Didn t Know You Had Need to extract text from a scanned docu ment Want to view your pictures easily without having to learn a complicated photo program Etc PDF Standards and Your Business What is PDF A PDF X PDF E What is the PDF File Format The advantages of using PDF documents and Archive Using PDF A Create PDF A 1b documents which are fully compliant with ISO 19005 1 archiving standards Let s explore a couple just for principle but more because they are so important to understand actually Q What is the PDF File For mat A If a file has the extension pdf then it most likely is in the Portable Document Format PDF developed by Adobe Systems PDF maintains the original document formatting for both printing and viewing on multiple com puting platforms including Windows UNIX and Mac Note Toviewany PDF file s pri marily you must download the Adobe Acrobat Reader available almost ev erywhere which is free software for viewing and printing Adobe Portable Document Format PDF files Here are some benefits of us ing the PDF format 1 For the Web smaller files are better Better mean ing smaller with Solid Converter P
18. e Blue Chips Magazine Archives at lt www ucs org gt Note Always choosethe pdf format for its beauty f you are reading this Review from directly off of an Internet search you are seeing it in HTML format Yuk There s No graphics there To see all the beautiful graphics in this Review the ones that I ve worked so hard to entertain you with you will need to follow the procedures outlined in Footnote 1 above Enjoy 3 Yes yes I know the correct quote from Macbeth is Lay on Macduff And damn d be him that first cries Hold enough They are Macbeth s last words meaning go for it Macduff let s fight to the death before Macduff kills him in combat t Feature s precisely identi fied as reason s for designating this Review Report as Security Related Sunday Jun 14 Jun 25 Utah Blue Chips Calenoar Jui Juin 22 Jun 29 Jul 6 Jul 13 Tuesday Jun 16 Jug 23 Jun 30 Jul I4 June Jully 2009 Wednesday Thursday Jin T UBC General Meeting UofU 7 00 p m Dance Vu G Music BIN Jun 17 Jun 24 Jum 25 26 Jul 2 UCS Board of Trustees C amp C Bldg Room N3005 6 30 p m Jul Jui 9 Jui 10 UBC General Meeting U of U 7 00 p m PICNIC Jul 135 Jul lG Blue Chips Utah s Computer Guide in the 21st Century Saturday Magazine Deadline Jun 20 Jul 17 zu Magazine Deadline Jul 18
19. ert PDF to PDF A See more on this subject below Your PDF files can be converted to archivable files fully compliant with PDF A standards You can also add a text layer for searching if the original PDF file was a scanned document See below Note Again simply click on their hyperlink Convert PDF to PDF A to get additional help Bon Appetite But wait there s lots lots more in the SPDFT5 Help file as well as you would only expect The following are few of the topics you ll find there in plus don t forget that you also have FAQ s yet to see plus their Blogs RSS feeds and Tips and Tricks and don t forget the Feature Tours galore on their web site plus there s always that Free Customer Support as well as receiving their Newsletter My o My Such a Country Anyway here s a synapsis for you 1 Basics User Interface i e Palettes Toolbars Page Panes Document Window navigating to a Specific page Zooming Chang ing View layout and Start page 2 Customizing Your Program Customizing User Interface and Selecting Program Options 3 Scanning Documents Work ing With Scanners Preparing Documents for Archive Scanning and OCR Scanning Paper Docu ments to PDF and to Word and Scan to PDF Options and to Word Options and 4 Workingwith Files and with Pages etc CAP Mastering Mamie TurboCAD v9 2D Recemrve aur Newsletber Your e mail Blog and RSS Feed Solid Documents
20. h Solid PDF Tools you simply open your PDF file s in Microsoft Word then edit them just like you always have done Only this time it s asuper duper powered Solid PDF Tools that delivers the PDF con tent right to your fingertips It s really that simple See below Not to be outdone such as Solid Converter PDF to Word you can actually reverse the process and save your Word documents straight to PDF too See below So now with Solid PDF Tools you also will no longer need to buy Adobe Acrobat simply to get the job done FYI However just to set the record straight and this comes directly from the FAQ s Q Do I need Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader to use Solid Converter PDF A No However to view or down load PDF files separately you must have Adobe Reader installed on your computer Note The Adobe Reader program is free it s up to version 9 1 the last time ia 1 Checked and AA maan can be down loadedfrom their web site Now how s that for limiting your budget inthesetough times Speaking of tough times a C note expenditure could be challenging to some especially at this particular vexing time in our stressed out economy so this might be just the right time to list some of the features you do get with your purchase of SPDFT5 Also see the graphic Each topic in the graphic has its own slide show to better illustrate and or explain itself Please check them all
21. haracters per line Submissions Members are encouraged to submit text articles for publication in ASCII text only Photos in TIF or JPG format only Line graphics tables in almost any vector or TIF format Do not imbed graphics or tables in text files All articles must be received by the 15th of the month preceding the month of publication All articles become the property of the Utah Computer Society and by submitting an article the author gives permission for the Blue Chips Magazine Staff to edit the submission The author also gives permission for republication in other users groups communications Permission to Copy Permission is granted to other nonprofit PC user groups to reproduce any article published in this newsletter provided credit is given Blue Chips Magazine and the author s of the reproduced materials Reprinted articles are subject to the terms of their respective copyright holders MONTHLY MEETING LOCATION 2nd Wedn l Waa CENE University of Utah Union Building 7 00 p m apcug Charter Member of the Association of PC User Groups Officers and Trustees Eve Phone E mail President Stuart Gygi 576 1891 Sgygi ucs org V Pres Larry Lamph 571 2908 larry lamph ucs org Secretary Lowell Kenedy 278 3035 Ikenedy aucs org Treasurer John Witzel 296 1390 witzelj ucs orgtt Doug Jackson 322 2337 djackson104 usc org Information Persons or companies may join or renew at the meeting or by sending
22. imiza tion settings can also be used Optical Character Recognition OCR can be applied to scanned pages allowing your documents to be indexed and searched See graphics above Convert Multiple Documents You can use Solid PDF Tools to convert multiple PDF documents to PDF A This allows you to easily prepare large groups of documents for archival see graphic below POPUL rangkah complete B ie Liles ISO 19005 1 PDF A Compli ance Solid PDF Tools automatically resolves many issues in PDF documents which prevent them from being PDF A compliant and suitable for archival Ex amples of this include using J avaScript using LZW compression not including XMP metadata and not embedding fonts see graphic above Q Why Should I Use Rich Text Format RIF A There are several reasons why you may want to save files in Rich Text Format Mostly because RTF 1 Is readable across many programs and platforms Although many applica tions can import Microsoft Word DOC files older programs may not be able to import or convert newer versions of Word This is not the case with major word processing programs can read In addition desktop database applications e mail clients and operat ing systems such as Unix Macintosh and Windows can read RTF files 2 Is extremely easy to use regardless if you use Microsoft Word AppleWorks Corel W
23. ll high quality PDF s that can be easily distributed to others Then they go on to list a few tips to help you get started Shazam And just like that here they are for you 1 Scanning from Paper to PDF The simple scanning interface in SPDFT5 allows you to easily scan docu ments and save them as PDF files Note For more on their scanning interface you have but to simply click on their Scanning Documents hyperlink therein and it will take you directly to the topic 2 Creating PDF Files from TIFF You can convert legacy scanned TIFF documents into fully searchable and archivable PDF A documents Note Again simply click on the hyperlink Adding TIFF Images under their heading of Working with Pages for more information 3 Creating New PDF s or Com bining PDF s You can create new PDF s from pre existing files scanned page images or multiple documents combined into a single PDF then save them as standard PDF or PDF A files Note Again you can simply click on their hyperlink Working with Files for fuller details 4 Modifying PDF Files There are numerous ways you can enhance or modify your PDF files Your PDF s can be enhanced with water marks metadata or security features and pages can be rotated or deleted You can also drag and drop pages from one PDF to another Note Once again simply click on their hyperlink Working with Files and or Working with Pages for more How to information 5 Conv
24. n kaput I slapped myself on the forehead Wait a sec I remember now what I said four years ago when I did exactly the same thing during the Solid Con verter PDF to Word Review That just could be the reason I m getting so bald up topside You know that repeat ed slapping myself on the forehead so often Or more than likely it could be more like what author and editor Edgar Watson Howe who died in 1937 said A man is usually bald four or five years before he knows it OK It was then that I remembered that I had been given a copy of Solid PDF Tools Version 5 SPDFT5 to upgrade my Dead copy of Solid Converter PDF to Word Double Duh no trouble installing Solid PDF Tools Version 5 nor in getting my latest update build 378 wertor PRP v i Fl Ect Mawi Inest Document Took Window Heb mada Fh Solid Car y niil i avert Cermeerts tables related beat and ee Bn Kan ki hee ery alberi document Combs miia docamenis nba a single FOP Well I didn t cut Solid PDF Tools any slack on my first PDF conversion at tempt once again either Here s what I did In hindsight Duh I selected the 97 page 2 673 KB Diskee per2009 PDF User Manual file and sent it straight through the Solid PDF Tools washer and ringer to convert it straight to MS Word A very tough 15 test to be sure Use these PDF File s c Documents and SettingsiMicha channel stores d
25. ng Solid Converter PDF Solid Converter DWG Solid PDF Creator Plus and Solid PDF Creator Solid Capture and Solid Converter GX Why Are They Different Every year thousands of software products are released all competing for space on the user s hard drive and in the user s mind Solid Documents understands that you don t want a big learning curve you just want to get ajob done You want to pick up a pro gram and be able to figure out how to use it without extensive training Each Solid Documents product delights the user with quality and simplicity Why do they offer a better product Perhaps because of the way they approach their projects A few of the things they focus on are Attention to Detail Technological Innovation and Keep it Clean Their customer base is loyal Many of their customers have bought their other products based on positive experiences with one product They also pride themselves on providing the best customer service in the industry free of charge They re in it for the long haul and want to keep their customers coming back lt in the years to come SOLID PDF Tools Create searchable archiyalle POFA documents Why Choose Solid PDF Tools Well here I am once again to share with you just as I did way back in september 2005 in my BCM Review of Solid Converter PDF to Word amp 2 SCPDEFW2 that to recover ma nipulate and orreuse your PDF content or document wit
26. nsactions are secure and processed by Authorize net Fage 5 Blue Chips Magazine June 2009 must pay the upgrade price to receive access to product upgrades containing new features and enhancements FYI even though you may see a message Saying it is the trial version it is actually the full version You just need to use your unlock code to unlock it Special Offers and Upgrades Upgrades and other special offers are avail able to existing Solid Documents customers To purchase an upgrade or special offer visit the Special Offers page on their web site Enter the e mail address you used when you purchased the software The system will check to make sure you are a current Solid Documents customer After purchase they will send you an unlock code which you will need to enter the first time you use the software You can receive the upgraded version of the product by clicking the Download link for the product you purchased You must use your new unlock code to unlock it If you have already un locked the product you shouldn t have to unlock it again after upgrade since the data is stored in the system If you have difficulties or questions with regard to the upgrade process please contact Technical Support at 1 800 880 2654 or sup port soliddocuments com for assistance SOLID DOCUMENTS About Solid Documents Solid Documents creates a number of docu ment utility products under the Solid Document Product Line includi
27. o It s darn well worth your time believe you me Get the general idea now Then Read on McDuff gt IT S NEVEH TOO LATE Page6 Blue Chips Magazine June 2009 So What s It All About Alfie Sadly it was deja vu all over yet again for me Some things just never seem to change for me do they Here s my story I needed to copy some data like I always need to do for my Reports Reviews only this time for some obscure reason or other into Microsoft Word instead of my favorite WordPerfect for last month s Diskeeper 2009 Review from a certain file in the DK 2009 PDF Users Manual Can t recall exactly what I needed but my copy of Adobe Reader absolutely would not repeat would not let me select and copy the data I needed so desperately so what was I supposed to do BIW You may recall my horrific clash with the XP Pro SP3 update Well you should since I ve written about it here in BCM forthe past five 5 months now SP had also destroyed my copy of Solid Converter PDF to Word and you know the old saying Out ta sight out ta mind Bingo What we call failureisnot thefallingdown but the staying down Mary Pickford Long sto ry short sto ry I ended up actually manu ally typing in everythingI needed in the longrun Yuk Yuk Triple Yuk Be advised that s not a three stooges ty pe of yuk either Afterthe DK 2009 Review was done and gone put to bed fi
28. or you of a PDF file converted into a Microsoft Word document See graphics These graphics show howthe formattingis pre served within the PDF file while making the Word document easy to work with Note In these examples we can really see what it s like when you actually do have the original PDF fonts to play with in MS Word Bigggg difference Once again take a look at a Before PDF and the After Word compari sons As before the Converted Word is on the left and the Original PDF is on the right Notice The Graphics are Once Again Superb but now take a good look at the beautiful font reproduction between the before and after conversion Yesss Got that one too Mastering CAD v9 2D SOLIODCONVERTER Create an aihieable POF from a p Add a pearchable beak leper Correert POF bo top quality casir Correert Raikes rotated Scan t editable Word document fr Optimiza Ehe quality of the scanned Cormert POF to compl existing scanned PDF files the sce of scanned FOF Files SGOLIDDONVvERTER SOL DCONVERTER SOLIDCONVERTER SOLI IDCONVERTER DLIDCONVERTER SOLIDCONVERTER SOLIDCONVERTER SOLIC IDCONVERTER SOLICDCONVERTER 1 DEONVERTER _ SODE TAS RS WOW I CAN CET THERE FROM HERE For when you absolut nave do read E PGT NOU on ya mobile dece
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