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Nuance PDF Converter Pro 5 and coupon ( 10% exp. 2009-01-10)

10% off PDF Converter Pro 5

10% off PDF Converter Pro 5 Offer Expires: 2009-01-10

Coupon Code: 5PDFP10

PDF Converter Professional 5 sets out to allow the user to create and edit files using the ubiquitous Adobe PDF standard that dominates the electronic document market plus take a PDF file and convert it into a range of other popular common text file formats. As is standard practice with Nuance products (and it has to be said those from several other companies as well), you will need to enter a product serial number. In this case it consists of 16 characters. The software will need to be activated. This task can be carried out immediately although Nuance does allow you a limited trial period before enforcing this procedure. You can use the product to carry out five tasks such as convert or create a PDF document. As a further encouragement to carry out the activation process, each document processed before activation will be overlaid by a very evident trial watermark.

By default, rather than clutter up your desktop with its icon, PDF Converter Professional 5 just adds three entries to your Start menu. These entries can bring up PDF Converter Assistant; PDF Create! Assistant; and PDF Converter Professional 5. The two Assistants provide a simple set up that allows you to select a single or group of files that will be processed accordingly.

When using the Create! Assistant you will have the option to create a PDF file for each of the selected items; combine items into one file; or package files within a PDF container for distributing to others. There is a range of quality levels available and these include standard, draft, tagged and searchable. Generally the creation process is quick with an animated system tray icon providing visual feedback. A log is displayed of activity during the current session. This feature is also available via a menu item that is automatically added to the menu bar, or Print option, of appropriate applications such as Word.

If you want to convert a PDF document into another format then the Converter Assistant tool can carry out the task. Selected files are viewed as large thumbnails with an option to flick between pages. You can convert to Word, WordPerfect, Excel, PowerPoint or Rich Text format. As the conversion process is carried out so the thumbnail view will change to reflect the current page. Converting a 33-page PDF document, containing text, images, tables and Web links, into Word format took 140 seconds. Apart from the odd occasion of a graphics box being placed too close to a text column, the layout was almost identical to the original.

Bringing together the creation and conversion features with additional various bells and whistles is the main PDF Converter Professional 5 program. Rather than the small window approach adopted by the Assistants, this program opens in full screen with a request to become your default PDF viewer. Buttons are available to create or convert documents. You can view, navigate and edit content that is displayed in an Acrobat-like environment. Passwords, encryption, digital signatures and certificates can be assigned to documents for security purposes. Also useful in this respect is the Redaction feature whereby you can black out pieces of text or images you might not wish to be viewed by a wider audience. Other features include the ability to include and control video and audio files; create documents for booklet printing; and use various mark-up tools.