The experience speaks for itself. PDF Solution Comparison Executive Summary

PDF Solution Comparison – Executive Summary

Nuance PDF Converter Enterprise 6.0

MSRP $449.00 149.99

Footprint (Required hard disk space) 2.13GB HD Space 500MB HD space

COMPATIBILITY FEATURES

Compatible with (But Does Not Require) Adobe® _Acrobat® _{or Acrobat}® _{Reader NA l}

Compatible with Microsoft® _Windows® _{XP and Vista l l}

Compatible with Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 l l

Certified with Citrix® and Windows Terminal Services (Thin Client Deployment/Use) l l

Certified Section 508 Compliant User Interface (Accessibility) l l

Toolbar and/or Menu Shortcuts for Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, and Outlook l l

Right-Mouse Shortcut for Windows Explorer l l

Right-Mouse Shortcut for Internet Explorer l l

Support for Viewing and Annotating PDF within Internet Explorer and FireFox l l

Supports Hummingbird, Interwoven, OpenText, and SharePoint Document Management Systems l l

Supports LexisNexis CaseMap l l

Converts PDF Files to Speech (Audio) Files for iPod/Media Players l l

Supports JavaScript l l

Support for Movies and Audio Embedded in a PDF l l

Support for 3-D Content Embedded in a PDF l l

Configuration Tools for Customizable Network Deployment l l

Compatible with Microsoft® _Windows® _{2000, XP and Vista}TM _{l l}

PDF Creation Features

Create Industry Standard PDF Files from All PC Applications & Popular Image Formats l l

Create PDF documents from any application that prints l l

Create PDF documents directly from your scanner l l

One-Step PDF Creation from Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint l l

Create and Send PDF-to-Email Attachment with Microsoft Outlook l l

One-Step PDF Creation of Web pages from within IE l l

Batch Create PDF from multiple files and file types l l

Create a single PDF document by merging multiple files l l

Support for creating PDF Version 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 Files l l

Create ISO Standard PDF-A Files l l

Create tagged PDF files l l

Create & Send PDF Packages l l

Create & Send PDF Portfolios l l

Create PDF-MRC High Compression Color PDF Image Files (Up to 8 Times Smaller) l

Stand-alone PDF creation desktop utility l

Customizable PDF Creation Profiles l l

Overlay (Merge) Multiple Document Pages into one PDF Page l l

Merge PDF image files with PDF text files l l

Insert Pre-made and Custom Watermarks at Creation l l

Apply security settings at Creation l l

Add custom headers & footers to PDF documents (page numbering) l l

Adjust Compression Levels for Smaller Files l l

Preserve Hyperlinks, Bookmarks and Comments from Microsoft Word l l

PDF Security Features

Add Passwords with 40-bit, 128-bit, and 256-bit Secure Encryption and Permission Controls to PDF files l l

PDF Self-Sign Digital Signatures l l

Microsoft Crypto API/3rd Party Digital Signature Compatibility l l

Inspect Document to remove Comments and Metadata (Private Data) l l

PDF Security Features (cont.)

Redaction of Text from PDF Files l l

Redaction of Image Zones from PDF Files l l

Redaction Text Properties including Color, Redaction Codes and Custom Overlay Text l l

PDF Conversion Features

Converts PDF to Word (.doc, .docx) No .docx l

Converts PDF to Excel Worksheets (.xls, .xlsx) l

Converts PDF to Excel Workbooks (.xls, .xlsx) l

Converts PDF to PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) l

Converts PDF to WordPerfect (.wpd) l

Converts PDF to XPS (.xps) l

Converts XPS to PDF (PDF Converter Assistant) l l

Converts PDF Files Without Running Microsoft Applications l

Auto-detects scanned (Image) PDF files and offers to convert them to Searchable PDF files l

Converts Scanned (Image) PDF Files to Searchable PDF Files (Text over Image) l l

Converts Scanned (Image) PDF Files to Editable PDF files l

Converts Scanned (Image) PDF Files to Editable Target Formats l

Converts Scanned Color (Image) PDF Files to Compressed MRC-PDF Files (Average 8x Smaller) l

Batch Conversion of PDF Files to Target Formats (PDF Converter Assistant) l

Combine Batch Conversion of PDF Files into a Single Document (PDF Converter Assistant) l

Superior Conversion Accuracy with OmniPage® OCR Engine Less accurate l

Stand-alone PDF conversion desktop utility l

Retains Columns, Tables, Images and Graphics (.doc, .docx, .wpd) l l

Retains Linked Text Flow of Columns Within a Document (.doc, .docx, .wpd) l

Retains Headers and Footers (.doc, .docx, .wpd) l

Legal Pleading Conversion with Stamp and Line Numbering Options (PDF Converter Assistant) l

Retains Number Formats in Excel (Currency, Percentage, etc.) l

Retains Hyperlinks (.doc, .docx, .wpd, .xls, .xslx) l

PDF Conversion Features (cont.)

Specify Page(s) and Range of Pages to Convert l

Extract tables from a PDF file and place into Excel or Word l l

Convert a select Area of a page using OCR and convert to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPerfect -

for Scanned (Image) PDF files as well as PDF “Normal” files l

Convert and save PDF to Audio file l

PDF Viewing and Editing Features

Support for viewing of industry-standard PDF files* l l

Instant Access to Frequently Used PDF Files and online PDF Files (URLs) with Favorites Menu l l

Side-by-Side Document Comparison (PDF to PDF) l l

Side-by-Side Document Comparison (PDF to Word) l l

Save, Track and Open Revisions within a PDF Document l l

View and Navigate Page Thumbnails l l

Manage Pages in a Document (Reorder, New, Insert, Extract, Crop, Rotate, Drag Copy and Delete Pages) l l

Assemble documents in document assembly view (Insert, Extract, Replace, Delete, Split, Renumber,

Manage Headers/Footers, drag and drop pages) l

Batch process multiple documents at a time with varied commands (Insert, extract, and delete pages; apply

watermarks and stamps; search and redact; inspect document; migrate comments; and print) l l

Add, Manage, View and Navigate Document Bookmarks l l

Add, Manage, View and Navigate Document Comments l l

Familiar Comment and Markup Tools (Notes, Text Boxes, Typewriter, Callouts, Highlight, Text Underline,

Cross-Out, Stamps) l l

Spellchecking for Comments l l

Migrate comments from one PDF file to another for ease of collaboration and review l l

Drawing (Comment) Tools Including Lines, Rectangles, Pencil, Oval, Polygon, Cloud) l l

Grids, Snap to Grids and Custom Drawing Guides l l

Measuring Tool (with Save as Comment) l l

Print with Comments l l

Add, Manage, View and Navigate Document Digital Signatures l l

Organize and Manage a Library of Clip Art l l

Organize and Manage a Library of Stamps l l

PDF Viewing and Editing Features (cont.)

Organize and Manage a Library of PDF Package Envelopes l l

Organize and Manage a Library of Security Profiles l l

Organize and Manage a Library of Digital Signatures l l

Advanced Search and Indexing for Documents, Text within a Document, Comments and Bookmarks l l

Edit, Cut, Copy and Paste Text l l

Move, Resize, Rotate, Flip, Order, Group, Set Transparency, Cut, Copy and Paste Graphics and Images l l

Document Splitting by Page Range, Blank Page, Page Contents, Bookmarks, or File Size l l

Extraction by Page Range, Blank Page, Page Contents, or Bookmarks l l

PDF Optimizer for Reduced File Sizes l l

Custom Actions for Bookmarks or Hyperlinks (Open a File, Play a Sound, Go to a Web Page, etc.) l l

Attach Application Files or Sounds to a PDF l l

PDF Optimizer to Compress PDF Documents Elements l l

Read Document Aloud - Text-to-Speech Capability l l

Bates Stamping with Advanced Formatting and Page Positioning l l

PDF Forms Features

Automatic Conversion of a PDF File into a Fillable PDF Form l l

Intelligent Creation of Check Boxes and Radio Buttons l l

Support for dynamic XFA forms (XML Forms Architecture) l l

Draw and Edit Form Controls (Text Fields, Buttons, Drop Down Lists, Check Boxes and Radio Buttons) l l

Edit Text and Object Attributes (Font, Color, Line Weight, Display and Print Options) l l

Digital Signatures for Forms l l

Custom Actions on Form Objects (Import Form Data, Play a Sound, Open a File, Open a Web Page, etc.) l l

JavaScript Support l l

Set Tab Order for Form Fields l l

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* Some PDF files may contain proprietary/non-standard elements, or other elements that may differ in PDF Converter Professional from other products.

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