How to Get Help
This printed Quick Reference Guide accompanies the ScanSoft PDF Converter when it is
supplied on a CD. This guide is also available as a Microsoft Word document on the CD and
after installation in the program folder. It can also be accessed from the About panel. When the
program is delivered electronically, this Word document should be consulted. It is available at
the download site.
ScanSoft PDF Converter has an online Help system. All program screens and some warning
messages have Help buttons. Click a button to open Help at the topic relating to the currently
displayed dialog box panel or message.
Press F1
or click the Help button when the About Panel is displayed to open the online
Help system at the Welcome topic.
A Readme file with latest information is available on the CD and in the program folder. The
ScanSoft web site offers program information, with a regularly updated knowledge base and
user forums.
Presenting the Program
PDF Converter has two dialog boxes, each containing tabbed panels:
PDF Converter Assistant
This lets you start conversions and control the process. Its first panel shows you a preview of
the PDF file to be converted. It lets you specify whether the PDF should be treated as a
document or as a form and set a page range if desired. The following panels are Document
Options and Form Options. Only one of these panels will be active, depending on your PDF
description choice. The About panel gives access to product support and help.
PDF Converter Settings
This lets you choose a Processing Method for future conversions (using the Assistant or doing
one-click speed processing for documents or forms) and provides access to other settings.
Starting the Program
To make the services of PDF Converter easy to call on, it can be started from several locations,
as described in the following procedures:
1. The Windows Start Menu
Choose ScanSoft PDF Converter 2.0 under Programs, to see two menu items: PDF Converter
Assistant and Settings. All conversions started from the Start menu use the PDF Converter
Assistant. It allows you to name an input PDF file and an output Word document file. Display of
the created file is optional.
2. The Open PDF button in a Microsoft Word Toolbar
Use the Open PDF button in a Microsoft Word toolbar or the Open PDF item in the File menu to
call the PDF Converter Assistant, displaying its Preview panel. It allows you to name an input
PDF file and an output Word document file. The resulting file is displayed in Microsoft Word,
ready for editing.
