Power PDF supports Cloud storage of PDF and other files. This allows files to be accessed from multiple devices (mainframes, laptops, phones, tablets, etc.) and similarly uploaded. File contents are synched for all devices.
Supported Cloud Connectors are:
Nuance Cloud Connector (NCC)
Dropbox Connector
Evernote Connector
In Power PDF Standard, Dropbox and Evernote are installed automatically, NCC can be installed or not - it allows access to a wide range of storage sites - see below.
In Power PDF Advanced, no connectors are installed automatically, you must run a Custom install and enable the ones you want. Microsoft SharePoint is also available, as well as all supported Document Management Systems that already have an installed component on your computer. The NetDocuments cloud site is offered as a DMS group for file upload only.
These cloud sites are accessed via the Connectors ribbon; each connector or DMS has its own group. These storage sites require registration and provision of user ID and a password for each operation. Only the Nuance Cloud Connector allows registration and connector management from inside Power PDF.
Available actions are:
Open file from storage.
Save file to storage.
To insert pages from storage, go to Home > Pages > Insert, click the button Open from DMS and choose the desired site.
Each site requires login, but can then be accessed freely until Power PDF is closed. After registration and log in, the Nuance Cloud Connector can remain available through multiple sessions, if it is enabled in the Windows taskbar or notification area.
You can temporarily disable and re-enable installed Connectors from File > Options > Connectors > General.
In Convert Assistant, files can be opened from storage sites via the File menu; converted files can be saved to these sites from the DMS list box in the Output Format panel.
In Create Assistant, files can be opened by clicking the Add button and choosing Add from DMS; created PDF files can be saved to cloud sites by clicking the Saving button, choosing Save to DMS and selecting the desired Connector or DMS.
See also: Connector, SharePoint and DMS ribbon groups and DMS overview.
The Nuance Cloud Connector
The Nuance Cloud Connector (NCC) can be installed or omitted when Power PDF is installed. To later install it, or other connectors, double-click the program's Setup.exe file and choose Change. From the Windows Control Panel the only choice is Uninstall.
The Connector provides direct access to cloud services. In addition to the direct integration with Power PDF, files from the cloud can also be accessed as if they were on a local disk or a mapped network drive. The Connector offers the following functionality:
Connect to multiple cloud storage services at once
Add a 'Cloud Drive' in Microsoft Windows (by default drive N) that is always available
Drag and drop files from any Windows folders to the cloud, or from one cloud service to another
Connectors are updated via the web and new connectors will be made available
Repeated log-in is not necessary to access the cloud services.
Direct connections are currently offered to the following cloud storage services:
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Amazon S3 |
FTP sites |
Rackspace CloudFiles |
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AT&T Synaptic Storage |
Google Cloud Storage |
WebDav |
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Box |
Mezeo |
Windows/Azure |
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Caringo CAStor |
Microsoft OneDrive |
...and more |
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EMC Atmos Online |
OpenStack |
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File Server Share |
Peer1 CloudOne |
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You must have an existing account with at least one of the supported cloud storage services.
The Nuance Cloud Connector will not create the cloud storage accounts, they must exist already.
The Connector is a third-party component that is licensed to Nuance. It can be upgraded to a Professional version that includes document synching and backup. View details at:
http://www.nuance.com/for-business/by-product/omnipage/nuance-cloud-connector/index.htm
Configuring the Nuance Cloud Connector:
Launch the Nuance Cloud Connector Management Console by clicking 'Start > All Programs > Nuance Cloud Connector > Management Console' or by choosing it from the Connections menu.
Make sure that “Cloud Drive” is selected in the drop-down box in the top left corner.
Click the 'Mount Virtual Directory' link (or the 'Click here' link for to set up the first account).
Select the desired cloud storage service from the Storage Service drop-down box.
Accept or change the default name for this connection.
Click Next to specify the User Name and Password for this service and click Next to finish.
After each connection is completed, the connected sites are displayed in the NCC Management Console and as a mapped drive in Windows Explorer.
To view settings for a site, click its arrow button. It shows server URL, User Name, Password and possibly more. Click the Config button to make changes, then Apply. Click Dismount to remove a service. The NCC Management Console has a Settings tab. Use it to:
Change the drive letter and or label of the Cloud Drive
Change the Cache folder that stores temporary files
Remove the mapped drive from Windows Explorer.
Using the Nuance Cloud Connector
To open a service from the NCC Management Console, click the Open Drive button to call up a Windows Explorer window at the Nuance Cloud Drive with a sub-folder for each connected storage site.
To open a service from inside of Power PDF use the NCC toolbar buttons Open from NCC or Save to NCC. The NCC’s Open and Save dialogs are slightly different from the standard Windows dialogs. The Connections menu provides further options, for inserting or extracting pages, attaching files, adding a storage account or opening the NCC Management Console.