Create PDF files from the File menu
The File menu includes several options for creating a PDF:
Create PDF files directly without PDF Create Assistant
Current PDF output settings are used for the conversion, as defined in the Power PDF Create Properties dialog box that you can access through . In this case, profiles are not available.
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Click
Create a PDF from a single file.
An Open file dialog box appears.
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Keep
All files as file type or select one file type.
If you accept All files, no settings can be made. If you use a single file type, then a dialog box may appear with the pertained file type settings.
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Select one or more input files, and then click
Open.
Multiple files can be selected, even if they were created in different applications.
Each file is saved into the input folder, under the original names to separate PDF files, and displayed in separate document windows.
Create PDF files through PDF Create Assistant
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Click any of the following items on the right:
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Create Multiple Files
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Combine Multiple Files into a single PDF
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Overlay Multiple Files into a single PDF
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PDF Create Assistant starts and lets you build up a file list, select a profile and make other settings before beginning PDF creation.
Create a Blank PDF
Go to
and check that the page size, default margins and font choices are suitable.-
Click
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An empty document (named as Untitled_n) opens in a new window or tab. The Home ribbon turns to Advanced Edit mode.
Create a PDF from Clipboard content
Go to
and check that the page size, default margins and font choices are suitable.-
Click
.
A new document (named as Clipboard_n) opens in a new window or tab, containing the content of Clipboard.
Create PDF from scanner input
Check scanner settings before using the scanner input.
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Click one of the following items on the right:
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Create new PDF from scanner
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Append new scan to current file
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Create PDF from a web page
You may convert a complex web page to a PDF document.
To convert a Web page to PDF, do the following:
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- Enter the required URL or click Browse and locate the HTML starting page with the standard file open dialog box.
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Adjust basic settings in the
Settings section.
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Set the depth of link processing by selecting one of these options:
- Specify the depth of link processing in the Get only numeric box
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Select the Get entire site option to follow internal links throughout an unlimited number of levels.
- Optionally, select Stay on the same path.
- Optionally, select Stay on the same server to ignore links referring to external pages.
- Optionally, click Settings to start the Web Page Conversion Settings dialog box, and specify page properties and scaling options.
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Set the depth of link processing by selecting one of these options:
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Click
Create to start the conversion. You can click
Stop any time to cease the discovery and conversion process.
Partial conversion results remain, even if you did break the process.
The PDF document remains opened after the conversion, and you should save it manually.