Power PDF Properties

The Power PDF Properties dialog box appears if you

Click the Properties button in the Print dialog box in any print-capable Windows application when Power PDF is selected under Printer.
Look for Printers & scanners on the Windows Start Menu, click the Power PDF printer, click Manage, then Printing Preferences. In this case, the dialog box is titled Power PDF Printing Preferences.

When you access this in the first way, the changes are applied to the current document only. When you access it from Printers & scanners, your settings become preferences that are applied to all conversions started from the Print command. See Printer Driver Settings.

The Power PDF Properties dialog box includes two tabs, General and PDF Settings, where you can modify driver settings. A third tab, About Power PDF provides version information about the product.

General Tab

The General tab provides controls for the size and page layout of the PDF file.

Paper Size

Select Standard and then choose a page size from the pull–down list, or choose Custom and specify the page dimensions and margins.

Click Add to define or modify additional standard page sizes using page dimensions you specify.

Orientation

Select Portrait or Landscape.

Resolution

This setting influences character spacing, line breaks, and image quality. Usually, higher resolution produces a more accurate layout but a larger file size.

Select a resolution: Screen (72 dpi), Low (150 dpi), Medium (300 dpi), High (600 dpi), 1200 or 2400 dpi (dots per inch).

Low resolution is ideal for screen viewing. However, if you require high-quality hard copy, or accurate control of character position, choose a resolution of at least 600 dpi.

Color

Select Color, Grayscale, or Black & White for the PDF output.

Scale

Specify whether to reduce or enlarge a document, and by what percentage, between 1 and 1000 percent.

Enter a value less than 100 percent to reduce the size of the text and images on the page; enter a value greater than 100 percent to enlarge them.

View Resulting PDF

Select this option to view the PDF file. By default, it is selected.

PDF Settings tab

Kofax Power PDF uses two independent sets of profiles to organize PDF output settings. See About Profiles for details.

Select a profile in the Default settings list. Click Edit to open the PDF Settings dialog box and edit the profile.The PDF Settings dialog box provides controls for Compatibility, Web optimizing, Destination and Document Settings. It also provides a choice of standard controls for Font Embedding, Compression, Watermarks and Security. Choose a standard control or click the corresponding Advanced button to fully control the process – protect your PDF with passwords and permissions, add watermarks, define compression settings, control font embedding. Define saving options, including the ability to append or overlay PDF files.

Selecting USPTO in the Default Settings list creates a PDF file that is closest to the requirements of the United States Patent and Trademarks Office: it employs PDF version 1.4, embeds all fonts, sets high quality (75) and disallows security.

Under Destination, you can handle output file naming and folder settings. For details, see Destination Settings.

About Power PDF tab