User Interface

This section describes the different types of user interfaces used by Power PDF and the functionalities available in each of them.

Ribbon, tabs, and panels

The ribbon consists of a set of tabs organized into groups of related controls. For example, the Edit tab contains groups of controls and settings used to modify PDF files.

Click any tab on the ribbon, such as the Home tab. Related commands display in functional groups.
Click the preferred command to select it.
Some commands have an arrowhead tool (). Click the tool to access more options and sub-commands.

Use the search box in the Help menu to find a tool.

Tabs and groups

The Power PDF ribbon includes the following tabs, tools organized in groups, and main commands. Follow the links for details below.

Power PDF Menu

The application menu provides access to the About dialog box, updates, Options, and the usual application menu commands.

File Menu

Open, save, or print files and revisions, view and modify document properties or program options. Share documents through email, messages, AirDrop, or Notes using the commands under File > Share.

Home Tab

Pages tools	Insert, extract, delete pages and enter or exit document assembly mode.
Creation tools	Make separate or combined PDF files from source files or from a scanner.
Page Rotation tools	Rotate to left or right, or use advanced options.
Block tools	Edit Text, add text with Typewriter, Reduce, or Split the PDF.
Evernote	Use this tool to connect to the Evernote cloud service.
Search	Search the current PDF or multiple documents.

Edit Tab

Basic tools	Undo and redo actions, delete selectable objects, or make selections.
Clipboard tools	Cut, copy, paste objects or text.
Modify tools	Crop pages, edit text or objects, and add text usint the Typewriter tool.
Insert	Headers and footers, Bates numbering, links.
Tools tools	Use rulers and grids, measure distances, perimeters and areas and use JavaScript.
The context-sensitive Text Format panel displays automatically, if applicable.

View Tab

Zoom tools	Zoom the display, or use the dynamic zoom or the Loupe tool.
Page View tools	Set scroll and Page Fit Options, full-screen display, rotate the view or see the previous or next views.
Window tools	Open a new application window, split it, or switch to another tab or window.

Comment Tab

Annotate tools	Place notes, text boxes, callouts, note annotations and spell-check comments.
Markup tools	Add highlights, cross-outs and underlines, drawing objects and apply markups.
Attachments	Attach files and sound files.
The context-sensitive Freetext Tool panel displays automatically, if applicable.

Advanced Processing Tab

Process tools	Embed or create an index, flatten, reduce, or split PDF documents.
Read Aloud tools	Read the current page or from the current page to the end.
Make searchable tool	The Make Searchable tool turns image-only PDF content searchable.

Security Tab

Redaction tools	Mark for and apply redaction, search and redact and change redaction properties. Use the Whiteout command to clear page areas.
Sign and Certify tools	Add a scanned handwritten signature, work with digital signatures or time stamps, limit permitted actions for the document, or use the DocuSign service.
Security tools	Use Secure Delivery, remove document elements, or edit security properties: modify or remove security settings, and manage prohibited and permitted actions.
IDs and Certificates tools	Manage Digital IDs and Trusted Identities.
See Security tab and Security Overview on more details on security functions. See the Security panel for password and certificate security, the Signatures panel to display signatures in the current document or the Sign / Certify panel to sign a document. To import, export, or load settings from a server, select Tungsten Power PDF for Mac > Options > Security.

Forms Tab

Fillable Form tools	Use Form Typer to activate a form.
Form Elements tools	Insert a wide range of form controls onto the page.
Fields tools	Highlight and reset form fields; set tab and field calculation order.
Data tools	Import/export data from/to the .xfdf, .fdf, .xml or .txt file types; export data from multiple files.