Quick Start Guide

Thank you for choosing PDF Creator Plus. The following pages will guide you through your first steps in using PDF Creator Plus on your computer. Upon installation, two PDF Creator Plus icons are placed on your desktop for easy access in the future.

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Sending documents to PDF Creator Plus is simple. If you can print a document, you can send it to PDF Creator Plus. How do I create a PDF using PDF Creator Plus? How do I create a PDF with hyperlinks and bookmarks? How can I merge my documents into a single PDF? Free Support: Free unlimited support is offered for the 30-day evaluation period and/or 60 days from date of purchase.

We pride ourselves on providing the best support and the fastest response time in the industry, generally responding on average within 2 hours. Please submit the support request form or email your issues to support@peernet.com or call us at 1-800-883-7980 or 613-224-6894 to speak to a support representative directly.

Website: http://www.peernet.com/pdfcreator/index.html

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Step 1 - Send your documents to PDF Creator Plus Open any document. Select File – Print. Select PDF Creator Plus from the list of available printers and click OK.

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The PDF Creator Plus application opens a new project, displaying the pages of your document.

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To add pages from other types of documents, simply open the desired program and repeat step 1. Leave PDF Creator Plus open in the background while you do this.

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The PDF Creator Plus application appears again, this time prompting where in the project to add the new pages.

From the Incoming Document dialog, choose where to add the pages. By default, the pages are appended to the end of the project.

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How to Include Microsoft Word Outline Information If you want to maintain the outline and hyperlink information in a Microsoft Word document, you need to use the Save As PDF add-in from the toolbar (or menu) instead of printing the document directly to the printer. For Word 2007, the toolbars are now replaced with a tabbed ribbon. The Save As PDF add-in is located on the Add-Ins tab of the ribbon.

On versions of Word prior to Office 2007, the Save As PDF add-in creates a new custom toolbar as well as adding a new menu item, Save As PDF under the File menu.

The Save As PDF Add-In launches the PDF Bookmark Creation Settings dialog which allows you to customize the outline of your PDF file. The outline information in PDF Creator Plus is used to create the Bookmarks tab in Adobe.

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From this dialog, choose what outline level, from 1 to 9, to assign each available style in the document. Changes made here are only used during the Save As PDF Add-In process. They do not affect the current styles and formatting in the document.

When you are satisfied with the settings, click the OK button to start the Save As PDF process. A progress dialog displays feedback on what step of the process is currently being done. You will see different parts of the document being selected as the Save As PDF Add-In moves through the document and processes each page.

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When finished, the PDF Creator Plus application will launch and display the document as a new project. Any document styles that were assigned an outline level will be displayed in the Outline tab of the Navigation view.

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Step 2 (Optional) – Annotate pages with outline information, hyperlinks, notes or special instructions Use the powerful annotation tools to add notes, emphasize important areas, and mask out sensitive information on any page. Create headings, bookmarks and hyperlinks to be included when you create PDF using the

Outline and the Hyperlink tool. These tools can also be used to modify any existing outline information included in the project when using the PEERNET Microsoft Word Save As PDF Add-In.

Click the ellipse button on the Annotation toolbar to select the ellipse tool. Move the mouse pointer to the Design window. Click and hold the left mouse button while you drag an ellipse around some important text. To change the thickness of the ellipse, click the annotation object with the right mouse button and select Properties. On the Line tab, set the desired line thickness.

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Step 3 (Optional) – Organize your pages and save the project Move any page simply by dragging it to a new location in the thumbnail view. You can move multiple pages at once by clicking Page – Move Range.

Rotate any page from the view toolbar. Simply click or . You can rotate all of the pages in the project by clicking Page – Rotate All. Add a cover page by clicking Page – Insert Blank. Use the annotation tools to create the title. Delete any unwanted pages by highlighting them in the thumbnail view and pressing Delete. To delete multiple pages, click Page – Delete Range. When you are done, save the project for working on later. If you require a hard copy, you can print the project to any installed printer. Step 4 – Create PDF or other file format To convert the project to PDF, TIFF, or JPEG, click the appropriate button on the toolbar.

To convert the project to EMF or BMP, select File – Create Other File…

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Choose where you want to save the file and click Save. By default, files are saved in My Documents.

By default, PDF Creator Plus generates a searchable multi-page PDF document that includes any Outline information as PDF bookmarks, as well as maintaining any hyperlinks in the project. * For complete details, please refer to the User Guide.

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The first time that PDF Creator Plus is launched the following licensing window will appear.

To proceed with an Evaluation press Try. PDF Creator Plus evaluation version will automatically be activated to operate for 30 days on all supported platforms. All features are fully functional, however all outputs are stamped with the phrase “Evaluation Copy”. This window will continue to pop up once per day during the evaluation period showing the number of days remaining. To remove the Evaluation Copy watermark or when you have completed your evaluation you can proceed to purchase PDF Creator Plus by pressing the License Now button. Please refer to the following web page and or documentation for more details on PDF Creator Plus 2.0 Frequently Asked Questions http://www.peernet.com/pdfcreator/faq.html User Guide http://www.peernet.com/pdfcreator/userguide.pdf

Free unlimited support is offered for the 30-day evaluation period and/or 60 days from date of purchase. Please submit the support request form or email your issues to support@peernet.com or call us at 1-800-883-7980 or 613-224-6894 to speak to a support representative directly.

Website: http://www.peernet.com/pdfcreator/index.html