Office Edition 4.2 Tutorials

Create from Scanner

Using the Create New feature, scan pages to create a new PDF document.

1. Place the piece of paper that you wish to scan on your scanner.
2. Open your PDF Complete application from the Start menu.
3. From the menu bar select File and choose Create New.
4. From the dropdown list of available formats, select your desired type:
   
   
   • From Scanner as Image...
     Create a PDF document from your scanner so it appears as an image.
      
   • From Scanner as Image with Searchable Text...
     Create a PDF Document from your scanner with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software so that you can search for text.
      
   • From Scanner as Text...
     Create a PDF document from your scanner that is text.
      
5. Within the PDF Complete dialog box, choose your scanner.
6. Select the settings you want to enable using the checkboxes and dropdown menus.
7. Click Start when you have finished making your selections to scan the document.
   
   Note: Your scanning software may display that it is preparing to scan.
    
8. A box will appear showing the percentage completed. The new PDF document has been created when the box disappears and displays in the viewer.

Create from Image

Using the Create New feature, scan images to create a new PDF document.

1. Locate the image you would like to save as a PDF document.
2. Open your PDF Complete application from the Start menu.
3. From the menu bar select File and choose Create New.
4. From the dropdown list of available formats, select your desired type:
   
   
   • From Image...
     Create a PDF document from an image on your computer
      
   • From Image with Searchable Text...
     Create a PDF document from an image on your computer with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software so that you can search for text.
      
   • From Image with Text...
     Create a PDF document from an image that has text in the image.
      
5. Within the Open a PDF Document dialog box, locate your image.
6. Select the settings you want to enable using the checkboxes and dropdown menus.
7. Click OK when you have finished making your selection.
8. A box will appear showing the percentage completed. The new PDF document has been created when the box disappears and displays in the viewer.