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Volume 27, No. 6 June 2009
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Solid PDF Tools
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Utah’s Award Winning Computer Magazine! ™
By Cliff Millward, Editor [email protected]
Come to the Jubilee Is was created by a Soviet programmer Alexey Now for a shameless plug. One of my compositions, Pajitnov in 1984 and is still going strong. In fact, it is Jubilee Overture will be performed by the Sandy now on Facebook and iPhones. Symphony (formerly The American West Symphony) on Wednesday June 24 in the Sandy Amphitheater. Tell Researchers have determined that the potential all your friends and bring all your relatives (wife & Kids, combinations of items are so huge that it might be etc.) The admission is free (you can’t beat impossible for a computer to calculate the price!) the best place to put the little devils.
The amphitheater is at 94th south Hulu Hula Hoop and 13th east. Recent How many of you Bluechippers have ever visited Hulu? I have, to watch Other compositions on the program some old Battlestar Galactia series include two popular tunes of Leroy Trends flicks. I do not much care for the new Anderson; The Typewriter, Sandpaper version of Galactia. I like Loren Greene Ballet: Summertime by George Gersh- as Commander Adama and Laurette win: two movements from Dvorak’s New Spang is very easy on the eyes. World Symphony (symphony no. 9:) etc. However, Hulu may stop offering free TV shows, The concert starts at 8:00 p.m. movies, etc. It is becoming very popular and someone ---now back to computing--- is trying to figure a way to make good money out of this fact. Unfortunately, premium content is worth WinXP Will Never Die (?) paying for, and many people will fork over bucks to A Chinese company recently showed off a Windows pay for it. In reality, content has to be paid for whether XP Phone. The phone goes to sleep when not in use, so you advertising or subscription don’t have to boot each time you use it. It sports a rather large screen (4.8 inches) a keyboard, WiFi, GPS and a If you have not been to this site, I suggest you 120GB hard drive. It is powered by an AMD processor. visit it. I am sure you will find something worth watching. I wonder if it has a firewall to filter out solicitation calls? If it does, it may be worth considering purchasing! Hulu is a joint venture between News Corp., NBC I wonder if you can install World of Warcraft on it? Or Universal, and Disney. any other goodie programs we might have? July’s Meeting So far as I know, it is only available in China now. I I always look forward to the July meeting and the assume that XP is in Chinese, so I hope you have a transla- picnic in the park. It is a great place to chat at length tor program if you fly to China to purchase one. with old friends about computing and anything else that tickles your fancy. Speaking of Games - - Tetris is 25 years old this month. How many of you Hope to see you there! have played, or are still playing this addictive game? Finè
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Page 3 Blue Chips Magazine — June 2009 Solid PDF Tools Windows Review Scan or Create Searchable, Archivable PDF Files
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Page 4 Blue Chips Magazine — June 2009 must pay the upgrade price to receive access to product upgrades containing new features and enhancements. FYI even though you may see a message saying it is the trial version; it is actually the full version. You just need to use your unlock code to unlock it. Special Offers and Upgrades Upgrades and other special offers are avail- able to existing Solid Documents customers. To purchase an upgrade or special offer, visit the Special Offers page on their web site. Enter the e-mail address you used when you purchased the software. The system will check to make sure you are a current Solid Documents customer. After purchase, they will send you an unlock code which you will need to enter the first time you use Solid PDF Tools: Download your copy for add $12.95, plus an additional $9.95 for USPS the software. a “Free” 15-day trial now! Priority Mail (USA Only) or $19.95 for overnight You can receive the upgraded version of the Note. You can convert 10% of each docu- delivery (USA Only). product by clicking the Download link for the ment - up to 10 pages during the trial period. FYI Within 90 days of purchase, Solid product you purchased. You must use your new To remove these limitations, simply register the Documents will accept the return of any single user unlock code to unlock it. If you have already un- product for $99.95. license product purchased from their online locked the product, you shouldn’t have to unlock Important Note. With an Individual store for a refund. To receive a refund, it’s as easy it again after upgrade since the data is stored in license you can use the software on a single stand- as a simple e-mail to Solid Documents. the system. alone computer (not across a network), or on up Caveat. Products purchased from sources If you have difficulties or questions with to two stand-alone computers used exclusively by other than Solid Documents’ online store must regard to the upgrade process, please contact the same individual user. be returned to the company where they were Technical Support at 1-800-880-2654 or sup- With multiple seat licenses, you are allowed purchased and are subject to that company’s re- [email protected] for assistance. to install the Software on “N” Computers where turn policy. The refund process takes two to three “N” is the number of licenses purchased. You weeks. You will be refunded by the same method can store the Software on your Internal Network as your payment. for authorized users to access for installation on Statement of Accessibility/508 Com- their Computer. It is NOT a concurrent use license pliance. Solid Documents is committed to up- (based on simultaneous usage) or a roaming holding the standards set by Section 508 of the license (based on number of users). Also, please Rehabilitation Act making it a consistent and reli- About Solid Documents note that refunds are not available with multi- able provider of accessible, efficient, and effective Solid Documents creates a number of docu- license sales. See their refund policy for details. solutions for people from all walks of life. ment utility products under the Solid Document The registration code provided with the site Legal restrictions on exporting Solid Product Line, including Solid Converter PDF, 4 license is based on the billing name, company Documents, LLC products Solid Converter DWG, Solid PDF Creator Plus name and email address stated at the time of Solid Documents, LLC products are subject and Solid PDF Creator, Solid Capture, and Solid purchase. They can provide your company with a to export restrictions under U.S. law, as some soft- Converter GX. general registration code based on a general name ware products may contain encryption technology Why Are They Different? Every year and e-mail address (e.g. “[CompanyName] User” (Solid PDF Tools qualifies here). Consult their thousands of software products are released, all and “helpdesk@[companyname].com”). web site for more information on this US Bureau competing for space on the user’s hard drive and 4 If you have questions about site li- of Industry and Security export restriction , if this in the user’s mind. Solid Documents understands censes please send e-mail to
Page 5 Blue Chips Magazine — June 2009 Why Choose Solid PDF Tools? Speaking of tough times, a C-note So, What’s It All About Alfie? Well, here I am once again to share expenditure could be challenging to Sadly, it was deja vu all over with you - just as I did way back in some, especially at this particular vexing “yet again” for me! Some things September 2005 in my BCM Review time in our “stressed out economy,” so just never seem to change for me, of Solid Converter PDF to Word1 this might be just the right time to list do they? Here’s my story. I needed to & 2 (SCPDFW2) - that to recover, ma- some of the features you do get with your copy some data, like I always need nipulate and/or reuse your PDF (content purchase of SPDFT5? (Also, see the to do for my Reports4/Reviews, or document) with Solid PDF Tools, graphic. Each topic in the graphic has only this time, for some obscure reason you simply open your PDF file(s) in its own “slide show” to better illustrate or other into Microsoft Word (instead Microsoft Word, then edit them just like and/or explain itself. Please check them of my favorite WordPerfect) for last you always have done. Only this time, all out for yourself on their web site.) month’s Diskeeper 2009 Review it’s a super-/duper-powered “Solid from a certain file in the DK 2009 PDF PDF Tools that delivers the PDF con- Users Manual. Can’t recall exactly tent right to your fingertips.”It’s really what I needed, but my copy of Adobe that simple (See below). Reader(*) absolutely would not, repeat would not let me select and copy the data I needed so desperately; so what was I supposed to do? (*) BTW. You may recall my horrific clash with the XP Pro SP3 update? Well, you should since I’ve written about it here in BCM for the past five (5) months now? SP 3 had also destroyed my copy of Solid Converter PDF to Word, and you know the old saying, “Out’ta sight, out’ta mind?” Bingo! “What we call failure is not the falling down but the staying You know, Solid PDF Tools can down.” - Mary Not to be outdone (such as Solid even be used to extract, one to many, Pickford Converter PDF to Word), you can images from PDF files. In so doing, you Long sto- actually reverse the process and save then have the option of saving them as a ry-short sto- your Word documents straight to PDF file in their original format,or even as ry. I ended up too (See below)! So now, with Solid a different graphics type. actually manu- PDF Tools, you also will no longer Note. The graphics will be saved in ally typing in need to buy Adobe Acrobat simply to a separate folder with the same name everything I needed in the long run. Yuk! get the job done. as the original file. Pretty neat too! But Yuk! Triple Yuk! Be advised, that’s FYI However just to set the record wait, I’ve already started getting carried not a three stooges type of “yuk” straight, and this comes directly from away and getting way ahead of myself either. After the DK 2009 Review was the FAQ’s: here. There’s lots, lots more to Solid done and gone, put to bed, finé, kaput; I Q. Do I need Adobe Acrobat or PDF Tools - actually tons more; slapped myself on the forehead... Adobe Reader to use Solid Converter for instance, Feature Tours on (Wait a sec! I remember now what PDF? their web site (See below). (Wow! I said four years ago when I did exactly A. No. However, to view or down- Once again, please check them all out for the same thing during the Solid Con- load PDF files (separately) you must yourself on their web site, when you’ve verter PDF to Word Review; “That have Adobe Reader installed on your got the time to do so. It’s darn well worth just could be the reason I’m getting so computer. your time, believe you me.) bald up topside? You know, that repeat- Note. The Adobe Reader program Get the general idea now? ed slapping myself on the forehead so ”3 is free (it’s up to version 9.1 the last time Then, “Read on McDuff! often?” Or more than likely, it could be I checked), and more like what author and editor Edgar can be down- Watson Howe, who died in 1937, said, loaded from their “A man is usually bald four or five years web site. “Now before he knows it.” OK!). It was then h o w ’ s t h a t that I remembered that I had been given for limiting a copy of Solid PDF Tools (Version 5) your budget (SPDFT5) to upgrade my “Dead” copy in these tough IT’S NEVER of Solid Converter PDF to Word. times?” TOO LATE Double Duh! Page 6 Blue Chips Magazine — June 2009 For the record, I had absolutely no trouble installing Solid PDF Tools (Version 5), nor in getting my latest update, build 378. Trouble was, there were a couple of comes to headers and footers. You can items on the finished converted product choose to put them in Word’s header/ that didn’t set well with me, knowing footer feature, or you can choose to place how wonderful SCPDFW2 had per- them in the body of the document. The formed for me almost four (4) years ago. third option allows you to remove them Consequently, I sent my file to Customer altogether. Support to see what I had done wrong OK! So take a look at the bottom of actually? It most certainly had to be me. the page, at the “Before (Original) PDF” Sure enough, this is the e-mail I got back and the “After (Converted) Word” com- post haste: parisons of my huge Review PDF test “Hi Don, with SPDFT5: The Converted Word is Thanks for sending the problem file. on the right and the original PDF on the Converting the PDF file without creating left. Notice the “Graphics are Superb,” headers and footers fixed the bug. but the font is obviously different be- This can be changed by checking tween them? Once again, my new friend Well, I didn’t cut Solid PDF Tools Prompt for options when convert- in Customer Support politely informed any slack on my first PDF conversion at- ing the PDF file to Word and setting me that this is because “I Did Not tempt - once again - either. ;-} Here’s Headers and Footers to Place in the Have The Original PDF Fonts on what I did. In hindsight, Duh! I body of the document. We’ll send the My Computer, so Solid PDF Tools selected the 97-page 2,673 KB Diskee- issue to our Engineering Department, Had to Substitute for Them.” OK! per2009 PDF User-Manual file and let us know if you have any questions. OK! I finally “Get it!” sent it straight through the Solid PDF Sincerely, Sam, Solid Documents LLC” Tools washer and ringer to convert BTW I obviously didn’t have the Note. Solid PDF Tools preserves it straight to MS Word. A very tough 1st slightest clue that would happen (I as much of the formatting of the original test, to be sure. didn’t even suspect the DK 2009 Manual document as possible to make updating was constructed that way. Besides, you and/or editing the conversion easier. As do know by now that it’s a proven fact such, text in a PDF file is converted into that “I’m the world’s best beta-buster,” text within the Word file, never into im- don’t you?); and once again, just to set ages. Also, bitmap images are converted the record straight, if I had of even into bitmap images, and vector graphics known what to look for, the answer are converted to embedded, editable is already in the FAQ’s (as well as in this vector objects. case, fully covered in the Features Tour However, before you get ever on their web site under Convert PDF to started with “your project,” I Word. Duh!): strongly suggest that you check out the Q. Can I preserve my headers and very special “Help” files in SPDFT5 - footers from the PDF file? which are found under the sub-heading: A. You have three choices when it Quick Start.
Page 7 Blue Chips Magazine — June 2009 BTW This is a definite improve- Note. Once again, simply click on Note. All the above represents a ment in version 5, as one used to have their hyperlink Working with Files and/ huge database of important data. I’d to go to the web site to get some of this or Working with Pages for more “How- suggest right about here that you down- same information with SCPDFW2. to” information. load your own 15-day “Free Trial” copy Well done, guys! 5. Convert PDF to PDF/A (See and play around with it to your hearts Actually, this should be your “first more on this subject below) content. You certainly have nothing stop” before calling the outstanding Your PDF files can be converted to lose and everything to gain. “Free” Solid Documents Customer Sup- to archivable files fully compliant with Besides, all incremental patches port (See their time of operation sched- PDF/A standards. You can also add a or maintenance fixes are free for ule in the introduction above). The Help text layer for searching if the original all licensees. file provides step-by-step assistance in PDF file was a scanned document (See Now you are just about ready to take using each of the different features of below). a good long look at my three (3) CBC2 SPDFT5. But let Solid Documents take Note. Again, simply click on their graphics2 showing the major differences it from here: hyperlink Convert PDF to PDF/A to get between the Solid Documents Features “Welcome to Solid PDF Tools Help! additional help. Bon Appetite! (which are accessible in the SPDFT5 SPDFT5 creates searchable, archivable But wait, there’s lots, lots more in Program Getting Started Window PDF/A documents. It’s also useful for the SPDFT5 Help file, as well,as you as well) and the SPDFT5 Feature creating small, high-quality PDF’s that would only expect. The following Tours, plus get a better idea of the im- can be easily distributed to others.” Then are a few of the topics you’ll find there- menseness/vastness/completeness/et they go on to list a few tips to help you in (plus don’t al. of Solid PDF Tools. Also, that way get started. forget that you you can appreciate the “True value and Shazam! And just like that, here also have FAQ’s versatility of SPDFT5” versus Adobe they are for you: yet to see, plus Acrobat - not only in $$$$ savings but in 1. Scanning from Paper to their Blogs, RSS total utility value(s), as well. Maybe it’ll PDF feeds and Tips be a little bit easier to see and understand The simple scanning interface in and Tricks, and then why so many organizations (some SPDFT5 allows you to easily scan docu- don’t forget the Feature Tours galore on are depicted in the CBC2 graphics for ments and save them as PDF files. their web site, plus there’s always that you) “Use” Solid Documents programs. Note. For more on their scanning “Free” Customer Support, as well as, Below is another example for you interface, you have but to simply click receiving their Newsletter - “My ‘o My, of a PDF file converted into a Microsoft on their Scanning Documents hyperlink Such a Country!”). Anyway, here’s a Word document (See graphics). These therein, and it will take you directly to synapsis for you: graphics show how the formatting is pre- the topic. 1. Basics - User Interface (i.e., served within the PDF file while making 2. Creating PDF Files from Palettes, Toolbars, Page Panes, the Word document easy to work with. TIFF Document Window, navigating to Note. In these examples we can You can convert legacy scanned a Specific page, Zooming, Chang- really see what it’s like when you TIFF documents into fully searchable ing View layout and Start page); actually do have the “original PDF and archivable PDF/A documents. 2. Customizing Your Program fonts” to play with in MS Word. Note. Again, simply click on the (Customizing User Interface and “Bigggg difference.” hyperlink Adding TIFF Images under Selecting Program Options); Once again, take a look at a “Before their heading of Working with Pages for 3.Scanning Documents (Work- PDF” and the “After Word” compari- more information. ing With Scanners, Preparing sons: As before, the Converted Word 3. Creating New PDF’s or Com- Documents for Archive, Scanning is on the left and the Original PDF is bining PDF’s and OCR, Scanning Paper Docu- on the right. Notice. The “Graphics You can create new PDF’s from pre- ments to PDF and to Word, and are Once Again Superb” but, now existing files, scanned page images, or Scan to PDF Options and to Word take a good look at the beautiful multiple documents combined into a Options); and, font reproduction between the before single PDF, then save them as standard 4. Working with Files and with and after conversion? Yesss! Got that PDF or PDF/A files. Pages, etc. one too! Note. Again, you can simply click on their hyperlink Working with Files for fuller details. 4. Modifying PDF Files There are numerous ways you can enhance or modify your PDF files. Your PDF’s can be enhanced with water- marks, metadata, or security features4, and pages can be rotated or deleted. You can also drag and drop pages from one PDF to another. Page 8 Blue Chips Magazine — June 2009
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Page 10 Blue Chips Magazine — June 2009 Page 11 Blue Chips Magazine — June 2009 The Nitty-Gritty on photo program? Etc.); PDF Standards Also, on most popular Web servers SPDFT5 - Tips & Tricks and Your Business (What is PDF/A, there is no compression, translation, And lastly, the Tips & Tricks out- PDF/X, PDF/E?); What is the PDF or filtering penalty for serving up PDF lined below are intended to help you get File Format? (The advantages of using files; and, 3) PDF has a well-established the most out of Solid PDF Tools. Tips PDF documents); and, Archive Using security feature set4. Authors of PDF files and Tricks give assistance on specific PDF/A (Create PDF/A-1b documents can prevent users from editing, printing, issues, provide education about topics which are fully compliant with ISO and/or copying content (text and graph- relating to their products, and highlight 19005-1 archiving standards). ics) plus they can password protect the quicker and easier ways of accomplish- Let’s explore a couple, just for same files4. ing a task. principle, but more because they are so Q. What is and how do I con- The following is partial list of the important to understand actually? vert from PDF to PDF/A? Solid PDF Tools - Tips & Tricks (See Q. What is the PDF File For- A. Convert PDF to PDF/A. web site for details): mat? Solid PDF Tools allows you to convert Adobe Acrobat Features at a A. If a file has the extension .pdf, your existing PDF documents (normal Fraction of the Cost (PDF creation then it most likely is in the Portable or scanned), or image PDF files, into for a great price); Control PDF File Document Format (PDF), developed fully searchable ISO 19005-1 compliant Size for Your Purposes (Optimize by Adobe Systems. PDF maintains the archivable documents. This helps to your PDF file for your specific purpose); original document formatting for both ensure that you can find the right docu- Add Watermarks to your PDF’s printing and viewing on multiple com- ment when you need it, and that it (Use pre-defined watermarks or create puting platforms, including Windows, will appear exactly the same way your own); Easily Create PDF Files UNIX and Mac. it did when you archived it. from ANY Windows Program (In- Note. To view any PDF file(s), pri- Note. Many organizations use PDF cluding Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and marily, you must download the Adobe files to archive important documents. more); Fine-Tune Your Documents Acrobat Reader (available almost ev- However, just because a document has for Print or Web (You decide the ap- erywhere), which is free software for been stored as a PDF file does not mean propriate level of quality and size for viewing and printing Adobe Portable that it will be searchable, nor does it your PDF output); Protect Your Con- Document Format (PDF) files. mean that it will look the same when fidential Information4 (Password Here are some benefits of us- viewed years after it was made. protect and encrypt your PDF’s)4; ing the PDF format: 1) For the Web, Using Solid PDF Tools to convert Rearrange Pages in your PDF Files smaller files are better (“Better, mean- your PDF files to PDF/A helps to ensure (Easily rearrange pages with a PDF file ing smaller with Solid Converter that your documents will be search- or between multiple files); Reduce PDF than with Adobe Acrobat”) able, display reliably, and be archivable PDF File Sizes (Optimize Your PDF since download time depends on file “From here to eternity.” Files); Distribute Information in size; 2) PDF files can: (a) be optimized your Organization Accurately and to reduce file sizes, (b) create files up to Securely4 (Being successful in business 80% smaller than their HTML coun- means getting information to the right terparts, (c) be “linearized” to allow the employees in a timely fashion); Tools user to start viewing the document be- You Didn’t Know You Had (Need fore it is fully downloaded, similar to the to extract text from a scanned docu- process used to deliver streaming video ment? Want to view your pictures easily over the internet, and (d) be interwoven without having to learn a complicated seamlessly into most Web sites. Note. This combination of HTML and PDF formats enables authors to serve content in its most appropriate format based on the demands of “con- tent versus technology.”
Page 12 Blue Chips Magazine — June 2009 Solid PDF Tools, and you’ll be doing a jig just like Snoopy does in the Sunday Funnies! “Happi- ness!” “Happiness!” “Happiness!” You all know by now that my by- line is, “Happiness is a Working Computer” (HIAWC), a ‘Solid PDF Tools’ Working Computer, to be precise! Get your “Free” 15-day trial copy today, you’ll be mighty glad you did! Besides, you’ll love it, and just maybe me for sharing ISO 19005-1 PDF/A Compli- all this “Important stuff” with you ance. Solid PDF Tools automatically herein. Anyway, tell’em, “Don resolves many issues in PDF documents sent you!” which prevent them from being PDF/A compliant and suitable for archival. Ex- amples of this include using JavaScript, using LZW compression, not including XMP metadata and not embedding fonts (see graphic above.) Q. Why Should I Use Rich Text Format (RTF?) A. There are several reasons why you may want to save files in Rich Text Format. Mostly because RTF: 1) Is readable across many programs and platforms. Although many applica- tions can import Microsoft Word (DOC) files, older programs may not be able Just like Mark Twain, who died in to import or convert newer versions of 1910, and who said, “I was born modest; Word. This is not the case with RTF. All not all over, but in spots.” ;-} major word processing programs can read RTF. In addition, desktop database Convert Scanned PDF to applications, e-mail clients, and operat- Ciao! Footnotes PDF/A. With Solid PDF Tools scanned ing systems (such as Unix, Macintosh, 1 See the actual Reports/Re- images in PDF documents can be op- and Windows) can read RTF files; 2) Is views in the Blue Chips Magazine timized for size or for accurate color extremely easy to use, regardless if you Archives at
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