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Contents 3 Table of Contents Part I novaPDF 6 1 Installing................................................................................................................................... novaPDF 6 System requirements.......................................................................................................................................................... 6 What edition to.......................................................................................................................................................... choose? 6 Feature matrix.......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Activate .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Free Trial ......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Online Activation......................................................................................................................................................... 13 Manual Activation......................................................................................................................................................... 14 2 Using novaPDF................................................................................................................................... 17 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Create PDF from.......................................................................................................................................................... any application 22 Select profile......................................................................................................................................................... 25 Standard save......................................................................................................................................................... dialog 26 Change Document......................................................................................................................................... Information 29 Change Passwords......................................................................................................................................... 30 Change Recipient......................................................................................................................................... 30 Simple save......................................................................................................................................................... dialog 31 Create PDF from.......................................................................................................................................................... Office applications 32 Create PDF .........................................................................................................................................................from Microsoft Word 32 Create PDF .........................................................................................................................................................from Microsoft Excel 36 Create PDF .........................................................................................................................................................from Microsoft PowerPoint 39 Create PDF .........................................................................................................................................................from Microsoft Publisher 42 Create PDF .........................................................................................................................................................from Microsoft Visio 45 Create/merge......................................................................................................................................................... multiple documents 48 Create PDF ......................................................................................................................................... 49 About .......................................................................................................................................................... 50 3 Configuring................................................................................................................................... novaPDF 52 Printing Preferences.......................................................................................................................................................... 52 Settings ......................................................................................................................................................... 52 Manage Forms ......................................................................................................................................... 54 About ......................................................................................................................................................... 57 Language ......................................................................................................................................... 58 Updates ......................................................................................................................................... 58 Printer Manager.......................................................................................................................................................... 60 Printers ......................................................................................................................................................... 60 Profiles ......................................................................................................................................................... 61 Licenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 62 About ......................................................................................................................................................... 63 Activate ......................................................................................................................................... 64 Free Trial ................................................................................................................................... 66 Online Activation................................................................................................................................... 67 Manual Activation................................................................................................................................... 68 Deactivate ......................................................................................................................................... 71 Profile Manager.......................................................................................................................................................... 73 General ......................................................................................................................................................... 76 novaPDF 8 User Manual Copyright © 2015 Softland 3 4 novaPDF 8 File saving options......................................................................................................................................... 79 After save action......................................................................................................................................... 83 Emails ......................................................................................................................................................... 84 Email ......................................................................................................................................... 85 Recipient ......................................................................................................................................... 86 Template ........................................................................................................................................