User manual

ABBYY PDF Transformer+
User’s Guide
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Scanning tips
You can set the scanning settings in the ABBYY PDF Transformer+ scanning dialog box.
 Make sure that your scanner is connected properly and switched on.
Consult your scanner documentation to ensure it is set up correctly. Be sure to install the software
provided with your scanner. Some scanner models must be switched on before you power up the
computer.
 Place your documents face down on the scanner, making sure they are properly adjusted. Skewed
images may be converted incorrectly.
 Printed documents are best scanned in grayscale at 300 dpi.
Conversion quality depends on the quality of the original document and scanning parameters. Poor
image quality may have an adverse effect on the quality of conversion. Be sure to select the
scanning parameters appropriate for your document.
See also:
 Image processing options
 If the font on the original image is too small...
 If you see the "Adjust image resolution" warning message...
 If you see the "Adjust brightness" warning message...
Creating a PDF document from a file
You can use ABBYY PDF Transformer+ to create PDF documents from Microsoft Word, Microsoft
Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, HTML, RTF, Microsoft Visio, and TXT documents and from image files.
1. Open the File menu and click Create from File…
You can create a PDF document in a new PDF Transformer+ window. Click the Create
button to open the new window and then click the Create from file button.
2. Select the file from which you want to create a PDF document.
You can select several files. If you do so, the Create PDF dialog box will open. To learn
more about creating PDF documents from several files, please refer to Creating a PDF
document from multiple files .
3. Click the Settings… button and check if you need to change any settings.
 Compression influences the size and quality of the resulting PDF document. You should
choose a compression level based on how you plan to use the document. Select High
resolution if you want to preserve the quality of the images in the document. Low
resolution (150 dpi or less) is useful for decreasing the size of files which you plan to e–
mail or publish on the Internet.
 Make file compatible with PDF/A should be selected if you want to create a PDF
document without any visual quality loss, or if you want to store the resulting document in
an archive.
 If you are creating a PDF document from images or image–only PDFs, make sure you select
the necessary image processing options.