But in order to quickly and easily create PDFs or further verarbiten, you need a software. For several years there - in addition to the market leader Adobe with the relatively expensive "Acrobat" program and some useful free solutions - for the budget users, which it would like something more substantial, a so-called "PDF Converter" the company Nuance in the current issue. 2014 now under the new name Power PDF (for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8, both 32 and 64 bit) in the standard or advanced version.
The software is quickly and easily installed (automatically detects any existing previous version), activated and registered. The latter is important for an automatic update to existing web updates. A first bug fix was already due, as in the German version of the connected scanner or cameras were not recognized. But I had me in advance already contacted the service department and promptly got the solution to this problem sent by mail.
The software converts my PDF files easily into editable Microsoft Office documents, combine files of different formats into a single PDF file or edit PDF files with powerful tools. Even PDF files containing complex layouts such as columns, tables and graphics at any time remains fully in my Microsoft Word Processor when required; but they can also be converted at any time into a Corel WordPerfect document, an Excel workbook, PowerPoint presentation and the Rich Text Format.
This all-round program therefore includes all the tools necessary for creating, managing, sharing, annotating, editing and saving of PDF files. With so many editing options of documents the new user interface helps in the Microsoft Office look: I can now easily switch between by clicking on word processor and PDF mode. All this is done even for the inexperienced user to only brief training in no time. The integrated online help does the rest thanks to constantly updated information.
A particularly useful innovation: With the integrated speech recognition tool Dragon Notes - provided a connected micro - can I quickly and accurately provided my PDF files with notes now. The voice can be the notes so directly in the PDF dictating - without keyboard use .. Super!
I work with the predecessor software from Nuance for many years my documents easily on PC and am very happy that it is this ideal complete solution with seamless Microsoft Office support repeatedly.
My conclusion: For Home version Power PDF standard is indispensable. The Advanced version also available is the much larger machining possibilities, however rather for companies. Smaller offices, the software provides links to popular cloud services like Box, Dropbox, Evernote, Google Docs, Office 365 and Windows Live SkyDrive.
Not only for existing users of the PDF Converter from Nuance (up to version 8), this upgrade is due to the extensive new features is a worthwhile and highly recommended alternative to the "big brother" of Adobe.
