User Guide
Nitro PDF Pro for Windows
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Form Field Controls
There are several different form field tools. Each tool is used to create the respective field type. To create a field, first select the tool for the kind of field to be created, and then drag the pointer on the page where you want to position the field. After creating a field, you can move the field by selecting the respective tool, clicking the field and then dragging it on the page. You can resize a field by dragging any one of the corner handles in or out. If you need to change field attributes, you can double-click the form field to access its properties.
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Form Field Attributes
The different types of form fields have some attributes the same, as outlined below, but because the form fields differ greatly in their design and intent, you have unique attribute assignments you can add to any given field type. For example, when creating text fields, you have options for data formatting, validation, and calculations. When using button fields, you have more options for adding appearances where icon images can be used as button faces. When using combo and list boxes you have options for adding menu names.
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Form Design in a PDF
The form creation tools are all located on the Forms ribbon in Nitro Pro. There are several field types available; for each field type, you can set a variety of options through the form field Properties dialog box or ribbon.
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Fill-out and save forms
Nitro Pro lets you fill-out interactive PDF forms, which are designed for you to enter data into fields. To fill-out the fields of an interactive form, use the Hand Tool to click into the form fields.
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Field Object
Represents a PDF form field, and this object contains methods and properties that provide a way to modify form fields (like you would visually with the form field tools) via JavaScript code.
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Extract an Image from a PDF
The Extract Image feature lets you copy images out of PDF files for reuse in Nitro Pro or other applications.
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Extract all Images from a PDF
You can use Nitro Pro to extract all of the images in your PDF documents into individual image files, which can then be reused in other programs. This process helps you extract images from a range of pages, whole PDF files, or a collection of files.
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Extract Pages from a PDF
Nitro Pro enables you to extract one or more pages from a PDF document, quickly creating a new document containing those pages. Optionally, you can also delete the pages from the original PDF file once they are extracted.
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Explore the User Interface
Nitro Pro is designed to include more powerful tools while being easier to use than previous versions. Features are grouped into task-based tabs, enabling you to quickly start working with your PDF file and spend less time looking for the tool you need.
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Evernote Integration
The Evernote plugin is integrated with Nitro Pro. Evernote gives you the tools to store and retrieve information online in the form of notes. Notes can include small bits of text, doodles, photos, web pages, and even entire PDF documents.
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Event object
Represents a PDF form field, and this object contains methods and properties that provide a way to modify form fields (like you would visually with the form field tools) via JavaScript code.
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Embedded Fonts in a PDF
The properties of fonts vary significantly depending on the settings used during the creation of a PDF file. This can affect your ability to edit text in the PDF file. In particular, PDF files that contain subset fonts can be problematic when last-minute edits are required. Font embedding assists with accurately rendering a PDF file to screen or print. If you want to use a font when you edit a PDF file, the font must be installed on your system.
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Edit a link in a PDF File
You can control what links look like, including what color they are when visible, as well as how the link will appear when clicked on. If you need to you can also lock your links so each link keeps its position and properties.
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Edit a Bookmark in a PDF
Nitro Pro comes with a complete set of tools for editing, ordering, grouping, altering the appearance of, and deleting the bookmarks in your PDF documents.
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Edit Align and Space Multiple Fields
Nitro Pro allows you to select multiple form fields, meaning you can edit common appearance properties and fix alignment issues faster. You can edit the alignment via the Alignment context tab or context (‘right-click’) menu. To edit the appearance of multiple form fields, you can use the Properties context tab or Properties dialog.
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Document properties
The document information fields in Nitro Pro are useful for users who want to know more about a document, and they’re particularly useful if documents are to be indexed. These fields can be used to help categorize documents and help narrow down search results from search engines and other indexes.
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Document Security
Details on the security and restrictions that have been placed on a PDF can be found in the Document Properties dialog. For more information on various PDF permissions settings, refer to Permission settings.
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Document Information and Metadata
With Nitro Pro you can edit the document title, author, subject, and keyword fields, as well as add your own custom metadata fields.
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Digitally Sign a PDF
Digital signatures are like paper-based signatures, but better because they include encrypted information so you can verify their authenticity. You can digitally sign a document to securely record the identity of the author, and to verify the content has not changed. Digital signatures in a PDF document can show text, or an image such as a photo or an image of your handwritten signature.
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Digital Signatures - Table of Contents
A digital signature is much more powerful than a traditional paper-based signature. They provide you with a way to show a person signed a particular document at a particular time and helps to ensure that the document content has not been tampered with after it was signed. Additionally, the document version history shows recipients when a document was signed, and when changes were made. This revision history is encrypted and stored inside the PDF, and can be viewed in the Signatures pane.
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