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pdfFactory - simple PDF creation

pdfFactory gives reliable and flexible PDF creation

This is what pdfFactory does

pdfFactory and pdfFactory professional provide simple and inexpensive ways to turn any document into a PDF file. It Click Print from any of your software and select pdfFactory. Your document appears in a preview window. You can then add more documents to the same PDF, overlay letterhead, page numbers and more and create bookmarks to help navigate long documents. A full list of features is given later in the page. Click here to see what reviewers are saying about pdfFactory.

This is the benefit of sending or saving in PDF format

The PDF, or Portable Document Format has become the main standard for exchanging formatted documents. When you send a pdf file you can be sure that other people will see on their screen and print exactly what you sent. They do not need to have your fonts or your word processing software. They simply need the free Acrobat reader which is now found on almost every PC user's computer and is always available from the internet and on many magazine cover CDs. Even if you are using the widely used Word format, you still cannot be sure that the recipient of your document will have the same fonts, paper size, margins etc. on their computer. Any variation from your exact setting can cause the text layout to reflow and spoil the layout. You also need to embed any pictures in your Word document otherwise they will not be available when viewed on another PC.

When you send a pdf document the layout is fixed. Different paper sizes and margins will rescale the document without affecting the layout.
pdfFactory is a simple but very capable method of producing PDF documents from any software on your PC that has a PRINT button. The document is shown in a preview window which not only confirms the document looks as you want but also allows you to add information to it at the PDF creation stage.

pdfFactory page numbering example

pdfFactory Features

There are two versions, Standard and Professional. They work in the same way and only differ in that the Professional version has additional functionality that lets you add information to the PDF document that wasn't in the original. The additional functionality lets you add overlays to the the PDF's pages or variable informaton in the form of watermarks or headers and footers. A common use being automatic page numbering which is particularly useful if the PDF comprises separate documents from different sources.

pdfFactory Professional.

  • Send as many documents to an open pdfFactory session as you want. You will see them on a preview screen. At this point you can do the following:
  • Add an overlay to the first page only or all the pages. You can create your own overlays by sending a page to pdfFactory and saving it as an overlay.
  • Letterheads or other corporate ID can be superimposed on the PDf with this feature. 
  • Add variable information. A range of variables is included to support this such as page number, page x of y, date and time, Bates numbering for uniquely identifying the PDF pages, and a text window into which you can type your own message.
  • Add bookmarks - which is particularly easy. pdfFactory will automatically bookmark pages based on headings in the orignal document. Where you need to amend these or add more you right mouse click on the page to be bookmarked and type in the bookmark text.  

Access to the PDF can be restricted to cover a wide range of requirements. Viewing the PDF can be password protected and any open PDF restricted for any or all of; copying from, printing or editing.

Common to both the Professional and standard versions:

  • Variable bitmap compression and separet handling of monochrome and colour bit maps within pdfFactory which improves the quality of embedded scanned images.  
  • Manipulaion of both jobs and pages. This allows you to change the order of jobs - separate documents sent to an open PDF, and pages. You can also add blank pages and delete jobs or pages making it easy to produce versions of a PDF for different audiences.
  • Fonts included in the original documents are listed and can be embedded in the PDF by selecting those you wish to embed. Embedding fonts adds a little to the size of the PDF but means your document will be seen with the correct fonts even if the recipient does not have them on his PC.
  • Links to external pages are automatically recognized if they follow standard description methods e.g. http://www.software-partners.co.uk would provide a live link in the PDf that could be clicked on.
  • Acrobat viewer options. You can define how the PDf will be displayed in the recipients Acrobat viewer. For example two pages side by side or with the bookmark side panel open.
  • Save or Send? There are buttons to either save the PDF or attach it automatically to a new email.
 
There are two versions of each of the above, the workstation version and the server version. For benefits of the Server Edition please see under Related Items in the column on the right. The benefits described apply to both products and also to FinePrint6

If you plan to install the pdfFactory Server Edition please click on the link to download the PDF file that explains how it works in detail.

We can email the licence which removes our contact information from the downloaded shareware version.
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