PDF could not be opened
The PDF file may be damaged, or created with very untypical settings using third-party software.
Re: PDF attachments to email not decoded correctly Larry White wrote: > Since the example below is a > valid base PDF and it can be represented in a textual email to the list I > think we can all be safe in saying PDFs can be text;-).
You cannot open a password protected PDF file
The PDF file may be protected by open and permissions passwords and by limitations on how the PDF may be used. See Protected PDF Files.
Converted file has fewer pages than the original
Check the Image-only Pages options under Processing Options that appears on all the four processing panels (Standard Document, Legal, Spreadsheet and Form). If Skip is selected, PDF Convert will leave out the image-only pages from the output file.
Converted file has some image-only pages
Check the Image-only Pages options under Processing Options that appears on all the four processing panels (Standard Document, Legal, Spreadsheet and Form). If the Add to Document as Image option is selected, all the pages without a text layer in the PDF file will be put as images in the converted file. Remember, in the Preview panel you can check whether the pages of a PDF file have a text layer or are image-only pages.
shows that a text layer was detected for a page.
shows the image-only pages.
Converted file has incorrect character display
The source file may use non-standard character encoding for some or all of its text. Enable the Recognize non-standard encoded pages option under Processing Options that appears on all the four processing panels (Standard Document, Legal, Spreadsheet and Form). Check also the language selection in the OCR Settings dialog box.
To do this click the OCR Settings button.
Form controls do not correspond to your needs
If the active form elements do not appear in the result file as requested, turn off the Create Form Controls option on the Form panel and start converting again. Insert the desired form controls in the result file in Microsoft Word.
Conversion is finished but some files could not be converted (error) or may have problems (warning).
Some text in the source file uses non-standard encoding. Enable the Recognize non-standard encoded pages option in the Standard, Legal, Spreadsheet or Form panel. Another reason can be that the option If First X pages are Image-only, stop is turned on (in the Standard, Legal, Spreadsheet or Form panel) and the PDF file to be converted has the same or fewer pages than the defined limit. E.g. If First 3 pages are Image-only, stop and the PDF file consists of three pages only. Turn off this option and choose Convert Page with OCR, or define a number less than the document size.
Avoid overwriting the original file or losing results: use 'Save As' rather than 'Save' .
When direct conversion was started with the File > Open command from Microsoft Word, it is not possible to name the Word document beforehand. The converted file appears in Microsoft Word with its PDF or XPS name (e.g. report.pdf). To avoid overwriting the original file, select Save As when the result file appears in Microsoft Word. Saving with the Save As command is recommended before editing or closing the document in Word. Do not use the Save or Close commands until you have changed the original filename to a Word document filename (e.g. report.doc). For more details, see Editing Documents in Word.
The Convert Assistant window refuses to close
You may have double-clicked the preview window to see a bigger view of a page, in a separate window. That window may have become hidden. Only when you have found and closed it can Convert Assistant be closed.
You cannot see the Nuance PDF ribbon in an Office application (Word, Excel, Outlook or PowerPoint)
Check that the PDF Convert integration is selected for the relevant application at File > Options > Edit Preferences > Integrations. If it is enabled, check also that add-ins in the Office applications are enabled.
To check enabling/disabling Add-ins in Office applications
In an Office application, choose File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Add-ins and check that the Disable all Application Add-ins check box is turned off.
For more information on Add-ins, consult the relevant Microsoft Office Help topic: Home > Security and privacy > Enable or disable add-ins in Office programs > View or change the add-in security settings.
A Nuance PDF Add-in has been disabled because of an exceptional running error
Re-enable an Add-in go to File > Options > Add-Ins in an Office application. At the bottom of the panel, select Disabled Items from the Manage selection box and click the Go button. Select an Add-in (PDF Create) you want to re-enable and click the Enable button. Then click Close and restart the Microsoft Office application.
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The World Wide Web can be a dangerous place, and if you use a computer in your small business, you need to protect your sensitive data. One way to protect your data is by encrypting PDF files. If you want to send an encrypted PDF file to an employee, however, you'll need to remove the encryption so the employee can read it. You must use the same software you used to encrypt the file, presumably Adobe Acrobat, and you must know the password.
2.Open the protected PDF file and type the password when prompted. Acrobat will open the document only after you have entered the correct password.
3.Click 'Advanced' at the top of the Acrobat window. Select 'Security' and then click 'Remove Security.'
4.Click 'OK' to confirm the action and remove the encryption. Depending on your security settings, Acrobat might prompt for the password again – if so, enter it and press 'OK.'
5.Press 'Ctrl-S' to save the unencrypted PDF file.
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