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Manage your collection of pdf e-books with PDF Manager from AKS-LABS

February 28th, 2010

With the development of the Internet it became possible to purchase or download virtually everything online. Just “google” your keyword and the search system will offer you thousands of search results. Internet progress has changes the publishing and book business. Now, you can purchase a book in the electronic form. People use mobile phones, tablet PC and other devices to read e-books. Many of them are offered in pdf extension.

Those who manage or own internet sites offering e-books, certainly need powerful tools to process pdf documents. Files are often lost, or they need to be converted into another extension. PDF files often need to be contrasted, for instance, to see differences in the book editions.

PDF Manager is a complex solution designed to process pdf files. This software packaged developed by AKS-LABS consists of 4 programs: PDF2TXT (to convert pdf docs into txt files), Compare PDF (to contrast pdf files), PDF Index Assistant (to index and search pdf files) and PDF Search Assistant (to find missing pdf files). You can read more about these programs in this blog while this article focuses on how managers of e-books sites can benefit from using PDF Manager. Let’s review some possible situations.

Contrast your pdf docs

Contrast your pdf docs

PDF2TXT is a reliable pdf converter

PDF2TXT is a reliable pdf converter

Imagine that you need to find an e-book in pdf stored somewhere in your PC. You do not have much time for manual search. Using PDF Search Assistant you will easily spot missing pdf e-book. Of course, you need to know keywords, i.e. words used in the contents of the book. Besides, you can use some additional information, such as file size and its date. For example, you can look for files larger than 10 MB or only for pdf docs created between 1 and 10 of January, 2010. These additional criteria will surely narrow search results, and you are sure to find the exact pdf files you have been looking for.

Sometimes, you may need to have your e-book in Word or txt extension. This can be requirement of your customers, or you simply need to edit this text in MS Word or Notepad. PDF2TXT solution will help you convert pdf documents into plain text files. Moreover, you can add several pdf files to be converted. This can save you much time if files are numerous and particularly large.

With Compare PDF it is possible to contrast two versions of the same pdf e-book. Thus, you will know the differences, and you can use this info in your further work.

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PDF Manager is helpful for sales managers

February 28th, 2010

It seems like modern business will never survive without proper IT support. We got used to the fact that computers do all the hard job for us. In fact, this is true. IT technologies and software solutions make business more effective. But at the same time, development of IT industry brought certain problems and challenges. There is so much information and so many file types that sometimes it is very difficult to process it.

For these purposes we tend to use special software. It is often not so easy to find, convert or compare files. In case of pdf documents, this can be a real problem unless you are using proper software. AKS-LABS offers you software package to work with pdf files – PDF Manager. This software package consists of 4 programs: PDF2TXT, Compare PDF, PDF Index Assistant and PDF Search Assistant. Every program has special features that serve a particular purpose. Every program is good in its own way. If you want to read more about the software package you can find relevant articles in this blog. In this article we will talk how managers and sales managers can make an effective use of PDF Manager. Of course, in order to fully exploit features of these programs one need to use them in actual work. However, this article can be quite helpful as we will review hypothetic situations in a manager’s work.

Use PDF2TXT to convert pdf files

Use PDF2TXT to convert pdf files

Find missing pdf files

Find missing pdf files

So, you are a sales manager and your PC is full of pricelists, tech specifications of products, lists of customers and supplies and tons of other valuable information. Many of your files are in pdf extensions. There are so many of them, that sometimes you lose them, although you try to systematize info stored in your PC. But imagine, that you need to find a pricelist for a particular product, say, a flat screen TV. The only thing you remember about this file is a couple of words, which might be used in the contents. Using PDF Index or Search Assistant you will easily spot missing files. This programs looks for lost files by keywords and other criteria such as size or date.

You might also need to use text from a pdf file to compile a list of products in MS Word. Thus, you have to convert pdf file and extract text. PDF2TXT is an ideal solution for these purposes. Within a minute you will have desired text in *.txt extension which can be further used in all text editors.

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PDF Manager is a “must have” tool for editors

February 28th, 2010

We are living in the age of information. IT technologies have entered the business life, and now business cannot survive without IT support. Thus, computers are used everywhere. Development of the Internet, hardware and software industries caused information boom. There appeared many new file types used in everyday work. It is sometimes not easy to process huge information volumes. The Internet keeps growing which means that there will be more information in future.

Millions of people are using pdf files in their work. Every second pricelist, presentation or guides is made in pdf extension. Adobe Acrobat is installed in all office computers. But often, it is not very convenient to process pdf files. It also happens that you miss some of them. To solve these problems, one needs a reliable software package to work with pdf files. PDF Manager from AKS-LABS is a combination of 4 software products that will help you find, index, convert and compare pdf documents. You can read more about every program right here in this blog, while this article focuses on how editors make use of PDF Manager.

Editors often deal with texts in different extensions. As said above, pdf documents are very widely used all over the world. Thus, in order to convert Acrobat docs or find the ones you have lost, editors should use PDF Manager. How? Let’s review some possible cases.

Index your pdf files

Index your pdf files

Convert your pdf files into plain text docs

Convert your pdf files into plain text docs

Situation #1. You are an editor who has two pdf documents which contain translation variants of the same text. Your job is to find out the differences in translation, choose the best version and compile a final translation text. In this situation you need Compare PDF utility which is a part of PDF Manager. Having opened the two texts in Compare PDF you will immediately see all differences between them. Besides, it is possible to use different comparison modes (char by char, word by word and by keywords). Commenting function will make it possible to communicate with authors of the text or translators (for instance, you may express your opinion as to quality of translation in the comments).

Situation #2. You are an editor who has just received 5 pdf documents which you need to use in your work. In other words, you need texts. By using PDF2TXT program you will easily convert your pdf docs into txt files. Conversion takes very little time. Besides, you can convert several files at a time.

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Copywriters can effectively use PDF Manager

February 26th, 2010

In the modern age of technology it is becoming increasingly more difficult to process information. With the development of the internet users gained access to the ocean of information. Information is being always changed, so one needs to follow these changes.

Most businesses cannot function without IT support. You can hardly find an employee who does not know how to use computer, create a document, edit and print it. With the development of software industry there appeared numerous file extensions used for different purposes. Those, who regularly use PDF files know from their experience that sometimes it is quite difficult to process these types of files.

PDF Manager from AKS-LABS offers a complex solution of any problems related to comparison, indexing, searching and conversion of PDF document, which are very popular in offices and in the World Wide Web.

PDF Manager is a combination of 4 products: PDF2TXT, PDF Compare, PDF Search Assistant and PDF Index Assistant. Each utility has own functions and tasks, and you can familiarize yourself with these software types by downloading them for evaluation purposes or simply purchasing the whole package.

Who can benefit from using PDF manager? Most certainly, these are copywriters and authors as they often deal with text files having different extensions, including PDF files. So, let’s review hypothetical cases of PDF Manager’s applications in copywriter’s work.

Use pdf index utility to save your time

Use pdf index utility to save your time

Compare pdf files to find differences

Compare pdf files to find differences

Imagine that you have just received amended advertising text from your business partner. It somewhat differs from the text you have written. Both documents have *.pdf extension. It is not easy to manually compare them. For such instances you can use Compare PDF utility. By contrasting the two files versions you are able to spot differences and similarities between the texts. Comparison process does not take much time. Besides, Compare PDF guarantees excellent results.

Imagine that you urgently need to find a promo text you have written for a certain company. You are not 100% sure in which folder you should look for it. This is where PDF Search Assistant or PDF Index Assistant can help you out. These programs are powerful search engines that will provide you with the most accurate results. All you need to know is just a keyword from the missing file.

Sometimes copywriters need to extract text from pdf files to use it in their further work. PDF2TXT is a converter that can easily do this job. Within a short period of time you will have your pdf doc in plain text files.

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PDF Manager in translator’s work

February 26th, 2010

Those professionals working with huge amounts of information know from their own experience how difficult it might be to process files. We often need to compare, convert, index or search for files. It is so difficult to find reliable and effective software. Besides, it is even more difficult to find a program that performs multiple tasks.

It is well known that most PC users work mostly with documents. PDF extension is very popular these days. Every second pricelist or presentation you download online would be a pdf document. There are some categories of professionals who use Acrobat file more often than the others. Such people certainly need specialized software to process pdf files. As said above, it is not very convenient to buy 4 programs from different developers that would perform 4 separate tasks. AKS-LABS offers you to buy one software package this will meet all of your high demands. PDF Manager consists of 4 programs: PDF Search Assistant, PDF Index Assistant, PDF2TXT and Compare PDF. You can read more about the programs here in the blog, while this article dwells on who may effectively use PDF Manager.

In general, these are people who regularly work with pdf files. Perhaps translators, including freelancers, have to often process pdf files. Many translators receive pdf docs which are to be translated and emailed in a different format. Many customers ask to send text in plain text files, for it is easier for them to further use these file extensions.

Index pdf files and save your time during search process

Index pdf files and save your time during search process

PDF contrast tool helps you find differences between files

PDF contrast tool helps you find differences between files

With PDF Manager translators will have 4 solutions that will enable them to convert pdf files, look for missing pdf files, create indexes of pdf files and compare individual pdf documents. Let’s talk about each procedure in detail from translator’s viewpoint.

With PDF Compare translators can contrast different versions of document. Imagine you are a translator who has just received a pdf document very similar to what you have translated a week ago. By contrasting the two files you will be able to establish similarities and differences between the files. Thus, you can avoid doing extra job. If you cannot find the file which you have translated, you can use PDF Search or Index Assistant. Both programs are powerful pdf file search engines that will surely save your time. If you need to convert text from pdf to txt this is not a problem if you have PDF Manager.

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Teachers will certainly appreciate PDF Manager

February 26th, 2010

These days, computers are used in virtually every sphere of business. Very few businesses can really y survive without IT support. We use computers to store information and perform tasks for which we have no time. Automation of business is one of the key goals of IT industry.

It is not a secret that most people use computers to create and edit documents. You can hardly find a person in a civilized word who cannot open a Word document or print it. Documents are everywhere. And they changes all the time as the world changes.

As said above, MS Office documents are among the most popular file types. However, PDF files are also widely used in offices. Many documents have pdf extension, and thus, Acrobat Reader is a must for every office PC.

Those professionals, who often use pdf files certainly need special software to process them. PDF Manager from AKS-LABS offers a software package consisting of 4 programs: PDF2TXT, PDF Search Assistant, PDF Index Assistant and Compare PDF. The programs are exactly about what their names suggest. Upon purchase of this package you get programs that convert, searches, indexes and compares pdf files.

So, who can benefit from using PDF manager? As already said, these are the people who regularly work with pdf documents. This article focuses on application of PDF manager in the work of teachers and other specialists working in the field of education.

Contrast Acrobat files with PDF Managers

Contrast Acrobat files with PDF Managers

Convert pdf docs into plain text files

Convert pdf docs into plain text files

As known, professors often use e-versions of lectures. Students access the server and download lectures from it. Often, these are pdf files. Thus, teaches can use PDF Manager to compare two lecture versions in order to find differences there. Compare PDF will effectively contrast different lecture versions, study materials, curricula etc.

A professor with experience gets his computer full of files and documents. Sometimes, it is not easy to find the necessary lecture or study material. Using PDF manager (Index or Search Assistant) it is very easy to find missing pdf files and copy them to a specified folder.

If a teacher often downloads study materials from the Internet in pdf format, but wants to have them in txt or doc extension, then PDF2TXT solution will be very helpful. This simple program will convert pdf docs into plain text files which you may use in your further work.

As you can see, education professionals can save much time and make their work more effective with PDF Manager from AKS-LABS.

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Compare acrobat files with PDF Compare from AKS-LABS

February 24th, 2010

These days, people use many different kinds of file extensions. The software industry keeps developing, releasing new software types. However, there are traditional file types that are used in virtually any computer in any part of the world. We are talking about MS Office extensions and PDF files (Adobe Acrobat documents). It needs saying that these file types are among the files which are compared most often.

Comparison of files can be really a problem. Traditional comparison method proves to be very ineffective. How can you give yourself any guarantees that you will spot all differences and similarities between two huge documents? Of course, you can’t. Thus, in order to save your time and money you need to use Compare PDF solution from AKS-LABS.

This program may seem too simple to you. But do not worry. This feeling will not last for long. It will vanish as soon as you perform your first comparison with this program. Compare PDF is fast and very effective.

The program has a number of very useful and helpful features that will be certainly appreciated both by experienced PC users and amateurs. Comparison with Compare PDF will certainly be enjoyable. However, you should smartly use all features to get excellent comparison results.

Compare Acrobat files with PDF Compare utility

Compare Acrobat files with PDF Compare utility

Compare Acrobat documents with a reliable file compare solution

Compare Acrobat documents with a reliable file compare solution

First of all you should choose the right comparison method. There are three methods available: char by char, word by word and comparison by keyword. Do not think that some methods are effective and some not. They are all OK. But each of them serves different purposes. Thus, if pdf files you compare are very different and have very few things in common, then comparison by keyword is just right for you. Char by char and word by word methods will be good for those who are interested in all, even the slightest, changes between the compared files.

To fully explore power of Compare PDF you should definitely pay your attention to commenting function. This is not like posting comments at the forum. Commenting function makes Compare PDF a communication tool. You can not express your opinion on changes in pdf documents, but also give instructions to your colleagues. Your comments will be visible in the program interface and comparison reports.

Besides, comparison report deserves a special attention. This is not just a formal report but an informative document containing statistic information on the files and all differences/similarities between them.

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Compare PDF utility contrasts Adobe Acrobat files

February 24th, 2010

With growing volumes of information PC users started facing certain challenges and even problems. As known, information has some value if it is analyzed in the proper way. It is also well known that information is never static. It changes all the time, because the outer world changes as well. Thus, comparison of files becomes a necessity for many people, who need to process information on an every day basis.

What are the most popular files types used in offices for business and personal purposes? Without any doubt, these MS Office and Adobe files, pdf extension in particular. PDF files are widely used to make pricelists, business and advertising offers, guides and tutorials, tech specifications of products, image presentations of new products etc. Sometimes, office employees have to contrast different versions of one and the same pdf document to stack changes there.

Compare PDF from AKS-LABS is a program that primarily focuses on comparison of PDF files. This software has an inbuilt converter which makes it possible to correctly open pdf documents in the form of a plain text files which you may alter, by the way.

Compare pdf with a reliable tool

Compare pdf with a reliable tool

Products from AKS-LABS are the best tools to compare pdf files

Products from AKS-LABS are the best tools to compare pdf files

Compare PDF has a number of advantages and interesting features that make comparison process both efficient and convenient. They go as follows:

  1. Compare PDF correctly opens pdf files as plain text files which allow users see the contents.
  2. You can choose one of the three comparison methods: char by char, word by word and by keywords. Each method is good in its own way. If you expect the documents to be quite different (for instance, they have no common ancestor file) then use of comparison by keywords method is recommended. In such a way you will be able to find common words or even maybe abstracts in the compare documents. If documents look more or less alike then char by char or word by word comparison would work the best here.
  3. Commenting function will help you communicate with colleagues or business partners. Thus, you can leave a comment to any line in the compared pdf documents. There you can express your viewpoint on some issue, give instructions etc. You comments will be displayed both in the program interface and in the comparison report.
  4. Reporting function will help you summarize information on differences and similarities between the compared documents.
  5. Compare PDF is easy to use and inexpensive.
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Compare PDF from AKS-LABS will contrast Acrobat docs for you

February 22nd, 2010

Recently, file comparison has become a very popular activity. The last decade witnessed rapid development of the Internet and IT technologies which resulted in the information boom. With every coming day we need to process larger volumes of information. Since computers are now used in every business, file comparison sometimes becomes a real urgency.

Why would people need to compare files? One of the main reasons is that very few documents exist in one version. Most docs have a dozen of drafts and alternatives. They may be all stored in one computer which is very confusing for a PS user who needs to find exact document. So, the main reason for file comparison is identifying differences between the documents.

Sure, this is not a problem if you have to deal with small documents containing very few changes. However, if it concerns comparison of huge numerous files then you can appear in a trouble, especially if you do not have much time.

As known, PDF files are widely used in offices. This extension is common for guides, pricelists, technical specifications of products, business offers and other document types. When it comes to comparison of PDF files, it seems ever a more difficult task as compared to contrasting of MS Office docs.

Compare PDF is a file compare solution from AKS-LABS that specializes in contrasting of Adobe Acrobat files. As said above, pdf files are popular in office work. So, developers from AKS-LABS decided to create a separate tool that focuses on comparison of pdf files only.

Use a reliable diff tool to comapre pdf files

Use a reliable diff tool to comapre pdf files

Contrast Adobe Acrobat files using Compare PDF from AKS-LABS

Contrast Adobe Acrobat files using Compare PDF from AKS-LABS

Compare PDF is just a perfect program if you need to often compare pdf files and use comparison results in your further work. Both professionals and ordinary users will certainly benefit from using Compare PDF.

So, what are the key features of Compare PDF which make it easy to use and effective?

  1. Several comparison methods. You may choose one of the three methods to compare pdf files: char by char, word by word and by keyword. Each method is good for its own purposes. If you expect compared pdf files to be very much alike, then char by char or word by word comparison would work the best here. If compared files differ much, then comparison by keywords will help you find common words and parts of text.
  2. Converter. A special pdf converter makes it possible for Compare PDF to correctly open Adobe Acrobat files for you will see the text.
  3. Side by side/visual comparison view. It is very convenient to see changes in the files and manually correct them if necessary. It is also possible to apply changes and save files. Thus, you can make a final version of a pdf document base don 3 or 4 of its variants (in such a case you will have to contrast all of them against original file).
  4. Commenting function. You can post comments to any line in the compared texts. What are the benefits? Compare PDF is a multi-user program which can serve as communication tool. It is possible to give instructions, express your ideas and share them with your colleagues. Comments will be displayed in the program interface and final comparison report.
  5. If you are interested in the actual changes only, it is possible to ignore letter case and spaces. You can also choose to see or hide non-printable characters.
  6. Compare PDF has some of the features of text editors. You can search for words and replace them if necessary which is a good way to amend files right in Compare PDF.
  7. Reporting function. As a rule, users are interested in comparison results, but not in the comparison process itself. Such results can be displayed in the comparison report. There are several types of reports available in Compare PDF. These are standard, advanced, changes only and left/right side only reports. As the report names suggest, each of them contains specific information on differences in compared pdf files. In fact, such reports are very informative documents that can be used in further work. Thus, you will see all differences, words of interest and ignored words, similarity rate, file names and size, their locations etc.
  8. It is possible in Compare PDF to ignore certain words, as well as set own words of interest. Go to Tools-Options for more detailed information. For instance, if you do not want Compare PDF to consider change of “search” into “look for” an amendment, you may ignore these words.
  9. Adjustable color scheme. If you do not like default colors, you may choose the one you like better. People with sight problems may use more contrasting color schemes.
  10. Compare sessions can be saved and then loaded again.
  11. Command line support. This is a very important feature. Thus, using integration manager you may create a bat file which will automatically run Compare PDF once you click on it. How can it be useful? For example, you may compare the same files with the same locations very often. Creating a bat file will save you much time.
  12. Opening pdf files from ftp servers. Wee are living in the age of the Internet and much information is stored online. With Compare PDF you can contrast pdf files without downloading them to your local drive. Just choose Open from ftp and follow instructions. Remember that you need to have all information to access remote ftp server (username, password, port number etc).
Compare pdf file using a reputable diff doc tool

Compare pdf file using a reputable diff doc tool

Contrast pdf files to find differences

Contrast pdf files to find differences

As you can see, despite its simplicity Compare PDF is an extremely effective pdf file compare solution that will meet demands of both experienced professionals and ordinary PC users who do not want to waste time for the work that can be performed by automated systems.

AKS-LABS offers a 30-day full trial of Compare PDF for you to evaluate this program. Without any doubts, you will be more than satisfied with comparison results as Compare PDF is a simple, effective and inexpensive program popular with users having different levels of computer literacy.

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