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Lawyers and PDF Manager

February 26th, 2010

With every coming day IT industry surprises us with new inventions and products. Now, it is really impossible to imagine a modern life without computers. Every business requires at least minor IT support. We use files and documents in our work, and sometime spend too much time when processing information. Luckily, there is special automated software that does all the hard and boring job.

Millions of people all over the world are using pdf files. Acrobat Reader is a must virtually in every office computer. Sometimes, it is not easy to process information contained in PDF files. If you really want to save your time and have the job done well, you should use PDF manager from AKS-LABS. In fact, PDF Manager is a software package consisting of 4 utilities – PDF2TXT, Compare PDF, PDF Search Assistant and PDF Index Assistant. You can read about each program in this blog. This article focuses on how lawyers and other legal professional can make an effective use of PDF Manager.

Use PDF Manager to compare pdf files

Use PDF Manager to compare pdf files

Use a reliable tool to search pdf files

Use a reliable tool to search pdf files

Lawyers are people who need to pay attention to every word and every symbol in business documents, contracts and agreements. Often, such documents are made in pdf format. It often happens that one agreement may have several versions. Business partners or your colleagues may draft a contract and introduce their changes. Your job is to consider all those changes and include (or not include) them in the final agreement version.

Using Compare PDF utility, a lawyer will be able to contrast draft contracts to see all differences and similarities between them. The program has a special converter which makes it possible to correctly open pdf files. Besides, there are several comparison methods, commenting and reporting functions etc. As said above, lawyers should pay attention to every detail and Compare PDF will not miss a single one.

It often happens that text of agreement can be found only in PDF file, but the lawyer needs to use this text in MS Word to write a new agreement version. Thus, it is necessary to convert pdf docs into txt files. PDF2TXT is a simple program that will successfully complete such a task. Moreover, you can add several files to be converted which saves your time.

If you need to find missing pdf files then use of PDF Index Assistant and PDF Search Assistant is highly recommended. These file search solutions will easily find pdf files by keywords and other parameters.

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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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Contrast pdf files to find all differences

February 24th, 2010

Comparison of files and folders can be a difficult task. Of course, when comparison concerns small files with little information, you can do everything by yourself. However, even in this case there are no guarantees that you will find and mark all differences and similarities between the files. But when we are talking about tens or even maybe hundreds of files which need to be compared this sounds like a nightmare.

PDF files are among the most popular file types used in business documentation and office paperwork. Thus, these file types often need to be contrasted. Why would PC users need to compare files? Obviously, they need to find differences between different document versions. And obviously, this information is very valuable in business terms.

It is not easy to compare huge pdf files, as Acrobat documents are often pricelists, business offers, advertising projects, reports, tech specification of products etc. In other words these are the docs that contain sensitive and valuable information, lots of figures and so on. One needs to be very attentive when contrasting them.

In order to avoid mistakes and get 100% accurate comparison results one should use PDF Compare from AKS-LABS. This program specializes in comparison of pdf files. The ultimate goal is providing the user with the most complete information on differences and similarities between the compared files.

Contrast pdf files to spot all differences between them

Contrast pdf files to spot all differences between them

Use integration manager to contrast pdf files

Use integration manager to contrast pdf files

PDF Compare is a very easy to use program with a very user friendly interface. You do not need any special knowledge or IT experience to operate it. However, if you really want to get excellent comparison results you need to smartly use program features.

First of all, it is important to choose the right comparison method. You can choose either char by char, word by word comparison, or comparison by keywords methods. It is up to you to decide which one you use. However, you need to know that char by char and word by word comparison methods are good for files that have very similar contents (more than 50% of similarity).

It is also possible to adjust color scheme. All differences between files are marked with color. You may set own palette for added, modified or deleted words. It is also possible to adjust program interface by rotating and switching panels.

Commenting and reporting functions are certainly one of the greatest advantages of PDF Compare. With reports generated by PDF Compare you may communicate with your colleagues without calling them or meeting in person. Comments which you may add to any line of the texts will be displayed in the final report.

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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 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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