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Who uses PDF Manager?

February 28th, 2010

With a rapid development of the Internet, software and hardware industries have progressed and evolved into the most popular and profitable business. Almost all business cannot imagine their existence without IT support. We use computers for business purposes as software works faster than any human being. The last decade saw a sharp increase in the volumes of information transmitted via the Internet, and this process seems to never stop. We have to process a great amount of files. This is requirement of the new time.

PDF documents are among the most popular file types used by different users all over the world. PDF files are often used in office work. Every second pricelist or a guide is made in pdf extension, and that is why most office PCs get Adobe Acrobat installed.

Sometime it is very difficult to process pdf files. It can be even more difficult to find missing pdf docs. It happens that you may need to convert Acrobat file into some other extension or to extract text from a pdf doc. It is always nice to have a universal tool that can solve all these problems and fulfill all tasks. You do not have to waste your time and look for several different programs. Have a precise look at PDF Manager from AKS-LABS. This software package is especially designed to process pdf files.

Compare pdf files to find differences

Compare pdf files to find differences

Use a reliable pdf converter

Use a reliable pdf converter

PDF Manager consists of 4 programs, namely: PDF Search Assistant, PDF Index Assistant, PDF2TXT and Compare PDF. Each program will surprise you with excellent results. In order to learn more about these software products you may read relevant articles in this blog.

You may ask: “Who uses PDF Manager?” This article will attempt to provide you with answers to this question. So, let’s start.

  1. Translators. As said above, pdf extension is very popular, and so many translators receive texts in pdf format. Many business letters and personal correspondence is saved in pdf. Translators usually use MS Word in translation, so it is not very convenient to use Acrobat Reader. Thus, it is necessary to extract text from pdf file and paste it in another text editor. PDF2TXT is an effective utility to fulfill such goals. Within a short period of time you will be able to have your pdf doc in *.txt extension. Translators often have to compare different versions of similar documents. In this sense, Compare PDF is the right tool to use.
  2. Secretaries and document officers. A modern secretary has to process much information, create and edit numerous files, including pdf files. PDF Manager is a necessary tool for document officers and secretaries. For instance, a secretary may use Compare PDF utility to contrast two different versions of a contract. It is very important to find differences between draft agreements in order to avoid problems in future. If a document officer urgently needs a pdf file but he cannot find it, then use of PDF Search Assistant is highly recommended. In order to convert pdf file and use its text in other text editors, PDF2TXT is the best solution.
  3. Managers and sales managers. If you spend an hour and browse folders in the manager’s laptop you will see how many important documents and templates it has. Sales managers always deal with pricelists, product descriptions and tech specifications, guides, business and advertising offers etc. Many of these documents have *.pdf extension. Of course, PDF Manager is a must for professionals working with a great number of pdf files. For example, a sales manager may want to compare pricelists or product descriptions in order to inform customers of differences between them. Every program in PDF Manager software package will be quite helpful for a successful manager.
  4. Editors. As known, editors work with text. This is what they get paid for. Like translators, editors receive many of the text in pdf files. An editor may compare two translation versions of the same text to pick up the best. Or he may introduce amendments to the original translation and post own comments. Compare PDF is a very helpful program in this sense. If an editor need to have target text in doc or txt extension then use of PDF2TXT is strongly recommended.
  5. Teachers and professionals working in the field of education. These days, many lectures are available in e-format. A student connects to the server and downloads a lecture. Many study materials have pdf extension. Thus, a high school teacher or a professor certainly needs special tools to manage pdf files. PDF Search Assistant is a good tool to find missing lectures (a professor may have hundreds of them in his PC). If a teacher often looks for certain files in a certain folder, then he can create a search index and make search process much faster and convenient.
  6. Managers of sites offering pdf e-books and owners of huge pdf e-books collections. Nowadays, it is possible to download a book in pdf extension to read using tablet PC or iPhone. With PDF Manager you will be able to easily find necessary books in your collection or compare different editions of these books. It is also possible to convert pdf books into plain text files and use them for instance to publish certain citations on the web site.
  7. Lawyers. It is well known that lawyers take care of every word or symbol in the contract. A lawyer cannot afford losing important files. With PDF Manager lawyers have an opportunity of contrasting draft versions of contacts, review and approve business documents, convert pdf files to other extensions, comment on changes in the text of agreements etc.
  8. Copywriters. These people specialize in writing texts for web sites. These texts are being constantly changed. Thus, in order to track these changes a copywriter would appreciate using PDF Manager. Many copywriters are looking for texts online and download them to further change and post on the web site. Sometimes, it is impossible to extract text from pdf file, so PDF2TXt converters will be quite helpful.
Use PDF Search Assistant to find missing pdf files

Use PDF Search Assistant to find missing pdf files

Index pdf files to make search more effective

Index pdf files to make search more effective

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Convert pdf docs into plain text files with PDF2TXT

February 23rd, 2010

With a rapid development of the Internet and software technologies it is really difficult to keep pace with the tech progress. Every day the market sees new software solutions and new software types. What has been a brand new invention several months ago is a common thing now. Perhaps, the Internet is one of the major factors contributing to the technical progress.

There appeared many new file types over the past few years. Developers release new software solution with own file formats, while offices all over the world use standards set of programs in their work. Sometimes, PC users face a serious problem – they need to convert one file extension into another. Well, this may happen due to different reasons.

You might need to use a text in MS Word but for now the text is in pdf extension. In fact, there can be numerous variants, as there are many office file types. But PDF files are perhaps, second most popular extension after MS Office docs. Acrobat Reader is a must in every office PC or laptop.

PDF files are pricelists, booklets, tech specifications of different products, advertising offers, lectures and articles, tutorials, how-to guides. Adobe Acrobat files are used in all business spheres. But what is a key disadvantage of pdf docs? Sometimes, it is impossible to extract text from Acrobat files. In such a way you need a program that will convert it into the extension in which text can be easily edited and amended.

PDF2TXT is a simple but effective utility from AKS-LABS. This program converts pdf files into plain text (*.txt) documents. Speaking about PDF2TXT, it needs saying that even if you are a total rookie in computers you will still be unable to do anything wrong when converting files.

A VERY simple interface and only necessary buttons and functions make the program an ideal solution which serves its purposes. PDF2TXT has none of the complex menus and functions. So you will not find yourself saying: “Man, I do not know what this means and I do not want to read Help menu either.” Forget about complex things and enjoy simplicity.

Convert pdf docs into plain text files

Convert pdf docs into plain text files

Use PDF2TXT as your default converter

Use PDF2TXT as your default converter

When you run PDF2TXT you will see 4 menus (File, Edit, Convert, Help) and 4 buttons (New conversion, add file(s) and remove. It seems like all these functions and menus do not need any explanations. In the bottom of the program interface you will be able to choose a folder to which converted files will be saved. Near this box with a path to folder you will find Convert to text and Open folder buttons. That’s it!

Despite its simplicity, PDF2TXT will successfully perform its tasks. So, first of all you need to choose file(s) to be converted. Make sure that the file you have chosen are in pdf format. One of the advantages of PDF2TXT is the ability to add several Acrobat documents to be converter. Just press Add file(s) button as many times as you need. This is very convenient and time saving. If you have a folder full of pdf file which need to be converter, you can perform this operation with PDF2TXT at one take. Moreover, all the converter files will be saved to one destination folder, which is also very convenient for a user who obviously needs to edit those texts.

PDF2TXT, as a modern software type, has a command line support. This is applicable probably for advanced users who know how to use command line and create bat files. So, if you often need to converts the same files with the same names (for instance, existing files are regularly overwritten with the new ones), it is possible to create a bat file which will automatically run PDF2TXT with adjusted converting parameters. How car you create bat files? Create a plain text document, write there pdft2text.exe C:\folder1\folder2\my.pdf C:\folder1\destination\my_converted.txt (of course enter real names of the files) and save this plain text file in *.bat extension. When clicking on this file PDF2TXT will automatically perform conversion operation.

As you can see PDF2TXT will do all the difficult job for you. The program does not require powerful processors or much RAM. PDF2TXT does not require special knowledge or computers experience either. As said above, the program could not be simpler.

So, who can make an effective use of PDF2TXT? Sure, these are people who use pdf files every day and who need to extract text from them. These may be journalists, translators, editors, web site managers, tech specialists etc.

For instance, translators often receive texts in pdf files. Most translators use MS Word in their work and translate texts abstract by abstract. Thus, it is extremely inconvenient to divide the screen into two parts with source text and translation. Sometimes, it is impossible to use Select text tool in Acrobat Reader. This is where PDF2TXT can help. As a result you receive text in plant text format which can be used in any text editor.

People who use information from tech specifications of products can also make an effective use of PDF2TXT. Most of such documents are released in pdf files, so, if one needs information contained in pdf docs he should convert them.

Editors can use PDF2TXT on a regular basis. As specialists who often work with text, they often face problems with conversion of pdf docs into plain text files. Thus, an editor may receive two translation variants in two different formats. In order to compare them and introduce amendments the files are better to have similar extensions. PDF2TXT will help here, and you will be more than satisfied with results.

To sum it up it needs saying that if you need a program that will properly perform conversion of pdf documents into plain text files then PDF2TXT is an ideal solution. You do not overpay for functions and features that you do not need and never use. Simplicity is a virtue in case of PDF2TXT.

Download PDF2TXT for free and evaluate the program for 30 days. Enjoy it!

Convert pdf files into plain text files

Convert pdf files into plain text files

Use a reliable converter - PDF2TXT from AKS-LABS

Use a reliable converter - PDF2TXT from AKS-LABS

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