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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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PDF Manager is a must have tool for secretaries and document officers

February 26th, 2010

It is impossible to imagine a modern business without computers and IT support. All business spheres use computers which make life of business owners and employees easier. However, with progress of IT technologies ordinary users started facing certain problems related to diversity of file types and volumes of information to be processed.

Modern secretaries and document officers are not what they used to be 20 years ago. Nowadays, a secretary should have a high level of computer literacy. Businesses turn international and with the development of the Internet business transactions are performed within very short periods of time.

Documents are often amended, converted and sometimes lost. In order to process information modern and effective document officers need a great variety of tools. However, it is possible to use all-in-one solution which resolves all problems.

Secretaries in offices often use pdf files. Indeed, Acrobat documents are very popular in business. Thus, document officers often need to work with pdf files. As said above, conversion, comparison and search for files are among the most frequent operations performed on pdf files.

PDF Manager from AKS-LABS is an ideal solution for secretaries and document officers who work with pdf files every day. So, let’s explain this position.

Use PDF Manager to compare pdf files

Use PDF Manager to compare pdf files

Use PDF2TXT to convert pdf files

Use PDF2TXT to convert pdf files

First of all, it needs mentioning that PDF Manager is a combination of 4 programs: PDF2TXT, Compare PDF, PDF Search Assistant and PDF Index Assistant. Every program is good in its own way, but having a combination of them means that you will have no problems with processing of Acrobat files.

So, how secretaries and document officers can make use of these programs? Let’s review them one by one.

PDF2TXT. With this program a secretary can extract text from pdf file and use it in Word document, for example. The program is very simple and will be understood even for dummies. It converts pdf docs into txt files.

Compare PDF. With this program a document officer can contrast two versions of the same contract, or compare agreements concluded in past periods with current business papers. Comparison of pdf files makes it possible to reveal differences between important business documents. As known, every word matters in the world of business.

PDF Search Assistant and PDF Index Assistant. These programs will let you easily find missing pdf files. You can search by keyword, as well as using additional criteria like size and date.

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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 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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