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ScanSoft PDF Converter Professional 3.0 [Old Version]

ScanSoft PDF Converter Professional 3.0 [Old Version]
From: Nuance Communications, Inc.

List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $49.95
You Save: $50.04 (50%)



New (2) Used (1) from $37.75

Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars 34 reviews
Sales Rank: 4254

Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1

MPN: M109-G00-3.0
Model: M109A-G00-3.0
UPC: 780420113152
EAN: 0780420113152
ASIN: B00094OT7C

Release Date: May 18, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand new & factory sealed in large retail box exactly as pictured. Ships w/ delivery confirmation.

Features:
  • Powerful document and form creation, conversion and editing
  • Easily create 100% industry-standard PDF files that can be read, printed, or processed
  • Easily edit directly within a PDF file
  • Turn static PDF forms into fillable PDF forms or Microsoft Word forms
  • Protect the integrity of your documents with powerful security features

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  • ScanSoft PDF Converter 4 Professional [OLD VERSION]
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
PDF Converter 3 Professional eliminates tedious re-keying and layout tasks. Convert documents and forms to Word files with one click. Then create PDF documents that are compact and easyto e-mail, can be viewed by anyone, and print just as they would in the original application. Enable rapid access to information frozen in PDF files, while saving time and money with easier PDF conversion and creation.

Amazon.com
ScanSoft PDF Converter Professional gives you everything you need to create, convert, and edit PDF files--all within a single, easy-to-use application. Create high-quality PDF files from any PC application, complete with full color, watermarks and bookmarks. Turn existing PDF files into fully formatted Microsoft Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and Corel WordPerfect documents, complete with text, columns, tables and graphics. And for the first time ever, static PDF forms can be turned into fillable forms--all with a single mouse click.

What's more, you also get the amazing ability to quickly and easily edit PDF files--from moving graphics to replacing text to adding highlights and sticky notes. Combine all of this with the new PDF Converter Professional mark-up tools, commenting and cutting-edge security features, and you truly have Better PDF for Business.

Edit
Easily edit directly within a PDF itself--add copy, delete, rearrange, even remove or change the position of charts and graphics. With PDF Converter Professional 3, it's as easy to access information within a PDF document as it was in the original file.

Create
Easily make PDF documents that are compact and easy to e-mail, are universally viewable, and print just as they would in the original application. The PDF Create Assistant makes it simple to merge Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, JPG, TIF, and even PDF files into a single multipage PDF document. What's more, you get all of the advanced features you need, including compatibility with other PDF applications, encryption and password security, compressed file sizes, font embedding, full color support, page merging and more.

Convert
Easily Convert PDF Files to Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, even Excel spreadsheets. Simply open your PDF file within the application and the conversion happens automatically. PDF Converter Assistant includes a built-in PDF viewer that lets you specify which pages of the PDF document you want to convert. Extract charts and graphs from PDF files, convert spreadsheets to editable Excel file, and turn static PDF forms into editable Microsoft Word forms.

Includes FormTyper
Stop printing PDF forms and filling out paper! With the revolutionary FormTyper you can easily make any PDF form fillable--then fill, save, and share electronically. Here's how it works:

Okay, but why PDF Converter Professional 3?
Within the professional office environment there are two predominant documents types that people work with on their PC every day--Microsoft Word and PDF files. Microsoft Word is great for editing, but isn't always the best format for sharing documents, especially outside an organization. PDF files are best for sharing secure and reliable electronic information, but like paper, PDF files create productivity issues when people actually need to access, repurpose, or edit the content locked in those documents. Until now the options available to the business community were expensive, cumbersome and often did not address the specific needs of the office environment. Enter PDF Converter Professional, the simple, reliable and affordable way to solve these document productivity issues.


Customer Reviews:   Read 29 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars Good product - mostly. Bad company - maybe.   October 1, 2005
Always a Critic (Pittsburgh, PA USA)
53 out of 55 found this review helpful

Overall, this is a good product - with a few kinks. I agree with the one reviewer who commented on the lack of product support. The online PDF file just does not cut it. It tells you many things that the software can do but then fails to provide the "how to." Granted, it is a fairly simple program but the documentation is still lacking. The knowledge base is also less than adequate. As another reviewer mentioned, I also was unable to preserve links in any document conversion I tried - yes, I checked the document settings. When you go to the ScanSoft knowledge base and type in "link", you are presented with two solutions that simply do not work. I eventually found that the way to get the links to work - converting or printing from any source - was to 1) get the document converted over into PDF using PDF Converter Pro 2) manipulate and edit the document to your liking in PDF Converter Pro - they do have some get features here that blow Adobe away when you consider the price and the software footprint 3) save the document as PDF 4) then open the document up in Adobe Reader 7. Adobe Reader recognizes the links, PDF Converter Pro does not - this is a severe mistake on ScanSoft's part and you will not find this solution in their knowledge base (at least not at this time). For a while, I had PDF Converter Pro act as my default PDF reader, but then found it did not open links - went back to Adobe Reader - ScanSoft is now just an intermediary tool when they could have been a real challenge to Adobe. The two other things I don't like about ScanSoft is that 1) they charge $9.95 - which I refuse to pay - for technical support that should be included in a product manual 2) their registration procedure is not even disguised to look like they are actually taking in information for product affiliated reasons - it is a blatant market survey - and what is worse if you do try to register more than one product, they will ask you the same myriad questions each time. Other than that, it is a good product and does cut through a lot of the mess with document formatting and organization.

One last note - if you are going to upgrade - remove all previous versions first (along with the assistants) via add/remove programs, reboot, and then install - all windows apps need to be closed.



5 out of 5 stars A solid alternative to Adobe Acrobat   May 28, 2005
WhukaDog (El Paso)
19 out of 22 found this review helpful

I found this to be an amazing PDF product - but its not from Adobe. I have used Acrobat in the past, but this does things that Acrobat doesn't do - like turn PDF back into Word, and turning forms into fill-able forms. I use scansoft Paperport too, and this works perfect with the PDF files from scanners.


2 out of 5 stars Better than Version 2...I hope!   June 12, 2005
User (NJ USA)
19 out of 25 found this review helpful

Version 2 of this product was highly overrated in my opinion, with PDF-to-Word conversions fair at best. Format preservation is usually mediocre and requires significant post-conversion editing. Upgrade rebate/cost is an insult to users who were, and will be, ScanSoft's beta-testers. Supplied macros often cause Microsoft Office applications to load slowly and/or crash. Updates and needed fixes to Version 2 rarely materialized during its life-cycle.


1 out of 5 stars Upgrade from 2.0 to 3.0 not worth it   July 6, 2005
George Bush (USA)
19 out of 21 found this review helpful

This product is simply not worth it. I had version 2.0 and then thought, "oh great, they've fixed the poor conversion issues." Well think again. Version 3.0 is really nothing different from the prior version. If a document does not come through correctly, Scansoft simply gives you the statement that it was an "irregular" PDF file or some statement like that. Conversion is what I purchased the program for. I have had better luck cutting the document into word and then doing some editing from there.

This product is dismal. It sure as heck is not worth what it is selling for. To its credit it does convert some documents decently, but those are in the minority. Back to the drawing board for Scansoft. I am done. By the time I waste all this money I could have spent a little more and purchased Adobe to begin with.



1 out of 5 stars $9.95 just to REPORT a really bad bug?   March 7, 2006
Bobby R. Treat (Pflugerville, TX United States)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful

I get a Runtime Error from the MS C++ Runtime Library. At first it was on some files, now it happens on virtually EVERY file. I may have to get my money back from the credit card company.


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