PDF Converter Professional 5.0

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Overview

PDF Converter Professional 5, the only complete PDF solution designed specifically for business users, delivers everything you need to create, convert, and edit PDF files.

Create

• Create PDF files from any PC application
• Combine multiple files into a single PDF document
• Combine multiple documents within a single PDF file

Convert

• One-click conversion of PDF files into fully-formatted documents
• Convert to Microsoft® Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and XPS or Corel® WordPerfect
• Convert “static” or scanned PDF files into searchable, editable PDF files Edit

Edit

• Touch up text and images directly within PDF files
• Add notes, annotations, stamps, and watermarks to your PDF files
• Secure your PDF files by applying digital signatures and security settings

Nitro PDF Professional

 Nitro PDF® Professional is the perfect PDF product for business and enterprise — combining the power to create, edit, organize, secure and convert PDF with an extremely competitive price.

Overview

 Nitro PDF® Professional gives business professionals the complete, affordable and easy-to-use set of tools to work with PDF documents. Our award-winning software lets anyone easily create, combine, edit, secure, convert and collaborate with PDF files. Below we outline all Nitro PDF Professional’s key features.

Create PDF

Create PDF files from more than 300 file types and use our one-click functionality to quickly convert commonly-used file types such as Microsoft^® Word, Excel^®, PowerPoint^®, WordPerfect and more. All PDF files created with Nitro PDF Professional are 100% compatible with other PDF viewing applications including Adobe^® Reader^® and Adobe Acrobat^®.

Edit PDF

Edit PDF content, no matter what it is. Fix typos, remove and change text. Perform advanced image editing tasks such as inserting, replacing, cropping, resizing and downsampling. Insert headers, footers, watermarks, numbering and more across multiple pages. Edit document properties and remove unwanted objects to create polished, recipient-ready PDF files.

Convert PDF

Quickly convert PDF files for reuse in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, OpenOffice and more. Copy text from and take snapshots of page content in PDFs and paste the content in other office applications. Extract all text and images in the one process.

Review & annotate PDF

Move your team to an electronic-based document review cycle. Use Nitro PDF Professional’s commenting tools to add notes, text feedback, drawing markups and more. View all user comments from the one place and share the comments your team makes in Nitro Pro with Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader users.

Assemble & combine PDF

Convert and then combine documents, spreadsheets, presentations and more into the one polished PDF file. Use powerful editing tools to reorder, shuffle, delete, insert, extract, replace, split, and rotate pages.

Secure PDF

Control how people use the PDF files you share by encrypting them. Use passwords and digital certificates to limit who can open files and permissions to limit functionality such as printing, editing, copying and form filling. Use digital signatures and certification to make tamper-proof documents.

PDF forms

Fill in and create PDF forms. Nitro PDF Professional gives you a cost effective way for your end-users to fill in, submit, print, and save PDF forms. With its form design tools, you can easily turn flat PDF documents into fillable, interactive PDF forms that contain text fields, buttons, checkboxes, JavaScript and more.

Features

Nitro PDF^® Professional gives you a complete set of tools to reliably create, combine, edit, secure, convert and collaborate with PDF documents.

Creating PDF
Create PDF documents from 300+ file types.
Convert and merge files into the one PDF document.
Convert documents to PDF in batch.
Scan paper to PDF.
One-button PDF creation from Microsoft® Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint®.
Automatically create ‘intelligent’ PDF documents with bookmarks, links, metadata, and security from Microsoft Office.
Copying & Exporting PDF
Copy text with formatting
Export PDF for reuse in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, OpenOffice and more.
Extract all text and images from PDF documents.
Batch convert documents.
Editing PDF
Insert and edit text, including font face, size, color and more.
Edit images — delete, insert, resize, rotate, crop, flip, replace, arrange, and extract.
Edit image properties — brightness, contrast, color space, and resolution.
Edit pages — insert, delete, rotate, crop, extract, and replace.
Split pages of PDF documents based on page groups, page ranges, and bookmark structure.
Add headers, footers, watermarks, and text to all pages in a document.
Add Bates numbering across a collection of PDF documents.
Add and edit bookmarks and links.
Auto-create bookmarks based on document on the text formatting and headings.
Auto-create links based on keywords and page numbers.
Optimize, shrink and repair PDF documents.
Edit document properties including metadata and initial view settings.
Reviewing & Marking Up PDF
Highlight text content with the Highlight, Underline, and Cross Out tools.
Add Sticky Notes, Text Boxes, and Call Out annotations.
Add freehand drawings with the Pencil tool.
Add drawing shapes, including lines, arrows, rectangles, ovals, polygons and clouds.
Apply stamps to pages.
Attach documents as annotations.
Add text feedback to your markups.
Sort and manage comments.
Filter comments based on type, author, status and checked.
Print pages with markups.
PDF Security
Secure documents with passwords and certificates.
Encrypt with 40- and 128-bit level security.
Apply restrictions on printing, copying, and altering PDF documents.
Create and apply re-usable security profiles.
PDF Forms
Fill in, save, print and submit forms.
Design forms.
Add, edit and run JavaScript.
Support and Usability
Getting Started window for new or inexperienced users.
In-depth help documentation.
Industry leading customer support services.
Edit image properties — brightness, contrast, color space, and resolution.
User-friendly Microsoft Office 2007-style interface.

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  Foxit PDF Creator

Overview

Foxit PDF Creator is a virtual printer that allows any application with printing capability to generate high-quality PDF documents conveniently and efficiently. Like the popular Foxit Reader, Foxit PDF Creator is designed specially based on the same Foxit core PDF technologies. With powerful search ability and high-performance PDF displaying and processing, it is small, fast and accurate for converting any popular file formats to professional quality PDF files. Once installed as a print driver, it enables you to create reliable PDF files at an incredibly fast speed while retaining the look and feel of the original documents. It supports Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista (32-Bit) and is compatible with PDF standard 1.7.

There are many tools available for creating PDFs using a virtual printer. The created PDF may look same, but they are very different under the hood:

Search ability: Many PostScript-driver based PDF creation tools create PDFs without character encoding information. Therefore it’s not possible to do a search in the resulted PDFs. Even though you can look at all those characters, you can’t search them. Foxit PDF Creator retain all character encoding information, so you can search it, extract it, and convert back to pure text document.

Display and process efficiency: Many PDF creation tools break text contents into individual characters, causing some performance issues for displaying and processing. Foxit PDF Creator groups texts with similar “display attributes” together, which improves performance when the PDF gets displayed or processed.

File size: Many PDF creation tools require all or many fonts to be embedded with the PDF file, resulting in bigger file size for the PDF. Foxit PDF Creator can reduce the file size for many documents.

Speed: Many PDF creation tools adopt a two phase creation procedure: first print to PostScript language, then convert to PDF, not only is some information lost during the process, but it also takes more time. Foxit PDF Creator directly creates PDFs from any printing application fastest among all current PDF creation tools.

Accuracy: Many PDF creation tools don’t handle complicated Windows drawing features like transparency and the generated PDFs are not identical to the original documents. Foxit PDF Creator processes all Windows drawing functions so your PDF is always same as your original document.

Compatibility: As developer of popular Foxit Reader, Foxit Software knows PDF standard very well. This ensures that PDFs created by Foxit PDF Creator will have the best result in any standard PDF reader.

Key Features

Foxit PDF Creator provides a fast and reliable way to create PDF documents from any printable application. It helps users to generate accurate PDF files in seconds while retaining the original layout of documents. Using Foxit PDF Creator, individuals and corporations are able to easily create electronic documents that can be shared across a wide range of hardware and software.

Here is a list of key features Foxit PDF Creator offers:

• Convert any type of printable document (DOC, XLS, PPT, HTML, EML, TXT, AutoCAD drawings, E-mail and much more) into searchable PDF files just click the button “print to Foxit PDF Printer”
• Enable powerful search capability like searching (press “Ctrl+F” ) , extracting (click on”copy” and ” paste”), converting back to pure text document (click on ” text viewer” in Foxit Reader to preview the whole text file converted from a PDF file)
• Enable accurate and efficient PDF displaying and processing
• Support embedding Windows fonts
• Support image resolution up to 4000 DPI
• Reduce file size in the resulted PDFs for many documents
• Simplify the PDF creation procedure and save time
• Print like a real printer with custom paper size support (like Letter, Legal, A3, A4, A5, A6, …)
• Feel free to set page margins and orientation when printing to “Foxit PDF Printer”
• Easily install: everything is installed within minutes
• Comply with PDF 1.6 specification
• Does not require Ghost Script or other 3rd party software to create PDF files
• Automatically output PDF file to a specific path

System Requirements

• At least Intel Pentium II
• At least 32MB RAM
• Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista
• Foxit PDF Reader installed to view generated PDF files

Screenshot

Foxit PDF Creator is a convenient and simple PDF converter that makes PDF creation as easy as printing. Wizard driven installation and smart designing by Foxit developers makes Foxit PDF Creator easy to install and use, thus allowing you to save precious time.

How to use Foxit PDF Creator? - Only 3 Steps

• Install Foxit PDF Creator on your computer and you will get a new printer called “Foxit PDF Printer“.
• Launch any application on your computer, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer etc.
• Select Print from the File menu, specify ” Foxit PDF Printer “, choose the folder and specify the PDF file name.

Here are some screenshots of how it works.

Step 1: Foxit PDF Creator Installation Window

Step 2: Check “Foxit PDF Printer” in Printers and Faxes

Step 3: Print to “Foxit PDF Printer”

Step 4: Save the created PDF to a specific path

Foxit Reader 2.2 for Windows

Overview

Foxit Reader is a free PDF document viewer and printer, with incredible small size (only 2.1 M download size), breezing-fast launch speed and rich feature set. Foxit Reader supports Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7.

In the past, you’ve had to download a huge PDF reader from another software company, go through a lengthy installation process and wait for an annoying splash window to disappear just to open a PDF document. Moreover, if you want to annotate a PDF document, you have to pay US$299 to buy certain software.

Now with Foxit Reader, you don’t have to endure such pain any more. The following is a list of compelling advantages of Foxit Reader:

• Incredibly small: The download size of Foxit Reader is only 2.1 M which is a fraction of Acrobat Reader 20 M size.
• Breezing-fast: When you run Foxit Reader, it launches instantly without any delay. You are not forced to view an annoying splash window displaying company logo, author names, etc.
• Annotation tool: Have you ever wished to annotate (or comment on) a PDF document when you are reading it? Foxit Reader allows you to draw graphics, highlight text, type text and make notes on a PDF document and then print out or save the annotated document.
• Text converter: You may convert the whole PDF document into a simple text file.
• High security and privacy: Foxit Reader highly respects the security and privacy of users and will never connect to the Internet without users’ permission. While other PDF readers often silently connect to the Internet in the background. Foxit PDF Reader does not contain any spyware.

What’s new in Version 2.2?

The following is a list of exciting improvements introduced in Foxit Reader 2.2.

New features:

• Capture words via mouse: If you are using dictionary software, you may want to use your mouse to capture words inside a PDF file and have it translated. You can turn on this feature by checking “Screen word-capturing” option under “Edit”>”Preference”>”General”.
• Search PDF in another way: Now you can search a string either in a single PDF file or in multiple PDF files under a specified folder. When the search finishes, all occurrences will be listed in a tree view, allowing you to quickly preview the contexts and jump to specific locations.
• Minimize Foxit Reader to the system tray: You now can save space on your task bar by minimizing Foxit Reader to the system tray. This feature can be turned on by checking the “Minimize to system tray” option under “Edit”>”Preference”>”General”.
• Work with friendly bookmarks: Now when you navigate through the PDF document, the highlighted bookmark item will automatically be kept in sync with the current page being displayed. And you can click on a handle to hide or show the bookmark panel.
• Remove all evaluation marks at once: For trial users, Foxit Reader will stamp evaluation marks on edited pages. After they purchase and install licenses, they can choose “Help”>”Remove Evaluation Marks” to remove all the evaluation marks on this file at once.
• View PDF page size: Now the actual size of each PDF page is displayed on the status bar.
• Select text easily: Now, when you click and drag your mouse to select some text, you can keep moving your mouse and Foxit Reader will scroll automatically. This will allow you to select text out of current view. Version 2.2 also fixes some bugs of the text selection tool in the previous version.
• Enjoy other improved features: You will enjoy many other improved features, including:
  • Well-organized toolbars
  • Better command line support
  • Enhanced support for eastern Asian languages
  • Many bug fixes
• Many bug fixes

Interface

Foxit Reader is a multi-window and self-explanative software, the main work area is divided into view areas including Document pane and Bookmark pane, and functional areas including Menu bar, Toolbar pane and Status bar. The Bookmark pane and the Toolbar pane can be easily hidden or shown by the shortcut keys “ALT+1″ and “F8″ respectively.

The Menu bar and the Toolbar is at the top of the view areas; The Menu bar gives you the full access to all features of the Foxit Reader, and the Toolbar provides access to the frequently- used commands and facilitates your work with the document.

The Bookmark pane helps you browse through current PDF document and/or jump to an extended page.

The Status bar is at the bottom of the view areas. You can use the navigation controls to quickly navigate through the document, and use the page layout icon change the view mode.

Version Comparison

Features and Editions Comparison Chart

Features	Foxit Reader Version
	Version 2.2	Version 2.1	Version 2.0
GENERAL
Slim-sized and starts up instantly	•	•	•
UI translated into more than 20 languages	•	•	•
Better permission control	•	•
Less memory consumption	•	•	•
High-security	•	•	•
VIEWING
Bookmark	•	•	•
Zoom out/in	•	•	•
Zoom tools	•	•
Loupe tool	•	•
Toolbar setting (basic/full mode)	•
Capture words via mouse	•
Page rotating	•	•	•
Page layout setting	•	•	•
Full screen mode	•	•	•
Reserve view	•	•	•
Text viewer	•	•	•
Minimize to the system tray	•
View PDF page size	•
Reading history feature	•	•
E-mail the PDF	•	•
Built-in JavaScript Engine	•	•
EDITING
Select text	•	•	•
Copy text	•	•	•
Snapshot	•	•	•
Find text	•	•	•
Advanced search	•
Adding annotations	•	•	•
Typewriter	•	•	•
Drawing markup	•	•	•
Measure tools	•	•
Interactive Form Filler	•	•	•
Spell checker	•	•
Convert to PDF	•	•	•
Modify PDF contents	•	•	•
Remove all evaluation marks at once	•
PRINTING
On-screen print review	•	•	•
Print documents only	•	•	•
Print documents and annotations	•	•	•
Print annotations only	•	•
ADVANCED FEATURES
Link tool	•	•
Form designer	•	•
File attachment	•	•
Image tool	•	•
Import & Export comments data	•	•	•
Import & Export form data	•	•	•
JavaScript support	•	•	•

Add-ons

To give you a fast and full overview of add-ons in Foxit Reader, here we list all add-ons and their function description.

NOTE: To manually install a critical add-on, please extract it to the same directory where you install Foxit Reader.

Free Critical Add-ons in Foxit Reader

Name	Function Description	Size	Remark
UI Language Package	The user interface of Foxit Reader now can be switched to over 30 languages dynamically such as French, German, Dutch, Italian, etc. You’re able to choose your own language for UI by using ” Language” feature in Foxit Reader.	309KB	Download Free
JPEG2000/JBIG Decoder	This add-on module is for decoding images in JPEG2000 or JBIG2 formats. If you don’t install this module, images in those formats can not be displayed.	193KB	Download Free
Eastern Asian Language Support	This module is used for displaying Eastern Asian Language in a PDF file. Eastern Asian Language can’t be displayed properly without it.	1.25MB	Download Free
GDI+ Module	This module is a redistributable one from Microsoft providing better display quality for graphics. You can still view the PDF file without this module, however in lower graphic quality. Installing this module will not affect any other applications on your system.	906KB	Download Free
JavaScript Support	This add-on is used to execute JavaScript in many interactive forms. If you don’t install this add-on, although you still can fill in such forms, you wouldn’t be able to perform some automated tasks like field value verification and recalculation.	1.28MB	Download Free

Advanced Add-ons in Foxit Reader

Name		Function Description	Size	Remark
Foxit Reader Pro Pack	Annotation Tool	This module includes typewriter tool, note tool, text marking tools, and graphic marking tools. Evaluation marks will be added to your annotated pages without Pro Pack. Once you purchase Foxit Reader Pro Pack, you’ll get rid of these evaluation marks.		How to InstallPrice
	Text Viewer & Text Converter	Text viewer: View the whole text contents from a PDF file in Foxit Reader, and right click on the feature to use the option” Copy” to copy those texts. Text converter: Convert a whole PDF document into a simple text file by using the button” Save as” in the”File” menu. You can use the feature after purchasing Pro Pack add-on.
	Form Filler	Basic PDF form operations i.e. filling out PDF forms and printing them out. Advanced PDF form operations, such as saving filled-out forms and import/export forms.
	Spell Checker	When you fill out an English form or use typewriter to insert any English text, this tool will try to find any spelling errors and highlight them with squiggly lines. If you right click on the misspelled words, you will see a list of suggested words. This feature is available only to users who purchase Pro Pack and requires downloading of an extra add-on, which is the lexical dictionary. Click here to download the dictionary…
	Advanced Editing Tools	It includes measure tools, loupe tool, image tool, file attachment tool, link tools, and annotation selection tool below the “Tool” menu of Foxit Reader. It’s a part of Foxit Reader Pro Pack. You may evaluate those features before buying it; however evaluation marks will be added to the top-right corner of the modified pages. If you purchase a license of Pro Pack add-on, you will be able to get rid of evaluation marks.
Foxit Form Designer	Form Designer	It enables you to add push buttons, text fields, check boxes, list boxes or radio buttons to an interactive PDF form and specify their properties. You still can use those features under evaluation mode. But evaluation marks will be added to the top-right corner of the saved pages. If you purchase the license of Foxit Form Designer, you will be able to get rid of the evaluation mark.		How to InstallPrice
	All Features of Pro Pack	These features cover annotation tool, text viewer and text converter, form filler, and spell check. Please check those functions above.
Foxit PDF Editor		This add-on installs an evaluation version of Foxit PDF Editor, which is used to edit page contents of PDF files, including text information, graphics (shapes and lines), and images. If you have already installed Foxit PDF Editor, please don’t install this add-on, in this case you should start Foxit PDF Editor directly to change page content.	1.89MB	Evaluation Price
Foxit PDF Creator		This add-on installs a virtual printer onto your system. You can use this printer to convert any printable documents to PDF files (just open the necessary application, then print to Foxit PDF Printer). If you don’t install this add-on, you won’t be able to use the “Convert PDF” feature in Foxit Reader. Without purchasing this add-on, evaluation marks will be added to your created pages.	497KB	Evaluation Price
Foxit Toolbar for browser		This add-on is a free toolbar for IE or Firefox that delivers up-to-date Foxit news and upgrades straight to your Internet browser, enabling the user to search the web anytime anywhere, giving easy access to various useful goodies and gadgets.	1.23MB	Download Free

How to install Foxit Reader Pro Pack?

NOTE: To install Foxit Reader Pro Pack, you don’t need to download an independent package for Pro Pack because it has been built in both Foxit Reader for U3 and Foxit Reader for Windows. All you need to do is to install either the desktop version or the U3 version of Foxit Reader immediately and then start trying the features provided by Pro Pack for evaluation purpose.

How to install the dictionary for Foxit Spell Checker?

NOTE: After you download the dictionary and unzip it, please save the unzipped folder named lex to the same installation folder of Foxit Reader like C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader. This feature is available when you have a license of Pro Pack add-on.

How to install Foxit Form Designer?

NOTE: To install Foxit Form Designer, you don’t need to download an independent package because it has been built in Foxit Reader for Windows. If you have downloaded Foxit Reader, you will see the form designer features listed under the “Advanced Editing Tools” of the “Tools” menu.

Create online image galleries in seconds. Arles generates thumbnails, modifies images and automatically creates HTML pages. It comes with the Arles Image Explorer to manage your images.

Overview

Arles Image Web Page Creator
Use Arles Image Web Page Creator to quickly and easily create image galleries on the web. Arles generates top quality thumbnails, modifies images and automatically creates HTML pages.

You can either use the default settings or fine-tune images and webpages to your needs using one the many available options. Templates are available for power users who want full control.

Arles Image Explorer
Arles includes the Arles Image Explorer for easy management of all your image files. With it you can sort, select, rotate, crop and specify titles for all images on your computer. Image edit actions like rotate and crop do not modify your images, which means that you never will accidently overwrite your original images. Folder bookmarks make it easy to navigate to your most popular folders.

High quality images
Arles Image Web Page Creator uses advanced resampling techniques, such as Lanczos 3 and Mitchell filters, to generate top quality thumbnails. Resampling is generally only available in advanced photo editing software packages and produces images of superior quality compared to standard resize methods.

Image effects
Arles comes with image effect window, in which you can quickly select and combine advanced effects like wooden borders, drop shadows, a paperclip overlay, ground reflection and 3D transformations.

Thumbnails – Image Effects window

Shown below is an example of a rosewood border which can be selected with two mouse clicks: in the Image Effects window click the Add button > Image Overlay > Rosewood.

Rosewood border example

Image titles
In the Arles Image Explorer titles can be set for all images on your computer. These title are stored automatically in a database or in the file itself (using IPTC).

For the image galleries titles you can either select a predefined type, like the file name, or take full control by using title tags. With title tags, like <FileSize> or <ImageHeight>, you can insert image file information like file name, size, date, image height, or any IPTC or EXIF field. Arles will automatically replace the tags with the correct information when generating galleries.

Image text labels and logos
Arles Image Web Page Creator can automatically add text labels or image logos to all your images. Adding a copyright statement, or any other user defined text, makes the image less useful for copying. The text labels on the images can be transparent, rotated or embedded as a watermark.

Movie support
With Arles you can create galleries with movies. The generated movie thumbnails can link either directly to the movie file or a webpage with an embedded movie. The built-in Select Movie Frame tool allows you to specify what frame you want Arles to use to generate the thumbnail.

Special effects
Auto-scrolling galleries, slideshows, exact placed and multi-size thumbnails, a gallery of websites or a random rotation effect; it is all possible.

Gallery with random rotation

Multi folder processing
The Multi-folder Processing tool generates a complete folder structure in one click. In the Arles Image Explorer you can select a default image for each folder – which will be used to generate subcategory thumbnails – or specify a custom folder style, in case you want some folders to have a different look.

Multi-threaded publishing
The Publish Files utility is multi-threaded, which means it uploads multiple files in parallel, thus greatly reducing the time required to publish your image galleries to the webserver. It also supports synchronisation to make sure only modified files are uploaded.

IPTC & EXIF
Any IPTC or EXIF field can be embedded in the galleries and the Arles Image Explorer can sort on or show any of those fields in the grid. The IPTC editor allows editing IPTC information for multiple files.

More features
There are many more features besides the ones mentioned above. Advanced users can, for example, take advantage of Templates, Custom HTML and Thumbnail tags for full control over the look and layout of the generated webpages. Or use title tags to automatically insert any image information in the generated galleries or on the image itself.

Creating galleries of websites is an other unique feature where Arles automatically downloads websites and creates thumbnails. But there is also an advanced multi-file renaming tool. To experience all options download the fully functional evaluation version.

News

Multi-core processor and PicLens RSS feeds support

6 March 2008

The just released Arles Image Web Page Creator 7.4.2 version fully supports multi-core processors when generating thumbnails and images. If your computer contains a dual core processor generating will be almost twice as fast. On a computer with a quad core processor generating galleries will be almost four times faster.

Multi-threaded progress panel.

PicLens

Another new feature are PicLens type RSS feeds. PicLens is a browser plugin that allows you to “fly” through your gallery in a 3D way.

Arles gallery shown in Piclens.

Arles Image Web Page Creator 7.3 released

Arles 7.2.2 has just been released. The main new features in Arles 7.2.2 are the new Ground Reflection Effect (see image below), full XHTML support, a new title storage system and customizable toolbars.

WinZip 11.2

WinZip, the original and most popular compression utility for Windows, is a powerful and easy-to-use tool that quickly zips and unzips your files to conserve disk space and greatly reduce e-mail transmission time. WinZip 11.2 is available as Standard or Pro.

WinZip 11.2 is an updated version of our most recent major release—WinZip 11.0—that supports Windows Vista^®.

WinZip 11.2 offers a thumbnail image view and automatic compression selection, plus improved compression for audio files (WAV) and the ability to open .BZ2 and .RAR files.

WinZip 11.2 Pro adds expanded data backup functionality and includes a new internal image viewer that allows you to browse through multiple images within the Zip file.

What’s New in WinZip 11.2?

Description:

WinZip^® 11.2 is an update to our most recent major release, WinZip 11.0. In addition to the features introduced in WinZip 11.1 and WinZip 11.0 (outlined below), WinZip 11.2 changes include:

• Unicode support to ensure international characters are displayed for filenames in a Zip file when the Zip file is shared between two computers having different code pages (the default set of text characters available for display.) For Unicode support, the Zip file must be created and opened with a zip utility that supports the Unicode extensions to the Zip file format such as WinZip 11.2
• Integrated support for LHA to create, open and extract LHA archives (.LHA and .LZH). This eliminates the need for a third-party DOS program
• Removal of support for DOS-based, third-party programs such as ARJ and ARC
• Minor bug fixes and enhancements

Standard or Pro? – Decide which one is right for you!

Benefits	Std	Pro
Burn New and Existing Zip Files Directly to CD or DVD
FTP Upload New and Existing Zip Files more »
Email Zip File and Logs on WinZip Job Completion more »
Run WinZip Jobs From a History List of Recent Jobs more »
View Full-Size Compressed Images Directly From Your Zip File
Predefined Data Backup Jobs more »
Create Custom, Automated Zipping Tasks (WinZip Jobs) more »
Scheduling Capabilities for Running Zip Jobs more »
Unicode Support for International Characters in File names
Display Thumbnails in WinZip’s Explorer Style View
Best Compression Chooses Compression Method Based on File Type
Improved Compression for Audio Files (WAV)
Extract from RAR, LHA, LZH, and BZ2 Files
Create LHA and LZH Files
Command Line Support (Separate Download) more »
Attachment Management Support
Quick File Selection
Automatic Update Checking
Flexible Interface; Wizard and Classic more »
Tight Integration with Windows more »
Large Zip File Support more »
128- and 256-Bit AES Encryption more »
E-mail Support (including one click Zip & E-mail) more »
Split Zip File Capability more »
Create Self-Extracting Archives more »

Requirements: Microsoft^® Windows^® 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista^®

WinZip E-Mail Companion 2.0

Did you ever get an e-mail returned as undeliverable because the attachment exceeded the size limit of your (or your recipient’s) e-mail service? Does it sometimes feel that it takes forever to send e-mails with large attachments? Are you concerned that someone other than your intended recipient may see the confidential information contained in your e-mail attachments? If you’re like most of us, the answer to at least one of these questions is “yes” and if you need a solution to any of these problems, then WinZip^® E-Mail Companion 2.0 was made for you.

WinZip E-mail Companion is an easy-to-use, time saving tool that reduces the size of outgoing e-mail attachments and provides password-based AES encryption to protect confidential information in those attachments.

WinZip E-Mail Companion works seamlessly within Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Mail (Windows Vista) and is the perfect solution for reducing the complexity and time that it takes to send and receive attachments via e-mail, and will reduce the amount of disk space required to store those messages. Simply write your e-mail, attach your files, click Send and let WinZip E-Mail Companion do the rest. WinZip E-Mail Companion will ensure that your attachments are as small as possible.

If you send a document, spreadsheet or presentation directly from Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint, WinZip E-Mail Companion will zip and e-mail these files in one step. What’s more, you can also save your file as a Zip file directly from within these Office applications.

You can even customize behavior and performance to meet your specific needs thanks to WinZip E-Mail Companion’s flexible configuration.

Requirements:

WinZip E-Mail Companion requires that Microsoft Outlook 2002, Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007, Outlook Express 6.0, or Windows Mail 6.0 be installed on your system with Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista.

These requirements only apply to the computer system where WinZip E-Mail Companion is installed. Recipients of your e-mail messages do not need WinZip E-Mail Companion and can use any e-mail program to read your e-mail. To open and extract the compressed Zip files, your recipient will need a Zip file utility such as WinZip or WinZip Pro.

WinZip Self-Extractor 3.1

WinZip^® Self-Extractor 3.1 creates self-extracting Zip files. These self-extracting Zip files are ideal for electronic file distribution, because they contain multiple compressed files, minimizing download time and ensuring that important files do not become separated.

Additionally, Self-Extractor allows the recipient to use a familiar Windows interface to decompress files without a separate unzip utility.

Self-extracting Zip files can optionally run a “setup” or “installation” program, provided by the creator, after the files are decompressed.

WinZip Self-Extractor 3.1 is a companion product to WinZip and is separately licensed. The current release of WinZip contains WinZip Self-Extractor Personal Edition, a subset of WinZip Self-Extractor 3.1. For a comparison between WinZip Self-Extractor Personal Edition and WinZip Self-Extractor 3.1.

WinZip Self-Extractor 3.1 is an updated version of our most recent major release—WinZip Self-Extractor 3.0—that supports Windows Vista™.

Key Features

	Works with Windows Vista WinZip Self-Extractor 3.1 is the first version of WinZip Self-Extractor to feature compatibility with Windows Vista. WinZip Self-Extractor 3.1 also features a new HTML help system and new Windows Vista icons.
	New Icon Support WinZip Self-Extractor 3.1 now supports larger icons for self-extracting executables, adding support for 96×96, 128×128, and 256×256 icons to existing support 16×16, 32×32, and 48×48 icon sizes. Vista png format icons are also supported.
	New Administrator Options WinZip Self-Extractor allows you to specify the privilege level at which self-extracting executables may be run. The “Run as Administrator” option lets you create self-extractors that will prompt Vista users for elevated privileges so self-extracting software installation packages have the required privilege level to run on the new OS.
	Support for Advanced Encryption Create self-extracting Zip files that contain AES, 128- or 256-bit key, encrypted files.
	Additional Compression Method Support PPMd and Enhanced Deflate compressed files now supported.
	Wizard driven WinZip Self-Extractor is wizard driven, which simplifies the process of building self-extracting Zip files.
	Customization Easily create and customize your self-extracting Zip files.
	Customize software installations WinZip Self-Extractor can create self-extracting Zip files for software installation using custom icons and splash screen, set up and about box text, and can run .exe, .com, .bat or .inf files to facilitate software installation. Standard self-extractors can open any file type in its associated application.
	Span disks A self-extracting Zip file created by WinZip Self-Extractor can span multiple removable disks.
	Invoke from Start/Run command WinZip Self-Extractor can be run from the “Start” menu’s “Run” dialog box by simply typing “wzipse32″.
	Self-extractors for software installation WinZip Self-Extractor can create self-extracting Zip files for software installation that can run standard Microsoft-format .INF files as an alternative to “setup” programs, and can clean up files even if the install process involves a reboot.
	Issue optional command after unzip There is no practical limit on the length of the optional command issued by self-extracting Zip files after the unzip operation completes.
	International Language Messages Self-extracting Zip files can be created with English or German messages. WinZip Command Line Support Add-on The WinZip® Command Line Support Add-On is a FREE add-on for users of WinZip 11.2 Standard or Pro with a valid license. Before installing this add-on, please make sure you have WinZip 11.2 or later installed. The WinZip Command Line Support Add-On provides a command line interface that gives you the power of WinZip without the usual WinZip graphical user interface. It allows you to use WinZip directly from the command prompt and from batch (.BAT) files and script languages, making it ideal for automating repetitive tasks. An extensive set of command line options gives you pinpoint control over WinZip’s actions. And, in automated environments, end-users need not know anything about how to use WinZip. The latest version of WinZip Command Line Support Add-On (v2.3) supports WinZip 11.2 features — most notably, our new “best method” option that allows WinZip to choose the most effective compression method based on the file type. This new “best method” option includes support for PPMd and bzip2 compression methods in order to provide greater compression for many types of files and reduce the size of Zip files, saving data transmission time and valuable disk space. (Of course, users can also select these compression formats manually.) WinZip Command Line Support Add-On also includes the Windows Attachment Management security feature that adds a security zone to files, as well as options that allow you to extract files from a Zip file with or without security zone information. Key Features New Unicode Support for International Characters in File names Works with Windows Vista Stores and extracts files with extended time stamps Supports “best method” zip operations which includes improved compression for audio files (WAV) Improved Compression PPMd and bzip2 compression methods provide greater compression for many types of files. Windows Attachment Management Support WinZip works with Windows to block the extraction and execution of dangerous file types from Zip files. Advanced Zip file security Easy-to-use, state-of-the-art AES encryption for your sensitive files. Simplify Tasks Create scripts to perform complex zipping jobs with a single click. Automate Repetitive Tasks Create jobs to be run by the Windows Scheduler. Jobs can be performed on any schedule you like and results logged for later analysis. Intuitive Zipping Make desktop icons for repetitive tasks. This allows users with no knowledge of WinZip to perform zipping tasks. Secure Your Data The Command Line Add-On has full support for WinZip’s new AES encryption. Make Larger Files Support for the 64-bit extended Zip file format, which for all practical purposes eliminates the existing restrictions on Zip file size and capacity, is included in the Command Line Add-On. Fully Documented All commands and options are documented in a Windows help file for ease of reference. Requirements: WinZip 11.2 Standard or Pro or later AND Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista®

Canvas™ 11 with GIS+ is the only GIS data visualization solution in today’s market that addresses the need of GIS professionals to communicate the results of their research analysis — quickly, accurately, and effectively — inside a true graphics application.

Simply import GIS project information and then use Canvas’ image editing, illustration, and page-layout features to create, assemble, montage, and annotate, and enhance project data. Tasks that previously might have required days of work – or simply could not be accomplished with other graphics applications – can be completed quickly and with stunning results.

No other graphics application delivers the comprehensive set of features and toolsets needed to make the most of your GIS investment.

Start using Canvas™ 11 with GIS+ today to…

Streamline your workflow

Time is precious and even more so when deadlines are approaching. So why waste it working with other graphics applications that do not address the specific needs of GIS professionals or that are only capable of performing a narrow set of functions? With Canvas 11 with GIS+, you can take advantage of 18 GIS specific import/export filters as well as benefit from the broad range of visualization tools available through the core of Canvas.

Work in a georeferenced environment

Canvas™ X with GIS+ is a comprehensive solution that enables you to import 80+ file formats to assemble, montage, and create visually stunning charts, maps, and illustrations.

Enhance your GIS data

A host of image filters, transparency effects, annotation tools, image warping techniques, in addition to visual analysis and symbology tools make it easier than ever to create an easy-to-understand representation   of your georeferenced work.

Share the results of your work

Compelling visuals of your GIS data have never been easier to share than with Canvas’ numerous export options. Without needing additional software, you can share your GIS data as PDF, Web content, a presentation or even a wide format printout.

Say goodbye to distractions

Since the GIS+ module is integrated within Canvas, you benefit from all of Canvas’ intuitive interface and customizable tool/menu options designed to make it easy to find what you need:

Canvas™ 11 with GIS+
…is an indispensable tool for professionals who work with GIS data.

Tutorials

These tutorials have been created to jump start your use of Canvas’ broad range of technical drawing, illustration, page layout, and presentation features.

Tutorial 1 of 5

Visualizing Data

Learn how Canvas™ 11 with GIS+ can quickly transform the appearance of map objects, coordinates and other GIS property values into a eye-catching and visually appealing map.

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Tutorial 2 of 5

Registering Scanned Maps

Learn how to transform a non-GIS raster image of a scanned map into a valuable component that could be used during your next map project.

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Tutorial 3 of 5

GIS Mapping

This tutorial describes how the powerful technologies found within the GIS+ version may be used to open and work with Shapefiles and create projections without having to use a third party program.

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Enhancing GIS Data

Always remember when working with Canvas with GIS+ that you’re not only limited to importing, projecting, or exporting GIS data. With Canvas’ multitude of tools and features as well as Visualization command, you can create a GIS project that will get noticed, not only for data, but presentation as well.

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Tutorial 5 of 5

Picking a Park Site

The State of Florida hired Pete to help designate a new site for a state park. His first order of business is to create a true-to-life map of Florida, which shows all existing state parks. This map should include all counties and navigable waterways

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System Requirements

Windows

• Pentium® 4 or better
• Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ or XP Home or Professional (with Service Pack 2 installed)
• 512 MB RAM installed (1 GB RAM recommended)
• 250 MB free hard disk space
• 16-bit color or higher (True color recommended)
• 1024×768 or higher screen resolution recommended
• Mouse and keyboard. Scanner optional for importing graphics
• Host of industry standard devices supported
• CD-ROM drive. DVD drive to use Clipart library DVD

Canvas 11 is the single most cost-effective, integrated solution for the creation, enhancement, presentation and sharing of technical illustrations and graphics.

If you work with technical illustrations and graphics, you know how daunting the task can be when a project requires various documents, images, and data – even legacy files from obscure formats or obsolete products. Canvas 11 is your cost-effective integrated solution that lets you work with reliability, accuracy, and flexibility..

Directly import from over 100 standard file formats (including PDF, DXF, and DWG) and use Canvas’ many tools and features to create stunning illustrations, graphics, and presentations that can be shared in a variety of formats.

Create with confidence

Technical illustrations require accuracy and micron-level precision from concept to finish. Canvas’ flexible environment lets you draw in any scale, define custom units of measurement, as well as grids and rulers. Add dimensioning objects that conform to industry standards, including ANSI, DIN, and JIS, or create custom settings for a specific project.

Import, view and save projects in 100+ file formats

Why work within limits when you don’t have to? From DWG, RAW DICOM to Kodak FlashPix, Canvas can open, numerous file formats so you can edit, apply effects, and export to another format. With the Canvas Print Driver (Windows XP only), ”print” almost any document – no matter the complexity – into Canvas for further enhancement and export.

Apply filters to images, text, and vector objects

With Canvas’ proprietary Sprite technology, illustrations, text, and graphics can be enhanced with both image and transparency effects without affecting the original object. This technology offers you extreme flexibility for creative art, technical illustration, and graphics production. Channel and vector masks, as well as gradient transparency tools are all on hand for stunning visuals.

Share your projects and ideas while ensuring security

At any point in the design process, you can save your Canvas documents or export as PDF, both with secure encryption and password protection. Canvas truly puts you in control of your design content by letting you decide who opens, edits, or prints your files.

Work with CGM files and study seismic data

Canvas boasts a CGM engine that is compliant with both the Aviation Transportation Authority (ATA) and Petroleum Industry Protocol (PIP) standards and offers the highest level of fidelity of the vital CGM data. The Canvas™ 11 CGM engine offers the highest level of vital CGM data fidelity and is compliant with Aviation Transportation standards (ATA). Geologists and earth scientists can import seismic data and study it with the integrated Seismic Traces palette.

Get started today!

The Canvas™ Assistant allows you to receive real-time help and information at any time, saving you from expensive training costs. What are you waiting for? Get started today!

Make the most of your data

Specialized imaging instrumentation within the medical and other related scientific industries often creates DICOM image files that contain 16 bits of data per grayscale channel. Canvas 11 offers DICOM and RAW import options that target the need to study, enhance, and apply visualization effects to specialized information.

Leverage advanced visualization features

A number of highly specialized filters enable users to visually enhance an image according to user-defined parameters thereby allowing users to see things that would otherwise be invisible to the naked eye.

Analyze with precision

To understand the results of a research or medical imaging project the vast amount of numerical data within each pixel must be accurately selected, gathered, viewed, and analyzed from within a precise environment. Direct access to numeric data makes the most advanced analysis tasks easy and accurate.

Canvas 11 is an indispensable tool for professionals who work images that contain up to 32 bits of floating point data per channel.

Tutorials

These tutorials have been created to jump start your use of Canvas’ broad range of technical drawing, illustration, page layout, and presentation features.

Tutorial 1 of 8

New Auto Trace Techniques

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how easy it is to convert an image object to vector objects with the Canvas 11 Auto Trace command. If you have ever tried to do this manually, you already know how tedious the manual conversion process can be, and the many hours of work required.

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Tutorial 2 of 8

Importing and Exporting AutoCAD files

In addition to Canvas’ numerous import and export capabilities, you can also import AutoCAD 2007 files into Canvas 11, edit them, and export to PDF format.

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Tutorial 3 of 8

Aligning Objects

With Canvas’ enhanced Align palette, you can align and distribute objects, text, and images with additional alignment and distribution options.

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Tutorial 4 of 8

Distributing Objects

In addition to the improved alignment controls on the Align palette, there are also new distribution options.

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These tutorials have been created to jump start your use of Canvas’ broad range of technical drawing, illustration, page layout, and presentation features.

Tutorial 5 of 8

Measuring the MechanicsMatthew is charged with the task of visually presenting the proposed replaceable component of Metalvionics’ M Gas Turbine.

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Tutorial 6 of 8

Creating Maps

Learn how to use Canvas™ to create a professional looking geographic map.

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Tutorial 7 of 8

Creating a Flowchart

Learn how to create flowcharts using several specialized tools in Canvas. Flowcharts provide a visual representation of each step that is to be taken and each decision that is to be made throughout a process

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Tutorial 8 of 8

Beautifying Bacteria

Bob would like to use software technology to create an onscreen interactive microscope. His primary focus will be on magneto photographs of his specimens.

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System Requirements

Windows

• Pentium® 4 or better
• Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ or XP Home or Professional (with Service Pack 2 installed)
• 512 MB RAM installed (1 GB RAM recommended)
• 250 MB free hard disk space
• 16-bit color or higher (True color recommended)
• 1024×768 or higher screen resolution recommended
• Mouse and keyboard. Scanner optional for importing graphics
• Host of industry standard devices supported
• CD-ROM drive. DVD drive to use Clipart library DVD

FotoSlate 4 Photo Print Studio solves all of your printing needs. Quickly and easily create contact sheets or wallet sized prints. Save on expensive printer ink and photo paper with the Test Printer Paper Saver Wizards. Have fun finishing the perfect photo with over a 100 themed frames or use all of your best images to easily create custom calendars.

Save time

Dramatically reduce the time you spend making print and contact sheet projects. Turn photos into contact sheets, wallet sized prints for sharing or 5 x 7 images in no time. You can also save printing time by customizing pages exactly to your specifications and then saving them to re-use again and again.

Save money

Save money on ink by using the Test Print feature to check how your print is aligned before you process the job. Save money on expensive printer paper by using the smart Paper Saver Wizard to automatically fit the maximum number of pictures possible onto one page. Just specify how many prints of each size you want and FotoSlate 4 instantly gives you the best fit.

Improve Your Image Quality

Improve the quality of low-resolution photos with the click of a button, thanks to FotoSlate’s “Clear IQZ” digital image resampling technology. Turn low-resolution online photos (such as 75 ppi images) into better prints. Get rich, faithful color representation from camera to final print with FotoSlate.

Create Custom Calendars

Now you can load recognized holidays with local settings into your customized calendars using the improved Calendar Wizard. Simply open Calendar Object Properties, click on the Special Days tab, select the day, date, and nature of the event (such as birthdays and anniversaries), and you’re set. Experiment with your projects’ style by selecting from new insertable image template shapes – at the touch of a key.

Frame the perfect photo

Get a perfect finishing touch for your print projects with frames that come in a variety of themes including family, wedding, travel, sports and many more. All you have to do is pick a frame that suits your project, then print to your heart’s content.