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There are multiple further options that relate to document-level operations within PDF-XChange Editor. See below for instructions on how to:
JavaScript is an object-oriented computer programming language that is used to create interactive effects within documents/web browsers. Follow the instructions below to add JavaScript to documents:
1. Click File in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Document Properties. The Document Properties dialog box will open.
3. Select JavaScript in the Categories menu.
4. Click the Add button. The JavaScript Editor dialog box will open.
5. Enter the new JavaScript in the text box. Enter a name for the new Javascript in the Name text box as desired.
6. Click OK. Please note that JavaScript preferences can be determined here.
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1. Click Help in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Check for Updates.
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1. Click File in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Close All.
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1. Click File in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Close. Alternatively, click the cross located at the top-right of the document name as it is displayed in the tab beneath the Properties Toolbar.
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1. Click File in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Save As. The Save File As dialog box will open.
3. Use the Save as type dropdown menu to select the desired format. The options are:
•PDF Documents (*.pdf) •Plain Text (*.txt) •MS PowerPoint Presentation (*.pptx) •MW Word Document (*.docx) •MS Excel Workbook (*.xlsx) •PDF/A Document (*.pdf) •PDF/X Document (*.pdf)
4. Click Save.
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Named destinations are user-defined locations in documents that operate in a similar manner to bookmarks. They can be used in conjunction with Bookmarks, Go To Page actions and the /Open command line to navigate to specified locations. Follow the instructions below to convert named destinations into regular destinations. See here for further information on named destinations.
1. Click Advanced in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Hover over Bookmarks.
3. Click Convert Named Destinations To Regular Destinations.
4. Follow the instructions detailed here.
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Named destinations are user-defined locations in documents that operate in a similar manner to bookmarks. They can be used in conjunction with Bookmarks, Go To Page actions and the /Open command line to navigate to specified locations. Follow the instructions below to convert document text into named destinations. All instances of the specified text will be turned into a separate named destination. See here for further information on named destinations.
1. Click Bookmarks in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Convert to Named Destinations.
3. Follow the instructions detailed here.
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1. Click File in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Copy Full File Name.
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Named destinations are user-defined locations in documents that operate in a similar manner to bookmarks. They can be used in conjunction with Bookmarks, Go To Page actions and the /Open command line to navigate to specified locations. Follow the instructions below to create named destinations:
1. Move to the desired new named destination location.
2. Click View in the Menu Toolbar.
3. Hover over Other Panes.
3. Click Destinations. The Named Destinations pane will open.
4. Click the New Destination button. A new entry will appear in the Named Destinations pane. See here for further information.
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1. Click Tools in the Menu Toolbar, then hover over Link Tools and click Link Creation Tool.
2. Click and drag the pointer to determine the size and location of the link. The Browse for Link Target dialog box will open:
Figure 1. PDF-XChange Editor Main Window, Browse for Link Target Dialog Box
3. Click Advanced. The Edit Action List dialog box will open and the Add dropdown menu will be expanded:
Figure 2. PDF-XChange Editor Main Window, Edit Action List Dialog Box
4. Click Run a JavaScript. The Add Action: "Run a JavaScript" dialog box will open. Enter the desired JavaScript and click OK to create the JavaScript link.
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1. Click File in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Document Properties. The Document Properties dialog box will open.
3. Click JavaScript in the Categories menu.
4. Select the desired JavaScript and click Delete. A confirmation dialog box will appear.
5. Click Yes.
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1. Click Document in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Hover over More for Pages.
3. Click Duplicate Pages. The Duplicate Pages dialog box will open.
4. Follow the instructions detailed here.
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1. Click File in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Document Properties. The Document Properties dialog box will open.
3. Click JavaScript in the Categories menu.
4. Select the desired JavaScript and click Edit. The JavaScript Editor dialog box will open.
5. Edit the JavaScript as desired and click OK to save.
The keyboard shortcut for this operation is Ctrl+J.
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This feature is used to specify that the line widths and coordinates of strokes are adjusted automatically to produce strokes of uniform thickness. This is performed in order to compensate for the effects of rasterization and fit lines (and other figures) more precisely to the pixel grid of monitors and other displays.
1. Click Edit in the Menu Toolbar, then click Preferences. The Preferences dialog box will open.
2. Click Page Display in the Categories menu.
3. Click the Rendering button, then use the Stroke Adjust dropdown menu to enable/disable stroke adjust as desired.
Further information on this feature is available here.
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This feature is used to enhance the quality of scanned pages:
1. Click Document in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Enhance Scanned Pages.
3. Follow the instructions detailed here.
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This feature emails documents directly from PDF-XChange Editor. It uses the mailing parameters defined in the Send Mail section of the Preferences settings, which can be determined here. Follow the instructions below to email documents:
1. Click File in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Send by E-mail. The Send Mail dialog box will open.
3. Follow the instructions detailed here.
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This feature copies and exports content selected in the current document to a new document:
1. Click Edit Content in the Shortcut toolbar:
2. Click and drag to select content, then right-click the selection and click New Document from Selection in the shortcut menu.
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This feature exports content selected in the current document to a new stamp that can be used in conjunction with the Stamp Tool:
1. Click Edit Content in the Shortcut toolbar:
2. Click and drag to select content, then right-click the selection and click New Stamp from Selection in the shortcut menu.
Note that if multiple items are selected then a stamp will be created for each item.
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This feature makes it possible to save and export customized settings for subsequent use:
1. Click Edit in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Export Settings. The Export Settings Options dialog box will open.
3. Determine parameters as detailed here.
4. Click OK. Use the Import Settings feature to import saved settings.
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1. Click the Find icon on the right of the Menu Toolbar. The Find Function will launch:
Figure 3. Find Function
2. Follow the instructions detailed here.
The keyboard shortcut for this operation is Ctrl+F.
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1. Click File in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Open Containing Folder.
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This feature is used to import customized settings that have been saved using the Export Settings feature. Follow the instructions below to import settings:
1. Click Edit in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Import Settings. The Import Settings from File dialog box will open.
3. Follow the instructions detailed here.
4. Select the desired settings for import and click OK.
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This feature is used to insert images into areas that the Snapshot tool has defined:
1. Click Snapshot Tool in the Standard Toolbar.
2. Click and drag to define a snapshot area.
3. Right-click the snapshot area, then click Add Image in the shortcut menu.
The Open Files dialog box will open.
4. Select the desired image and click Open.
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The JavaScript Console is used to add, edit and remove JavaScript from documents. Follow the instructions below to launch the JavaScript Console:
1. Click View in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Hover over Show.
3. Click Show JavaScript Console. See here for further information on the JavaScript Console.
The keyboard shortcut for this operation is Ctrl+J.
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The Merge Pages feature is used to merge document pages:
1. Click Document in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Hover over More for Pages, then click Merge Pages.
3. Follow the instructions detailed here.
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1. Click File in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Print. The Print dialog box will open. Set the desired printing parameters as detailed here.
3. Click Print.
The keyboard shortcut for this operation is Ctrl+P.
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1. Take a snapshot as detailed here.
2. Click File in the Menu Toolbar.
3. Click Print. The Print dialog box will open.
4. Select Selected Graphic in the Page Range Section, and Fit to Printer Margins and Auto-Center Page on Paper in the Page Placement and Scaling section:
Figure 4. Print Dialog Box, Print Snapshot Settings Highlighted
5. Click Print.
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1. Click File in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Print. The Print dialog box will open.
3. Select Current View in the Page Range Section, and Fit to Printer Margins and Auto-Center Page on Paper in the Page Placement and Scaling section:
Figure 5. Print Dialog Box, Print Current View Settings Selected
4. Click Print.
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This feature resets document settings as desired. Settings that can be reset are program options, including common options, presets, trusted/untrusted lists, prompts and the UI language, as well as the program history, custom stamp collections and digital signature appearance templates. Follow the instructions below to reset document settings:
1. Click Edit in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Reset Settings. The Reset Settings Options dialog box will open.
3. Follow the instructions detailed here.
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1. Click File in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Revert.
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This feature is used to replace images in PDF files:
1. Click Edit Content:
2. Right-click the image and then click Replace Image in the shortcut menu.
The Open Files dialog box will open.
3. Select the desired image and then click Open to replace the image selected in the document.
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This feature is used to save images directly from a PDF to a new file:
1. Click Edit Content:
2. Right-click the image and then click Save Image As in the shortcut menu.
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1. Click Edit in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Search. The Search pane will open.
3. Follow the instructions detailed here.
The keyboard shortcut to launch the Search pane is Ctrl+Alt+F.
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1. Click Document in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Hover over More for Pages.
3. Click Swap Pages. The Swap Pages dialog box will open.
4. Enter the page numbers of the pages to be swapped and click OK.
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The Snapshot Tool is a quick and efficient method of creating images of the current view within PDF-XChange Editor and pasting them immediately to the clipboard of the local computer. Follow the instructions below to enable and use the Snapshot Tool:
1. Click Tools in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Hover over Basic Tools.
3. Click Snapshot Tool.
4. Follow the instructions detailed here.
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This feature is used to edit the position, size and/or rotation of selected annotations/content items:
1. Click Edit in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Transform.
3. Follow the instructions detailed here.
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The Sessions options in PDF-XChange Editor provide a useful method of retaining the parameters of the active session for subsequent use. The retained parameters include which documents were open, their order/layout within the main window, the location of the main window on the screen and the status of editing panes such as the Thumbnails/Properties pane. Follow the instructions below to:
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1. Click File in the Menu Toolbar.
2. Click Document Properties. The Document Properties dialog box will open.
3. Click Fonts in the Categories Menu. A list of fonts used in the active document will be displayed. Please note that this information is read-only. See here for instructions on how to customize font embedding options.
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