Our new Word to PDF Converter beta launched

August 8, 2010 – 6:10 pm
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Our new Word to PDF Converter beta launched
Following on from our free PDF to Word and PDF to Excel conversion services, we now have a new free Word to PDF service. Just upload your DOC, DOCX, or RTF file and we’ll quickly email back a PDF version. The service can handle files from Microsoft Word 1997, 200, 20003 and 2007 and, being web-based, is platform independent and requires no installation.
For our latest service, we’re trying something a little different. This time we’re going to let you decide what features should be added next. Just head to the site and click on the large button to go and vote.
Choose future features for Word to PDF
Creation profiles. Create different kinds of PDF files web-, office- and print-ready. Web-ready would be smaller in size with lower resolution graphics, while print-ready would be larger but would retain higher quality graphics.
Secure PDF. Add password protection to the PDF files you create and control who can open your PDF files and how they can be used.
Add meta data. Add document info, including title, author, subject and keywords to improve indelibility for archiving and search retrieval.
Set initial view. Control how a PDF will open, including the magnification level, page view mode to use, and whether to display the Pages or Bookmarks panel.

Following on from our free PDF to Word and PDF to Excel conversion services, we recently released a new free Word to PDF service. Just upload your DOC, DOCX, or RTF file and we’ll quickly email back a PDF version. The service can handle files from Microsoft Word 1997, 2000, 2003 and 2007 and, being web-based, is platform independent and requires no installation.

For our new Word to PDF service, we’re trying something a little different. This time we’re going to let you decide what features should be added next. Just head to the site and click on the large button to go and vote.

Choose future features for Word to PDF

We’re considering adding the following features. Please tell use which one you like the most.

  • Creation profiles. Create different kinds of PDF files web-, office- and print-ready. Web-ready would be smaller in size with lower resolution graphics, while print-ready would be larger but would retain higher quality graphics.
  • Secure PDF. Add password protection to the PDF files you create, and control who can open your PDF files and how they can be used.
  • Add meta data. Add document info, including title, author, subject and keywords to improve archiving and search retrieval.
  • Set initial view. Control how a PDF will open, including the magnification level, page view mode to use, and whether to display the Pages or Bookmarks panel.

Check out Word to PDF now and vote for the features you’d like to see!

By Richard Crocker | Posted in news | Comments

PrimoPDF 5 now available in English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, Nederlands languages

August 6, 2010 – 10:05 am

A few days ago we quietly released a major new update to PrimoPDF. Like our other popular PDF software products — Nitro PDF Professional and Nitro PDF Reader — PrimoPDF is now available for German, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch speakers. If one of these is your preferred language, we hope you find using Primo even more pleasurable, and ask that you help spread the word to your colleagues, friends, and family. Tweet, email, or blog about it — even pick up a phone. We really don’t mind!

I’m still staggered by the amount of downloads (about 19,000,000) there have been and don’t want to seem too boastful but I think it’s occurred because Primo is not just another PDF print driver. Our aim was always to give people the kind of quality creation and professional capabilities that one might even be willing to pay for, all for the low, low price of $0.

I’ve provided a quick summary of the product highlights, but as with all our tools, trying it out is the best way to get a feel for it.

  • Drag-and-drop PDF creation (NEW). The only free PDF converter to support one-click, drag-and-drop PDF creation — saving you time whenever you need to create a PDF file.
  • 100% industry-standard PDF files. Easily create PDF files that can be opened in any PDF viewer, including Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader, Nitro Reader and Nitro PDF Professional.
  • Convert 300+ file types to PDF. Convert any file that prints to PDF, including Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX), Excel (XLS, XLSX), PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX), Visio (VSD), Publisher (PUB), WordPerfect (WPD), OpenOffice, HTML, TXT, BMP, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, and many more.
  • Consistent PDF creation. Use the creation profiles to produce the same kind of PDF file every time. Profiles include Screen, eBook, Print, Prepress, and Custom.
  • Append PDF files. Combine each newly created PDF file into the one PDF.
  • Secure PDF. Protect and encrypt your information with strong password-based PDF security.
By Richard Crocker | Posted in news | Comments

Google trials an integrated PDF viewer for Chrome

August 6, 2010 – 10:00 am
Article taken from the Ubiquitous PDF series by Anne Shea. View the complete series on PlanetPDF.com

Given recent security hassles at Adobe, Google’s decision to integrate a native PDF reader within Chrome 6 is big news. Google says it’s designed to be foolproof, since users who wish only to view PDF don’t need to download an add-on. Moreover, updates will be made to the PDF reader without user prompting.

Google has already taken steps to ensure a secure average-use PDF experience, such as the ability to disable individual plug-ins. According to the Chromium blog, the PDF viewer takes the concept one step further and will even improve user experience. “PDF files will render as seamlessly as HTML web pages,” they say, “and basic interactions will be no different than the same interactions with web pages (for example, zooming and searching will work as users expect).”

The viewer is currently available only through Google?s Chromium channel: users should keep in mind that this is a beta-release developer channel, and not a stable version. Read the official announcement and try it out at Google’s Chromium Blog.

By Jacques G | Posted in Blogs & Sites, knowledge, news | Comments

Get Satisfaction: Nitro Reader and PrimoPDF’s online community

August 6, 2010 – 10:00 am

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Three months following the release of Nitro PDF Reader, the entire Nitro team is still catching their breath after the overwhelming feedback received from the avid PDF community. Although the communication tidalwave was certainly expected, the greatest challenge was to find an efficient way to track feedback, issues, comments, and general community banter. A persistent philosophy at Nitro PDF Software is to avoid re-inventing the wheel, so the idea was to turn to those who eat, live, and breathe “people-powered” community solutions: Get Satisfaction.

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What’s all the buzz about?

Get Satisfaction doesn’t limit you to just posting queries or support requests, but it also features an intelligent search algorithm that finds answers to your question in real-time if it was already asked by another community member, thereby reducing your chance of having to wait for a personal reply. Another great feature of Get Satisfaction is the ability to submit files directly to Nitro’s drop box; these can be screenshots, log files, problematic PDFs, and even Christmas cards!

Community interaction

There’s no denying that the incoming messages related to Nitro Reader or PrimoPDF are always abundant, and this can slow down our response times during periods of high traffic. The one true value of the Get Satisfaction community is that member interaction is highly encouraged. Several topics and queries are frequently answered by other users of Nitro products who might have already encountered similar scenarios, allowing them to relate their personal workarounds and discoveries. As a member of the community, you are also encouraged to tag your posts with a mood-indicator, which lets us know if you’re happy about something or if you’re frustrated by an issue. This also allows us to gauge the global mood in the community, which is important for us to understand the general ‘vibes’ around Nitro PDF Reader and PrimoPDF.

Let’s hear from you

Nothing is more valuable to us than the presence of our users across all our products, ideas, and concepts. The Nitro team would love to hear from you; let us know if you have an idea for a new feature, or if you have an issue you’d like us to help you resolve. You can also jump on the band wagon just to pat us on the back, or even to help other community members who might have less experience with anything PDF-related.

We hope to see you soon on Get Satisfaction!

By Jacques G | Posted in Blogs & Sites, knowledge, news | Comments