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Alter file extensions without sacrificing time or document quality

Alter file extensions without sacrificing time or document quality

Vote: (11 votes)

Program license: Trial version

Developer: Nuance

Works under: Windows

Vote:

Program license

(11 votes)

Trial version

Developer

Nuance

Works under:

Windows

Pros

  • Offers numerous features that help you edit, convert and create PDFs
  • Various security features like passwords and encryptions
  • Turn PDF files back into their original file type

Cons

  • Interface can be somewhat confusing at times
  • The OCR scanning could be better

Nuance Power PDF Standard is a PDF reader and editor that works with all PDF files. While reading a PDF is normally very easy, editing one can be a challenge without the right software. This affordable program has many features that regular users will find appealing if you need to change PDFs or add media files into existing PDFs.

Numerous Editing Features

Nuance Power PDF Standard is the scaled down version of Nuance PDF Converter Professional, but it still has a large number of features that most users will love. You can remove or change text as easy as any text editor. You can also add media files into the PDF like images and videos that others will see whenever they open the PDF.

Not only that, but you can resize the PDF to fit your needs. PDFs are known for high-quality printing and this program will retain that feature. The prints will look great regardless of whether you make the PDF larger or smaller.

Make and Reverse PDFs

This program can turn nearly any Microsoft Office document into a PDF. That's impressive enough, but what's more impressive is that it can do the opposite. It can then turn that PDF back into its original file type without any formatting issues. This makes it easier for others to edit the document and it's a fantastic feature.

You can also create Optical Character Recognition, or OCR, scans with this program. This feature isn't perfect, but it should work if the printed text is clear and easy to scan.

Security

This program also has some security features to ensure your documents are secure. You can lock PDFs behind passwords so that only authorized personnel can see them. The PDFs can also be encrypted and you can require digital signatures to see who is opening the document and when. You can even secure your emails by archiving them, converting them to PDFs and then applying all these security measures.

Interface

The interface isn't perfect, but it's fairly simple and should be fine for most users. It could use some polishing to be honest and some of the tools are difficult to find, but it's easier than Adobe Acrobat and you should be able to find the tool you're looking for within a few seconds or minutes.

While Nuance Power PDF Standard won't be winning any awards for their interface, it works well enough and should ensure you can accurately edit and convert PDFs.

Pros

  • Offers numerous features that help you edit, convert and create PDFs
  • Various security features like passwords and encryptions
  • Turn PDF files back into their original file type

Cons

  • Interface can be somewhat confusing at times
  • The OCR scanning could be better