Nitro Admin User Guide

Nitro PDF Pro MacOS

March 16, 2021 10:04 AM

To compress a scanned document, see Reducing Document File Size.

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March 16, 2021 08:10 AM

Open an existing PDF file. In the Sidebar, select the thumbnails of the pages you want to include in the new PDF. Choose File > New > From Selection (Command+Shift+N). A new PDF file is created from the pages you selected. To create a PDF containing only a specific section of an existing PDF page:

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Creating Blank PDFs

March 16, 2021 08:09 AM

Choose File > New > Blank Document from the menu. Choose a page orientation in the New Page window. By default, a blank page will be selected. Click “Choose” or tap the Return/Enter key to confirm. Insert a page into the PDF by choosing Edit > Insert Blank Page (Command+Option+B), or drag a page thumbnail from an open PDF and drop it in. Choose File > Duplicate (or File > Save As) to give the PDF a name.

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Accessibility

March 15, 2021 07:48 PM

Nitro PDF Pro aims to provide good assistive support for users who may need it. To see which accessibility shortcuts the application currently supports, choose Nitro PDF Pro > Services > Services Preferences > Accessibility.

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Default Application Settings (macOS)

March 15, 2021 06:44 PM

To set your macOS default PDF application:

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Welcome Window

March 14, 2021 07:40 PM

When you initially launch the application, you will see a welcome window. This window provides an overview of the most common tasks and provides convenient links to helpful resources for more information.

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Human Interface Notes

March 14, 2021 05:52 PM

The application’s pull-down menus list many items. However, if you hold down the Option or Command keys--either before opening a menu or while a menu is open--some menu items can change. Use the Option and or Command keys when choosing a special item from the dynamic menu.

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About Portable Document Format (PDF)

March 14, 2021 01:22 PM

Portable Document Format (PDF) is an electronic file format originally developed by Adobe. Today, it is an open file format specification managed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO 32000. PDF is the defacto standard to correctly and reliably display and distribute documents electronically regardless of specific software application, operating system, or device.

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macOS Help

March 13, 2021 05:55 PM

PDFpen is a Mac-based app and leverages the macOS for many of its capabilities such as font support, scanning, and printing.

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Undo/ Redo

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

PDFpen allows you to Undo edits made to your document.

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Measuring

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

To help you align objects on a page go to Arrange > Show Grid or Arrange > Snap to Grid. Set the spacing of the grid in Preferences > General.

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Editing and Correcting Text

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

Selected text can be copied and pasted into other applications. Text attributes (formatting, font, columns) are copied along with the text and match the original formatting as much as possible. Text is automatically selected in columns if your document is formatted that way.

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Basic Signatures

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

There are a few ways to sign a PDF document.

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Processing Form Data

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

There are several PDF tools one can use to fill out and submit a form.

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Creating PDF Table of Contents

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

(Advanced feature of Nitro PDF Pro)

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Toolbar

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

Visible by default, hide and reveal the toolbar by choosing View > Hide Toolbar (Command+Shift+B). Nitro provides a set of default toolbar items.

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Sidebar

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

The Sidebar appears on the left side of your document. There are two ways to show or hide the Sidebar:

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Searching PDFs

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

Click the Find button

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Saving PDFs

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

PDFpen supports autosave and versioning. To restore your document to a previously saved version:

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Introduction

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

Welcome to the all-purpose PDF editor for Mac. Add text, images, and signatures. Combine, proof, and edit documents. Fix typos, resize images, fill out forms, and redact sensitive information. Use OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to digitize scanned documents, export to Microsoft® Word, and password-protect.

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Reordering Pages

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

Show Thumbnail view in the Sidebar by clicking on the Sidebar button

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Creating PDFs from Scans

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

Scanning in Nitro PDF Pro requires a scanner supported by the Image Capture application. The application also supports scanning with Continuity Camera (requires macOS 10.14 and iOS iOS 12 or higher).

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Print Dialog

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

Once you are ready to print:

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Headers, Footers, and Page Numbers

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

Add header and footer text and page numbers to your document. Select from a variety of positioning and formatting options. A preview displays the location of each on the page based on the currently selected options. You cannot have header/footer text and page numbers in the same position. Apply headers, footers, and page numbers all at once, or separately to allow for different formatting options for each, such as fonts and page ranges.

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Document Encryption and Security

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

There are two types of passwords a PDF document can have:

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Creating PDF Portfolios

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

(Advanced feature of Nitro PDF Pro)

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OCR (Optical Character Recognition)

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is the process of converting a bitmap image of text (like a scanned document) into text that can be selected, copied, and searched by Nitro PDF Pro and other text editing software. Once the text has been recognized by OCR, it is placed on an invisible layer above the image of the text that you can see. When you copy text, the text is copied from this invisible OCR layer. OCR technology will not produce a perfect rendering of the bitmapped text. You will need to proofread and edit the text that results from OCR.

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Editing and Adding JavaScript

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

(Advanced feature of Nitro PDF Pro)

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Library

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

The Library stores scribbles, images, and text for quick access and reuse. Drag Library items to the current document to insert them.

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Inspector

January 31, 2021 05:27 AM

Use the Inspector to align objects and access document metadata information.