The following topics provide background information for Nitro Pro, and describe technical matters related to PDF files:

Repetitive tasks involving one or several documents can be automated with the Batch Processing tool.

Nitro Pro supports field calculations using several methods. The built-in calculation formulas are an easy means for creating simple, and quite restricted, field calculations. You can also use Simplified Field Notation and JavaScripts, although these methods are much more sophisticated and require some programming knowledge. If your calculation needs are limited to summing or averaging data, you can use the built-in formulas without having to worry about programming.

Digital IDs let you encrypt files that can only be opened and used by people who have exchanged certificates. Certificate-based security has many advantages over password-based security: documents can be opened without the need to remember passwords, Digital IDs cannot be shared or copied easily, the one document can contain different security settings for each recipient of a file. For example, you may grant one person editing and printing privileges, while another is limited to just viewing the file.

When you receive feedback from multiple participants, each in a different copy of the original PDF file, you may find it helpful to merge these comments into a single PDF file for easier review.

PDF (or Portable Document Format) is the most widely used standard for online distribution and exchange of digital documents across both personal and professional environments. Here are some of the many advantages of using PDF documents:

Nitro Pro enables you to extract all the text from a PDF document to a text file, which can be saved to any folder or destination without modifying the original PDF document.

When creating many of the same type of form field, the quickest and easiest method is to use the Make Copies tool. Just setup the form field with the appearance and other properties you’d like all the fields to be like and then chose how many rows and columns you want.

This object allows you to get and set the properties of a PDF link, as well as set a Run a JavaScript action.

Add a link Edit a link Automatic page number links Create web links from URLs Create keyword links automatically