This ribbon contains the following groups and tools, from left to right:
Pages group
Extract pages from the current document or insert pages into it. When extracting, choose one or more pages and whether to keep or drop extracted pages in the current document. When inserting, you can build up a file list from multiple folders, choose page ranges (with a preview facility) and define an insertion location. These operations are also possible in Document Assembly mode. Use Extract and Insert or a shortcut menu to replace pages.
Delete current or selected pages or define a page range.
Document assembly: Transform the current view (as set by Scroll options in the View ribbon) to a set of smaller pages, to make it easier to rearrange pages within the current document or between multiple documents. Each page has a number bar to allow easy page dragging. Document Assembly view is applied to all open documents. A separate tool allows pages to be renumbered. This tool is available only in Document Assembly mode and becomes active only if the current document contains auto-generated page numbering in a header or footer. When clicked, it applies the updated page order to the real page numbering.
To exit Document Assembly view, click its tool again. Open the Pages panel to see and work with thumbnails of all pages in the current document.
Create group
Open one or more source files for PDF creation. Choose Combine files to transform the source files into a single PDF. Choose From File to have each source file saved to separate PDF documents.
Choose From Scanner for a dropdown menu of scanning options. Use the drop-down list to setup a scanner, then scan to a new document or append the scans to the current document. In Power PDF Advanced you can also Scan and Markup (that is have a defined word or phrase or pattern highlighted, crossed-out, underlined or marked for redaction in all scanned pages). Power PDF Advanced also offers a Scan Inbox facility (at Advanced Processing > File), that automatically generates PDF files from any scans directed to a defined Inbox folder.
Rotate pages: choose current page, selected pages or a page range and choose from three rotation values. This command really rotates the pages, so the rotation persists whenever and whereever the file is opened. Use the View ribbon if you just want to temporarily rotate the view.
Convert PDF to leading targets (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), making them more editable. Clicking any of the buttons will launch the Convert Pages dialog box.
Make PDF Searchable: Transforms Image-only PDF files or files with image-only parts containing scanned text to a searchable PDF; it does this by running OCR on the image-only parts to create or supplement the document's text layer. A drop-down list allows the generated texts to be proofread to improve text accuracy.
Tools group
Edit Objects: Select pictures or text blocks in order to modify them. Your image editor can be defined at File > Options > Edit Object. Text blocks cannot be selected in image-only PDF pages. Double-clicking in a text block allows the text to be modified. The shortcut menu and a floating toolbar of a selected object or text offer many more commands.
Typewriter: Add text to any free place on a PDF page and define properties to be applied. Typewriter text becomes an integral part of the PDF at saving time.
Reduce: Reduce file size by removing unneeded elements, or Optimize the current file, which usually delivers a smaller file, partly by lowering picture quality.
Split:. Split the current document by one of a variety of criteria.
Search group and tool
Search: Find a word or phrase in the current document, or perform more complex searches through one or many documents, to find one or more search strings, using pre-defined or custom-built patterns, Boolean operators, or by using pre-compiled indexes.
If the trial period is not over yet, then the title of the ribbon displays as Trial Mode (x days), where x is the number of remaining days. If the trial period is over, and Power PDF is not activated, then Trial Expired is shown as title and Power PDF runs in Reader Mode only. Start purchase, activation or launch the product info web page with the commands in this group.
PaperPort Desktop group and tool
Switch to the PaperPort desktop displaying the current file along with all others located in that file's folder. This tool appears only if the PaperPort application is detected on the computer.
Redact: Available only in Power PDF Advanced and found in the Security ribbon.
Headers and Footers are moved to the Edit ribbon.
Compare is moved to the Advanced Processing ribbon.
Tip
To find tools in other ribbons, see Ribbon Overview or use the Find a Tool functioning at the top right.