Kofax Power PDF Release Notes

Version: 3.1

Copyright © 2019 Kofax, Inc.

Last edited: April 11, 2019

 

These release notes discuss the following topics:

Minimum System Requirements

Third Party Licenses/Notices

Installation, Activation, Registration

General Application Notes

Scanner support

General Technical Notes

New features in the 3.0 release

Changes in the 3.1 release

Known Issues


Minimum System Requirements

  • A computer with an Intel® Pentium® 4 or higher processor
  • Supported operating systems
    • Windows 10; 32-bit and 64-bit Editions
    • Windows 8.1; 32-bit and 64-bit Editions
    • Windows 7; 32-bit and 64-bit Editions with Service Pack 1
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019 (Citrix, AD, WTS). (Applies to Power PDF Advanced Volume version only.)
  • 512MB of memory (RAM), 1GB recommended
  • 700MB of free hard disk space for application files plus 50MB working space during installation
  • Sound card is optionally required for using the Read Aloud functionality
  • Web access needed for product registration, activation and obtaining live updates for the program.
  • To use NetDocuments, EMC Documentum, Evernote, OnBase, HPE RM, OpenText Enterprise Connect connectors or work with DocuSign from Power PDF you need Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2. If it is not detected, it is installed with the product.

Note:  Performance and speed will be enhanced if your computer’s processor, memory, and available disk space exceed minimum requirements. This is especially true when converting very large color PDF files. Hyper-thread enabled or multi-processor systems can deliver better performance.


Third Party Licenses/Notices

    This software is based, in part, on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.

    The software is based, in part, on the work of Colosseum Builders, Inc.

    Portions of this software are copyright © FreeType Project ( www.freetype.org), version 2.4.9. All rights reserved.

    The software is based, in part, on the work of Kakadu Software.

    The software is based, in part, on the zlib Compression Library.

    The word verification, spelling and hyphenation portions of this product are based in part on Proximity Linguistic Technology. The Proximity Hyphenation System © Copyright 1988. All Rights Reserved. Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. The Proximity/Merriam-Webster American English Linguibases. © Copyright 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988 Merriam-Webster Inc. All Rights Reserved © Copyright 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Words are checked against the 116,000, 80,821, 92,641, 106713, 118,533, 91928, 103,792, 130,690, and 140,713 word Proximity/Merriam- Webster Linguibases. The Proximity/Collins British English Linguibases. © Copyright 1985 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Legal and Medical Supplements © Copyright 1982 Merriam-Webster Inc. All Rights Reserved © Copyright 1982, 1985 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Words are checked against the 80,307, 90,406, 105,785, and 115,784 word Proximity/Collins Linguibases. The Proximity/Collins French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (Continental), Spanish Linguibases. © Copyright 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. All Rights Reserved © Copyright 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Words are checked against the 136,771, 150,893, 178,839, 207,119, 212,565, and 194,393 word Proximity/Collins Linguibases. The Proximity/Van Dale Dutch Lingubase. © Copyright 1987 Van Dale Lexicografie bv. © Copyright 1987 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Words are checked against the 119,614 word Proximity/Van Dale Linguibase. The Proximity/ Munksgaard Danish Linguibase. © Copyright 1988 Munksgaard International Publishers Ltd. All Rights Reserved © Copyright 1988 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. All Rights Reserved .Words are checked against the 113,000 word Proximity/Munksgaard Linguibase. The Proximity/IDE Norwegian and Swedish Linguibases. © Copyright 1988 IDE a.s. All Rights Reserved © Copyright 1988 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Words are checked against the 126,123 and 150,000 word Proximity/IDE Linguibases.

    INSO/Vantage Research dictionaries: International CorrectSpell ™ spelling correction system © 1993 by Lernout & Hauspie All Rights Reserved.

    Slovenian Speller Database, copyright © 2002 Ambeis d.o.o. All Rights Reserved. Esperanto dictionary based on compilation by Toon Witkam and Stefan MacGill.

    The SoftwarePassport/Armadillo Software Protection System Copyright 1998-2007 by the Silicon Realms Toolworks. All Rights Reserved.

    This software is based, in part, on the PNG Reference Library (libpng).

    InstallShield®  2008 Copyright © 1997-2007 Macrovision Corporation and/or Macrovision Europe Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

    AES encryption/decryption copyright © 2001, Dr Brian Gladman, Worcester, UK. All Rights Reserved.

    This product includes elements developed by the OpenSSL project, including software written by Eric Young and Tim Hudson.

    Clip Art ‘Radiating confidence’, ‘Reading a Report’, ‘Veterinarian’ and ‘Nurse’ © Karina MacGill, 2009. All Rights Reserved.

    Implements Adobe® Architecture XFA® specification © 2009 Adobe Systems Incorporated All Rights Reserved.

    HTML to PDF rendering in this product uses WKHTMLTOPDF under GNU Lesser General Public License Version 3. Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. (http://fsf.org/)

    BCGControlBar Pro Copyright © 1998-2016 BCGSoft CO Ltd.

    Development tools from Microsoft © 2009 Microsoft Corp. All Rights Reserved.

    Trademarks

    Kofax, the Kofaxlogo, ScanSoft, OmniPage, True Page and Logical Form Recognition are trademarks or registered trademarks of Kofax, Inc. or its affiliate companies in the United States of America and / or other countries. Microsoft, Windows and Outlook are registered trademarks and / or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. InstallShield is a registered trademark of Macrovision Corp. All other company names or product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.


Installation, Activation, Registration

    You must have administrator rights on the computer to install and activate the program. You need web access for activation.

    1. Insert the CD-ROM or DVD in the appropriate drive

    The installation program will start automatically. If it does not, locate your CD-ROM, DVD drive, or download folder in Microsoft® Windows® Explorer and double-click Setup.exe file in the installation media root folder. Another way to run the installation program is to start Control Panel > Uninstall a program, then select Kofax Power PDF, and then click Change on the toolbar above the list. Select a language for installation. The InstallShield® Wizard will appear.

    2. License and Serial Number

    You must accept the license agreement in order to proceed. You may be required to enter a serial number. You will find this on the CD or DVD packaging or on the website at the download location. Serial numbers never include the letter “O”, always use zero. Be sure to keep the serial number in a safe place; it is fully checked only during product activation and is also needed for any re-installations.

    3. Location and Setup Type

    Select Typical or Custom Setup as a setup type. Choose Custom to enable or disable the integration of PDF Convert and PDF Create in other programs or to control installation of certain program components such as connectors. By default, all the programs offered in the Power PDF Integration panels of the InstallShield Wizard will be enabled. (You can change integration settings later by running the Setup.exe file in media root folder, and clicking the Change or Remove button.)

    The installer offers a default location for the program. Accept it or define a different one. Do not install the product to the Windows installation directory, to other system folder or mapped network drives.

    Important note on connector integrations:  Power PDF Standard automatically installs the connector for the cloud storage site Evernote, with a Typical installation. The Standard edition does not support connectors to Document Management Systems.

    Power PDF Advanced does not enable any connectors automatically. If you want connections to Evernote and any supported Document Management Systems (including Microsoft SharePoint), you must perform a Custom install and specifically enable the ones you want. To add or change connectors later, you must re-run the installer, select Power PDF and click Change.

    4. Click Finish

    Activating Power PDF

    If you have a retail version of the product, you may be invited to activate the product or provide a serial number when you first try to use the product – or its subcomponents. Please ensure that web access is available. Provided your serial number is found at its storage location and has been correctly entered, no user interaction is required and no personal information is transmitted. You will be allowed to re-install the program a reasonable number of times without having re-activation problems, because un-installation includes a de-activation step. The serial number is needed for reinstallation and web access is needed for de-activation and re-activation. For registration and activation troubleshooting see the Knowledge Base at http://nuance.custhelp.com/.

    Note:  Keep the serial number of earlier versions, to retain the option of installing them on a different computer.

    Power PDF and other products

    Previous versions of PDF Create, PDF Convert and/or PDF Viewer products might be installed on your computer with the different versions of OmniPage and PaperPort. The installer of Power PDF detects previous versions of these PDF products and asks whether to remove them from the machine or keep them.

    Power PDF cannot co-exist with earlier versions of the product. If a previous version is detected on the machine installer will ask the user whether to abort installation or continue with removal of the old version.

    Registering Power PDF

    Registration runs at first machine start after the product was activated with a valid serial number. Select Register Online to establish a connection to the registration website. We provide an easy electronic form that can be completed in a few moments. When the form is filled, click Submit. If you decide not to register or to be reminded later, you can go to https://register.nuance.com/ to register online any time later. For a statement on the use of your registration data, please see Kofax's Privacy Policy.

    Registering Power PDF on a computer without an Internet connection

    If you install Power PDF on a computer without an Internet connection, the Internet Connection Wizard starts when you try to register. Power PDF may display a message saying that the registration is not successful. Dismiss this message and work through the Internet Connection Wizard; when completed, registration page displays. You can fill out the electronic form which you can transfer to a computer with e-mail access, to register your copy of Power PDF.


General Application Notes


    Microsoft .NET 4.5.2 Framework

    Please read the appropriate section of the System Requirements to learn why you may need Microsoft .Net 4.5.2 Framework.

    Connectors

    Cloud-based storage supported in Advanced and Standard editions

    • Evernote

    Cloud-based storage synchronization folders

    Power PDF detects whether applications are installed on the computer for Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive or Box and adds quick links to their synchronization folders in File / Open and File / Save As menu.

    Document Management System (DMS) support only in the Advanced Edition

    • eDOCS DM (former Hummingbird Enterprise™) 5.3.1, 10, 16.3
      Power PDF supports eDOCS systems if a DM Extensions API is installed and configured on the client machine. The product is also integrated into Windows Explorer DM Extension.
    • iManage Work 9.3, 9.5, 10.1, 10.2 (formerly Worksite)
      Power PDF supports iManage Work systems if Desksite 9.0 or 9.3 or FileSite 9.0 or 9.3 is installed and configured on the client machine. The product is also integrated into DeskSite and FileSite clients.
    • Worldox GX3, GX4
    • Microsoft® SharePoint Server 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and Microsoft® Office 365
    • Xerox DocuShare 7.1
      Power PDF supports Interwoven Xerox DocuShare if Xerox DocuShare Client is installed and configured on the client machine.
    • EMC Documentum 7.1
      Power PDF supports EMC Documentum if DFC Client is installed and configured on the client machine.
    • NetDocuments ndOffice® 1.8 and above
      Power PDF supports NetDocuments Cloud-Based Document management if ndOffice® 1.8 or higher is installed on the client machine. ndOffice versions 1.8 or 1.9 must be installed with the Administrative Setup package.
    • Opentext Enterprise Connect 10.5, 16.2
      OpenText Content Server is supported if same version of Enterprise Connect Framework than the Enterprise Server server version is installed on the client machine.
    • HPE RM 8.3, HPE CM 9.1
      HPE RM are supported if their desktop application is installed on the client machine.
    • OnBase 17, 18
      To work with Hyland's OnBase from Power PDF the 'Integration for Nuance PDF Products' module must be licensed on the OnBase server.
    • iManage 10.1, 10.2, Cloud

    IMPORTANT REMARK: Connectors are NOT installed by default in the Advanced Edition. To install connectors during the installation select the 'Custom' radio button in the Setup Type dialog box.

    Microsoft Office compatibility

    Conversion to different editable formats can be performed whether or not the target applications are installed on your system. However, to use the results, you need the applications associated to the target file types you want to use.

    Browser support

    • Internet Explorer 10, 11
      Viewing PDF documents in browser, creating PDF documents from web pages and opening links to PDF documents in PDF Converter are supported.
    • Latest version of Firefox at the date of release (version 65)
      Viewing PDF documents in browser and opening links to PDF documents in PDF Converter are supported.
    • Latest version of Google Chrome at the date of release (version 73)
      Viewing PDF documents in browser is supported.

    Adobe® Flash Player

    To view, edit or create PDF portfolios you should have or install Adobe® Flash Player.


Scanner Support


    The scanner support is exactly the same as in other Kofax products such as OmniPage or PaperPort.

    Install your scanner before you install Power PDF

    Your scanner must be working independently of the program prior to connecting it to the program. Scanners to be used by the product should be installed according to the scanner manufacturer’s specifications. Please consult the documentation that came with your scanner for information.

    TWAIN, WIA and ISIS drivers

    Power PDF supports scanners that are controlled by TWAIN, WIA (Windows Image Acquisition) or ISIS scanner drivers. Power PDF supports any fully TWAIN- WIA- or ISIS-compliant scanner or other input devices that can supply at least a binary (black-and-white) image in a supported resolution (200 to 600 dots per inch).

    Scanner Setup Wizard

    Power PDF includes a Scanner Setup Wizard that will test your scanner for use with the product. It is launched automatically the first time you try to scan images to PDF document. You can also launch it from the Home Ribbon / Scan / Scan Settings. The scanning process can be driven either by the UI provided by the scanner manufacturer or in UI-less mode with pre-defined settings (One Touch scan). For more details please read the appropriate section of the product Help.

    Scanner compatibility

    Since scanners change frequently, please refer to http://support.nuance.com/compatibility/ for the most recent information about scanner compatibility. If you are having problems with your scanner, please contact the scanner manufacturer for assistance. Often, scanner manufacturers maintain websites that provide the latest scanner drivers, answers to frequently asked questions, and other information about their products.


New Features in the 3.0 Release


  • Tabbed document viewing
  • Application interface language modules
  • Color skins
  • PDF 2.0 specification support
  • Shared application watermarks
  • Group Policy support in the Advanced Volume version
  • Rotate multiple pages in Document Assembly mode
  • Reader mode after trial period is expired
  • Start screen with recently opened documents
  • Configurable default save location
  • Updated Text-To-Speech voices. Replaced RealSpeakSolo with Vocalizer speech engine.
  • Integration with DocuSign (in Power PDF Advanced only)
  • Improved text editing
  • New context sensitive ribbons for comments and TypeWriter
  • Real time document collaboration in the advanced version (works with computers within same LAN segment)
  • Duplicate pages and Swap two pages
  • Combine all opened documents into a single document
  • Restrict JavaScript run in documents without valid certificates
  • Support right to left text editing in Advanced Editor, comments and form fields
  • Create PDF from a website following links
  • Dynamic Stamp improvement: support Exhibit stamps
  • PDF documents exported from MS Word preserve track changes
  • New Header options in the Mail Archiving settings
  • Notify user when opening PDF documents that have Adobe Extended Features enabled
  • OnBase connector
  • Convert Tag to Artifact
  • Option for source files deletion after creating PDF

Changes in the 3.1 Release


  • Kofax branding
  • Enhanced document reading support with Jaws 2019
  • Replace Vocalizer speech engine with Windows installed speech
  • Save Search Result
  • Rich Text Field handling in Forms
  • New option to hide Start screen
  • New option to adjust filename when saving a document with newly applied redactions

General Technical Notes


  • Installation of the eDOCS DM Extension and Interwoven DeskSite add-ons (available for the Advanced Edition only)
    The product installer detects the presence of the client software of these DMS and registers add-ons for them providing PDF document-related features. If the DMS client components are not installed in advance, the registration of the add-ons is skipped by the product installer.
    You can control the integration of these add-ons if the installation of the DMS client is performed later or if you just want to enable or disable the feature. The appropriate File/Options dialog is extended with a menu item for this purpose.
  • Non-standard encoded PDF files
    The handling of non-standard encoded PDF files is changed in Convert Assistant compared to the previous version. The software can automatically detect this type of PDF file and uses OCR to get a more accurate conversion result. You can turn this feature on or off in the Processing Mode panel of Convert Assistant. Turning it off gives faster speed with the same character recognition accuracy as the text copy/paste operation in a PDF viewer or editor application. For better accuracy, the automatic detection is turned on by default.
  • Using the Optimizer tool
    • This tool in the Home ribbon allows you to remove embedded fonts from PDF documents to reduce their size. Only Windows ANSI encoded fonts can be removed from the files. Removing embedded fonts may result in modified appearance when the file is distributed.
    • This also provides a feature to compress different PDF objects using Flate encoding. This encoding is used only when the resulting compressed stream is smaller than the original one. This means that after using Optimizer, certain streams may remain non-encoded and the file size is not reduced as much as expected.
  • Using the Redaction tool in the Advanced Edition
    • Please take into consideration that the attachments of PDF files are not redacted by the product. Removal of the sensitive data from these documents has to be done before attaching them to the PDF file.
    • Non-PDF documents inside PDF Portfolios are not redacted by the product. Removal of the sensitive data from these documents has to be done before adding them to the PDF portfolio.
  • View, Modify, Protect PDF documents using Microsoft Rights Management Services in Power PDF
  • Viewing PDF files in browsers
    Online PDF documents can be viewed in Internet Explorer. Due to continuous security restrictions and API changes in Chrome and Firefox, Power PDF does not support viewing PDF documents within these browsers. You can open PDF documents from Firefox in Power PDF, if you set Power PDF to be the default application for the PDF file type in this browser's Options > Applications.
  • PDF Create Chrome extension
    The Kofax PDF Create extension for Google Chrome can be downloaded free from the Google Web Store.

  • PDF Create Firefox extension After Power PDF installation the Kofax PDF Create toolbar does not appear automatically in Firefox. When you start Firefox for the first time after Power PDF has been installed Firefox launches with two tabs where you can enable Power PDF's Create and Converter integrations. Select the 'Allow this installation' check box and click the 'Continue' button - do this on both tabs. If the tabs are not shown or you have accidentally skipped this step go to Tools / Add-ons to enable these integrations. After this, to have the Kofax PDF Create toolbar shown in Firefox, do the following: go to View / Toolbars / Customize in Firefox and in the Customize view right click on the Kofax PDF Create icon then select Add to Toolbar.


 

Known Issues


  • Using the Advanced Edit feature, please note that converting either an Image PDF or a Searchable PDF file may result in an unsatisfactory conversion. Image PDF and Searchable PDF files require OCR (Optical Character Recognition) in order to be processed by Advanced Edit. Please convert these types of PDF files to their native format (either through the Convert button or from Convert Assistant) to generate an editable document type. Then open the resulting document in a program such as Microsoft Word or Excel to perform the advanced editing.
  • During the un-installation process for Power PDF, the PDF file open/viewing association may be altered or removed. After the installation is complete, it may be necessary to repair/reinstall your 3rd Party PDF software to re-establish the PDF File open/viewing association.
  • If other Kofax PDF products are un-installed after Power PDF was installed then the viewing of PDF documents in Internet Explorer will no longer work until it is registered again. To re-register go to Options dialog of Kofax Power PDF.
  • Pembroke-based TWAIN drivers of HP contain a bug that can cause scanning issues from Power PDF. If scanning is initiated by clicking on the Scan button of the "Profile Edit" dialog of the Scanner driver, it will not disappear automatically when the driver is disabled and its dialogs should be closed manually. At any further attempt of scanning the scanner driver will crash. The workaround is to avoid scanning from the "Profile Edit" dialog, use the Scan button of the main UI ("Scan Settings" dialog) of the driver.
  • Cannot scan in high resolution with WIA2: HP Scanjet 7000 s2 scanner driver if Display scanner dialog box option is selected in Scanner Setup dialog and color mode scanning is selected.

 

For Administrators

Power PDF can be configured for Active Directory, SMS and Citrix deployment. Network and server deployment requires a VLP (Volume License Program) agreement with Kofax. For deployment instructions please review the "Network Install Guide". For assistance with deployment, a maintenance agreement is required.

 

For Developers

Use of the Power PDF automation API requires a volume license and is not available to users who purchase the individual or Non-Volume licenses through consumer, distribution or reseller channels.

 

Support

A Kofax team maintains a database to answer many technical questions relating to different products. Please visit the site http://nuance.custhelp.com/, if you have questions related to Power PDF.