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Guide

How pdfMachine works – from creating PDFs to the advanced features.

How pdfMachine works
pdfMachine Funktionsschema – Übersicht
1

Open a document

Open a document you want to print from any program – for example Word, Excel, your browser or your ERP system.

2

Print the document

Wählen Sie aus dem Datei-Menü den Punkt „Drucken" – genau so, wie Sie jedes andere Dokument ausdrucken würden.

Druckmenü – Drucken auswählen
3

Select the printer

Wählen Sie im Druckdialog den Drucker „Broadgun pdfMachine" aus und klicken Sie auf „OK" bzw. „Drucken".

4

PDF preview with option selection

The pdfMachine window opens, showing a preview of the PDF that has already been created in Adobe Acrobat Reader. From here you can save the document, send it by email, edit it further or merge it with additional pages.

PDF-Vorschau im pdfMachine-Fenster pdfMachine Menüleiste mit Optionen
Tipp: pdfMachine funktioniert aus jeder Windows-Anwendung mit Druckdialog – inklusive SAP, Microsoft Dynamics Navision, Lexware und anderen ERP-Systemen.
Features in detail

Registration

After purchasing, you will receive your registration code by email. Enter this code once in the registration area of pdfMachine to activate the full version and unlock all the features of your edition.

pdfMachine Registrierungsfenster

Configuration & settings

Customize pdfMachine to suit your needs: default save path, file name templates, quality levels, email programs and much more – all via the clearly arranged settings menu.

pdfMachine Konfigurationsmenü

Sicherheit & Verschlüsselung pro & ultimate

pdfMachine supports PDF encryption up to 128 bit – the same level of security as online banking. By setting passwords and assigning individual permissions, you can precisely restrict how the document is used.

pdfMachine Sicherheitseinstellungen

Text-Wasserzeichen pro & ultimate

Add and design a simple diagonal text watermark. When the feature is enabled, every document created automatically includes the watermark in the printed output.

pdfMachine Text-Wasserzeichen

N-Up: Mehrere Seiten auf einem Blatt pro & ultimate

This feature lets you combine several pages of any document onto a single sheet. This makes documents with many pages easier to view and can compress very large documents.

pdfMachine N-Up Seitenansicht

Seiten editieren pro & ultimate

The editing feature lets you rearrange pages by drag & drop, delete them or add additional pages and documents – all simply with the mouse.

pdfMachine Seiten editieren
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