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If you have a lot of paper documents laying around, it\r\nmay be helpful to be able to scan those documents and save them as PDF files.\r\nPDF files take up less space than paper documents, and they can make it easy to\r\nsearch for specific information. Here are five utilities for\r\nconverting paper documents to PDF.
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Soda PDF 6 is a full-blown PDF editor that also includes scanning capabilities. The utility is divided into a series of modules, each of which deliver different functionality. The installer allows you to pick and choose the modules that you want to install. It costs $39.00 (USD), but a free trial version is available for download.
Soda PDF allows you to scan and perform optical character recognition on paper documents, but it also offers the ability to edit existing PDFs.
With Soda PDF 6, you can batch import files.
Soda PDF 6 is able to save PDF files to alternate formats, such as Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, HTML files, TXT files, or even images.
Soda PDF 6 even offers a OCR Module.
Softi Scan to PDF is a simple utility for scanning paper documents and converting them to PDF\r\nfiles. \r\nThe utility offers a clean\r\nand simple interface that allows for control over color and resolution, but\r\nit lacks any of the features of a full-blown PDF editor. Softi Scan to PDF costs $29.95 (USD), but a free trial is available for download.
You can easily change the brightness settings with Softi Scan to PDF.
With Softi Scan to PDF, you can easily change the DPI settings.
Here you see the color settings for Softi Scan to PDF.
Scan to PDF Settings for Softi Scan to PDF.
Advanced Scan to PDF Free is a free tool for converting paper documents to PDF format. When installing Advanced Scan to PDF Free, be sure to\r\nperform the custom installation. Otherwise, the software will install a\r\ntoolbar, change your browser home page, and change your search provider, in\r\naddition to installing other software.
Here you can see the Scan to PDF/JPG to PDF tab.
One of the software’s main\r\nfeatures is its ability to specify compression type.
Another main\r\nfeature is its ability to specify paper size. There are also a number of\r\nfeatures that can be used to adjust the image size and positioning.
The software even has the\r\nability to add password protection and a digital signature to documents that\r\nyou create.
The Help tab in Advanced Scan to PDF Free.
Readiris Pro is a utility that is designed to scan paper documents and convert them to PDFs,\r\nMicrosoft Office documents, or even e-mail messages. It costs $129.00 (USD), but a free trial is available for download.
The software can also\r\ncreate documents from a variety of image file formats.
The Zones tab in Readiris Pro.
The software offers a\r\nvariety of document controls, such as the ability to rotate and adjust pages, plus the ability to delete blank pages.
In addition, Readiris has a cloud setup function through\r\nwhich the software can be linked to cloud providers such as SkyDrive or\r\nDropbox.
Here you can see the Readiris Pro options under the View tab.
SolarSys DocScan Pro OCR is a utility for scanning documents and converting them to PDF format. It costs $295.00 (USD), but a free trial is available for download.
In addition to the basic image conversion\r\nprocess, SolarSys DocScan Pro OCR also performs optical character recognition\r\nin order to make the documents searchable.
The Edit options in SolarSys DocScan Pro OCR.
The View options in SolarSys DocScan Pro OCR.
The program offers a number of Options that give you control of everything from document formatting to mouse functionality.
The\r\nsoftware even supports the installation of additional languages.
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