1. Download and install the trial software
As noted in the 10-Sep-2020 update above, Kofax acquired Nuance's Document Imaging division, which includes the Power PDF product line, so the links shown in the video have changed. Visit the Kofax site (not Nuance) to get the free trial:
https://www.kofax.com/products/power-pdf/free-trials
Click the
Start Trial button for Power PDF Advanced, fill out the form, and submit it.
Download the trial software and install it.
2. Run the program and invoke the Watched Folder feature
Run the program by clicking Start>All Programs>Nuance Power PDF Advanced>Power PDF Advanced.
Invoke the Watched Folder feature by clicking the
Advanced Processing menu, then the drop-down on the
Batch Controls ribbon button, then
Watched Folder.
3. Configure the Watched Folder settings
Tick the
Enable Watched Folder box.
Click the
Source button and Browse to the folder that you want as the Watched Folder.
Tick the
Include Subfolders box if you want them.
Click the
Destination button and Browse to the folder where you want to store the converted PDFs.
Click the
File Type drop-down and select
Searcheable PDF (Nuance's spelling, not mine).
Fill in whatever other options you want, especially what to do with the finished source files.
4. Test the process
Copy one or more image-only PDFs into the Watched Folder.
After a short wait, check the Destination Folder to view the searchable PDFs that have been created.
Check the
Source folder and the
Move to folder specified in the
Finished source files settings to make sure that the source files were handled correctly.
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