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Document digitization and PDF editing made easy. Tips, trends & use cases for higher productivity.

3 Reasons Why FineReader PDF is the Leading PDF Tool to Improve Productivity

In just the last year, the outburst of large language model (LLM)-based generative AI has caused a lot of hype as being one of the most transformative technological events in modern history since the Internet.

What to Consider Beyond Adobe Acrobat: Choosing the Right PDF Solution

When it comes to selecting a PDF solution, the options and functionalities are diverse, and the range of alternative PDF tools offered is vast. To navigate the wide range of options, it’s crucial to consider key factors that align with your specific requirements. Watch the webinar on demand to learn why FineReader PDF is a robust alternative to Adobe® Acrobat®.

How to organize pages in a PDF in FineReader PDF for Windows

Several major improvements were introduced in the latest FineReader PDF 16 for Windows. You can read about all the improvements in this FineReader PDF 16 Release summary blog article. One of the new useful features is called “Organize Pages”, and this blog article breaks down all the details you should know about how to organize PDF pages using FineReader PDF 16. What is “Organize Pages”?

How to Convert PDF to Word on Mac®

Apple® computer users commonly use Microsoft® Office apps such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel to work with documents. So, questions about how to convert PDFs to editable Word documents on Mac®, Excel spreadsheets, or PowerPoint slide decks remain relevant.

How to Reduce PDF File Size to Make PDFs Smaller

PDF files are a convenient way to exchange documents for all types of usage scenarios. But PDFs often can be large and cumbersome–ABBYY FineReader PDF 15 can help with that. How to make a PDF smaller First, open the document in FineReader PDF. Click on the menu “File” to find the option “Reduce File Size”. There are several options available to adjust the quality of pictures and the size of the resulting file.

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15 Mobile Tips for Digital Transformation in the Legal Industry

The legal industry is among the slowest to adopt new technologies. While law firms and legal departments acknowledged “greater use of technology” as one of their top investment priorities in the Thomson Reuters 2019 Law Firm Business Leaders Report, the status-quo continued and business as usual persisted.

Scheduled and Automated Document Processing with FineReader PDF 15

When you are working with multiple documents at the same time, you may be looking for ways to simplify document processing. ABBYY FineReader PDF 15 has just the tools you need to automate the tasks involved in PDF and scanned document processing, including converting or creating multiple documents at the same time.

FineReader PDF for iOS – Scan On-the-Go

Every modern smartphone is a pretty powerful computer. So why not use it for document storage, with perfect scans and online and offline text recognition–all in your pocket. FineReader PDF for iOS is a younger sibling of the world-famous FineReader PDF.

Digital Signatures and How to Use Them in PDFs with FineReader PDF 15

When working with digital documents such as PDFs, people often ask how to create a digital signature and how to add digital signature to PDF. In this article we’ll consider what is a digital signature PDF can be signed with, and how to use FineReader PDF 15 to apply digital certificates, create and verify digital signatures for your documents. What is a digital signature?

How a Turkish Government Agency Optimized Document Workflows and Reduced Costs

The employees at the Ministry of Industry and Technology of Republic of Turkey review and process various kinds of documents received from numerous sources. By implementing ABBYY FineReader PDF 15 as the single universal PDF and document conversion solution throughout the whole organization, the Ministry improved the efficiency of their document management workflows and significantly decreased software purchase and maintenance costs.

How OCR Facilitates Digital Transformation for PDFs

This blog post is a long read. If you prefer watching or listening, check out this recording of ABBYY’s session during PDF Association PDFest 2020, which covers this topic. The topic of this blog post is how optical character recognition (OCR) technology facilitates digital transformation for (Portable Document Format) PDF documents. This may sound a bit silly at first: PDFs are already digital, one would say, what is there to transform?

Other manipulations with PDF pages ABBYY FineReader PDF 15

With this post, we conclude the overview of ABBYY FineReader PDF 15 functions that help to manipulate and rearrange your PDF documents. Enhancing visual appearance of PDF pages Cropping can enhance the visual appearance of pages in PDFs, especially scanned ones. But, how else can we improve it with FineReader PDF?