Lighten PDF Converter OCR

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Overview:

Do you need to convert PDF files to other formats? Are you writing a review or preparing powerpoint presentation and need to convert some PDF data? Do you want to deal with scanned documents in a professional way? Please read this review. Lighten PDF Converter OCR is the best solution for you.
It is pro version of PDF Converter Master. It helps you to convert PDF file into many useful formats such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CSV, Plain Text and Image. In addition the program will keep the original document formatting which offers you high quality output results.
 The program has a built in OCR function which will help in easy text recognition and extraction from scanned PDF file.

Homepage:

http://www.lightenpdf.com/pdf-converter-ocr.html

Version 4.0.0

File Size: 47.4MB

System Requirement:

Operating System:   Microsoft Windows®10, 8, 7, Vista and XP (all editions)
Does not require Microsoft office and Adobe product installed
Processor: 2GHz Processor
 RAM: 1G

Download:

The installer can be easily downloaded from the website as a free trial. The file is 47.5 Mb in size.  Direct download link can be found here:
http://www.lightenpdf.com/download/download.aspx?file=pdf-converter-ocr-v400.exe

Installation:











Installation is very easy. All you have to do is double click the installer and follow the on screen instructions. Within a few mouse clicks you will have the program installed on your computer.

The program offers a demo version with limited functions for testing and evaluating its functions. You can only convert 3 pages. After purchase you will unlock the full version and enjoy using the full program features

Purchase and Activation:



When you first launch the program you will see the activation screen. You can also click help menu and select activate.



You have to input email and license code and click activate. The license is available for a reasonable price of 59.99 $ from the official website.
http://sites.fastspring.com/lightenpdf/p...w_contents 

User Interface:



The program interface is very friendly and easy to use. The program shows left sided pane with a top toolbar including 4 buttons; add file, convert, clear and remove. The added files will be shown below this toolbar with details including file input, size, pages, output. Below this there are the output options (format, options, place, OCR Function, page selection).

On the right side, the program area shows the PDF files to be converted with a top toolbar including many options (detect and show table areas, draw table areas, delete selected area, draw image areas, add row and vertical lines to table, remove table lines, split and merge table cells). Above this toolbar there is arrows to move to next or previous page or file.

Features:

Convert PDF file to 6 other document foramts including Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx), PowerPoint (.pptx), as well as Plain Text (.txt), CSV (.csv) and image (.jpg).
Save your time and boost your productivity for your daily work!
Retain the look and feel accurately: keep the original contents, formatting, layouts and graphic elements as accurate as possible
Puts tabular data into the right cell in Excel Spreadsheet
Recognize and extract text from scanned PDF with OCR: OCR is now available for 9 languague, including: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Polish and Dutch.
Convert PDF efficiently and flexibly
Convert large PDF files at high speed, support unlimited PDF file conversion, you can convert thousands of files at one time.
Customize output image quality when you convert PDF to Image, convert all pages to one sheet or different sheets in PDF to Excel conversion
Standalone, does not require Microsoft Office and Adobe products installed.
Support PDF with copying and printing restrictions;
Built-in PDF reader lets you preview PDFs before conversion;
Convert unlimited PDFs at one time.
Easy friendly user interface

Working with PDF Converter OCR:

The program is very easy to use and doesn’t require any skills or experience



Simply click add PDF files then select input PDF files from the pop-up window. You can add one or multiple PDF files at one time according to your needs.



Now you have to select the output format from the drop down menu. Many formats are supported to fulfil your needs. For example, word, PowerPoint, excel, text, image, CSV, RTF. The output file is saved by default in documents/lighten PDF Folder. You can easily select another location to save output files using browse button. Also you can click open button to open the output folder rapidly and see your files.



You have the option to convert the whole PDF File or select certain pages to convert. Finally click convert. That’s all!



How to see the output file:





After you finish converting the file to the format you want, you can easily check the output file using the shortcut link in the output menu. Alternatively, you can open the output location using open button and preview the file you want

Optical Character Recognition (OCR):



Of course you have many of your important files such as PDF files as scanned documents. If you want to extract text from this scanned document the process is not easy as you will need Optical Character Recognition (OCR) function.
 The program has a built in OCR feature which is very useful and important. It will help to recognize and extract text information out of scanned document, such as PDF, TIFF, or other document image files.
Remember that you have to activate this feature first before use. The process is very easy. Simply click “OCR Option Button” and put a check mark in front to the “perform PCR”. Finally select the language from the drop down menu. It is important to make the language you select similar to the scanned document you need to extract text from, otherwise the program will not recognize the text.
The OCR function takes longer time than usual documents to convert. If you want better results with scanned documents, it is advised to have higher image quality and select the areas you want to use only, for example text or image instead of the whole document.

Output Options:

Some of the output formats have customizable options to suite your needs. If you find the option button next to the output format greyed out, then the options are not customizable. Customization is available for excel, image, text and CSV formats. It includes many options, for example formatting of the original document, convert the whole PDF into one or different sheets, apply the changes to the whole file or some pages, image size, show page number.

 Mark image areas:



You can use this built in tool if you want to capture selected areas as an image in output Word, PowerPoint and RTF file. For example, if you have a figure or chart and you need to preserve it as an image. The process is very simple. All you have to do is to select the “Draw image area” in the toolbar then left click, hold and drag your mouse to cover the area with pink square. After complete conversion, this will be preserved as an image.
 If you want to convert PDF to Excel, CSV or Plain text, selected areas will not be converted during the conversion.

Converting Table Data:



If you have a table in you PDF file and you need to keep it in the original style and format after conversion. For example, if you are preparing a PowerPoint presentation and you need to have the table in one of your slides. Using the program, you will be able to detect the table either automatically or manually using specific toolbar buttons. The table will be converted with the same original configuration. Then, you can easily select the whole table, move it around, delete it or change the table style directly. You can modify content within a cell without affecting other contents. When you select the table in Word document, you can see 'Table Tools' is available.
In general, it’s recommended to use auto conversion first. Sometimes, table data in output file is not correct, for example in the presence of tables with no borders. In this case, there is no problem, you can easily use the manual method for better accuracy. Simply select “Detect and Show Table areas” in the toolbar and manually select the table by long hold and drag method. That’s all!

Table edit:

The program has built in tools that lets you edit any table to add lines, rows, merge cells, or split cells. This can be easily done using the toolbar buttons or right click menu.

Pros:

Convert PDF files into multiple formats
Accurate output format
Tools for accurate image and table conversion
OCR function
Convert multiple files at the same time
Easy user interface
And many more

Cons:

None

Conclusion:

It's the most comprehensive application for office professionals, academic users and small business. It is all in one program that helps to convert your PDF file into all formats you will need. Moreover, the OCR function will help effectively with scanned PDF files. The program will maximize you experience with PDF and office documents and save you a lot of time and effort