Wondershare PDFelement 5.5

Useful tool to create, edit, combine, and convert PDF files to Office formats
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Creating, editing, converting, and combining PDF files is no longer exclusive to Adobe Acrobat. Wondershare PDFelement performs all these tasks just as efficiently and for a significantly lower price tag. It can convert to and from Microsoft Office file formats faithfully preserving the original layout. Its attractive interface follows the current look and feel of the Office line of products, making it as intuitive as easy to work with.

The formats supported by the program on the input side cover a wide range of image file formats and all Microsoft Office file types, including RTF. When using as input an image-based file that contains text, you have the chance to use the program’s OCR add-on and turn those images into text-based, searchable files that you can then edit and enhance like any other Office file. (Regrettably, OCR support needs to be purchased separately, either when acquiring the program or as an add-on once the program has been installed and registered.) As for the output, the list of formats has been enlarged to include EPUB and HTML – certainly, two very interesting additions. Newly-created PDF files can be protected from unauthorized use by adding an open password to them, as well as by applying restrictions to specific actions, such as printing, copying, or editing those files. Files can then be compressed and optimized for online sharing.

You can also use Wondershare PDFelement to create PDF forms, complete with highly customizable text fields, check boxes, radio buttons, combo boxes, list boxes, and even a digital signature. Both encrypted digital signatures and handwritten ones are supported.

Editing an existing PDF file is an intuitive and rewarding task. From the user’s perspective, it is just like editing a Word or an RTF file in your favorite word processing tool. You can add and resize new images and delete existing ones; insert, add, delete, or change text without affecting the overall layout; you can add stamps, watermarks, highlight text, and add annotations and shapes, as well as crop and reorganize your pages to fit your needs. All of these tasks are performed in the most intuitive way – you won’t require any more skills than those you need to work with a Word file.

The conversion process is just as straightforward, and it will allow you to combine various PDF files into a larger one in the format of your choice. As mentioned above, EPUB is one of the output formats supported, which effectively makes PDFelement a handy tool to transform your PDF and Office documents into versatile e-books with just a few clicks of your mouse.

Wondershare PDFelement is a neat and practical alternative not only to Adobe Acrobat but to many other PDF editors that ultimately lack most of the extensive functionality offered by this tool. If you add to this the program’s ease of use and its versatile conversion capabilities, I find it hard not to recommend PDFelement to anyone looking for a flexible and efficient PDF creation and editing tool.

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Pros

  • Attractive Office-like interface
  • Compresses and optimizes your PDF files
  • Converts to all Office file types, EPUB, HTML, and to tens of image file formats
  • Flexible editing tools
  • Allows you to create PDF forms
  • Conversion processes respect the original layout

Cons

  • OCR support needs to be purchased as an extra

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Terrible software and horrible customer experience. Run away as fast as possible.

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