PDF-XChange Standard offers all the features and funcationally of the "PRO" version with exclusion of PDF-Tools.

PDF-XChange acts as a printer, but instead of the output going to paper in the conventional manner - it is captured and re-directed to create a fully compatible, Text Searchable, Adobe PDF File (subject to the source material being readable - image files remain non text-searchable). You also receive MS Office integration allowing extra functionality such as clickable Table of Contents (TOC) and embedded URL support (i.e. 'Click Here' style links) + Office to PDF - a batch converter allowing the conversion of Multiple files to PDF that are MS Office Supported formats such as .doc, .xls, .rtf, .html, .txt etc.

Some of the PDF-XChange functions available :
1. World beating compression and optimisation technology
2. PDF/A format support for guaranteed long term archive standards support
3. Extended functionality provided for MS Office integration - via the toolbar
4. n-UP Printing mode - automatically mounts and rescales pages to a single page and calculates correct page positions etc.
5. Enhanced visual layout previewer allow you to resize pages via the printer preferences
6. Brochure/Booklet Mode print output
7. Flexible DPI output options 50 - 2400DPI available
8. CJK fonts/character set support
9. Add Watermarks or Overlay PDF pages to new PDF output - ideal for Company Stationery use.
10. Auto Bookmark generation
11. Auto Header/Footer generation
12. Extended Font embedding options
13. Profiles - create specific printer preferences and save to Profiles for future use.
14. MAPI/SMTP e-mail integration options
15. Windows 2000 > Vista 64 (32/64 bit)
16. See below for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT options.
17. Citrix Metaframe/Terminal Server Certified.
18. 'Macro' based Auto file naming/location - with Javascript rule based options available.
19. Comprehensive Digital Signature and Security including 40/128 bit and AES Encryption options
20. Advanced MS Office - Batch File Converter supplied free

A convenient PDF converter. PDF-XChange Standard is a solution for the creation of Adobe compatible PDF files from virtually any Windows program such as MS Word, AutoCAD,Excel, MS Publisher etc, the list is endless .

PDF-XChange Standard Features:
1. Tool Tips Supported - however your mouse over any function or property for a few seconds and a Tool Tip will appear explaining in brief what the purpose of that function or property is wherever possible.
2. Paper Properties: Wide range of standard Paper Sizes Supported, Set Resolution from 50 to 2400 DPI (Windows OS dependant), Scaling, allows you reduce or enlarge output to better fit the desired page size, set up to 16 pages per sheet on conversion so that many pages from your original file can fit on to a single page within you final PDF file. Print pages in reverse order from the original file.
3. Custom Paper Sizes - Create and save your own custom paper sizes for future use.
4. Advanced or Simple Interface mode - depending on users preference
5. Advanced mode gives you complete control over file creation - Simple Mode allows you to set a couple of simple options & if you wish PDF-XChange will generate the best file in terms of compression etc on your behalf.
6. Broad range of compression and optimization settings and standards available - for both images and Text
7. Convert coloured Images to Gray scale or Mono - to enhance compression and reduce file size
8. Reduce Image DPI (Dots Per Inch) to reduce file size - particularly useful for distributing files across the internet - though it should be noted that sometimes (particularly for image rich content) increasing the DPI will actually reduce the file size!
9. Fonts - Choose to embed or not the fonts used, embedding fonts increases file size, but ensures viewing consistency. You can also force the embedding of protected fonts - but you must ensure you are licensed to do so.
10. Now fully supports Chinese, Japanese and Korean fonts and characters - improved since Version 2.5
11. Watermarks - You can add watermarks, both text and graphics based to your pages, any number off and also set the pages within you file on which to print those watermarks.
12. Overlay allows you to utilise a PDF page as a watermark to overlay (in the background or foreground) this is useful when you wish to use standard company stationery or forms as background to your newly generated documents.
13. Security - choose whether to allow users to view, print, extract or add content to your files and password protect access to the functions allowed. Also allows you to use a Digital Signature on your PDF documents and to use the new Acrobat Reader 7 Page Markup/Commenting feature.
14. Links - supports the use of literal URL and email links within your PDF files - so long as the original source (pre-conversion) text was in the form of ... or email@...
15. Bookmarks - new in version 3 is the capability to automatically generate bookmarks to allow you to chapterize your files - supports any number of levels and when converting output from within any Windows program - not simply MS Word.
16. Set Save options - where to save files, how to name files, use Macros for file naming or whether to use our new PDF-Saver job management utility to save jobs to a temporary file and then batch convert them subsequently allowing you to process files more quickly and then alter the sequence and creation flow at your convenience.
17. e-mail - You can now send out your file after creation via your default MAPI program or choose to setup a simple SMTP server (more than 1 allowed) and send you email out using this method with the PDF generated file attached with a message. PDF-XChange also includes a means to enclose your PDF in an industry standard ZIP file to attached to the email.

The license of this software is Free Trial Software, the price is $49.50, you can free download and get a free trial.