Help - getting started - cheaper alternative to Acrobat

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Help - getting started - cheaper alternative to Acrobat

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I want a cheaper alternative to Acrobat with the following functionality but have got bogged down in the many programs that comprise the Tracker Software Products. I need to create PDF files from Office products and to scan images, OCR and store as PDFs. I would also like to add the occasional annotation. I've tried PDF-Tools 4.0 which seems to scan but doesn't do any OCR and seems to require an awful lot of keystrokes to achieve a non OCR PDF. Can anyone help? I just want a simple solution.
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Post by John - Tracker Supp »

Hi,

PDF-XChange PRO does all you need - with the exception at this time of OCR - this is coming in the near future.

PDF-XChange does the Office conversion (as well as conversion from any application that can print) - to PDF and PDF-Tools the scanning.

The PDF-XChange Viewer does the Annotation and shortly with the introduction of the PRO Viewer, we willl migrate the PDF-Tools functionality progressively to the PRO Viewer as far as possible - including the scanning.

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Post by lsilver »

Do you have any time frame on when OCR will become available. I have an immediate need and would prefer to not go out and have to buy yet another product. Thanks.
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Hi,

thanks for your interest - but I think in terms commercial offering it is likely to be the Autumn before anything practical will be offered.
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