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Quick Actions¶

Quick actions allow you to locate or modify the documents directly after they were created. After the creation of the documents you will see a screen showing you your file names, path, total size and the available quick actions. You can also hide the actions until the next update from here.

Note

To see the quick action selection screen you must make sure you are printing in interactive mode (Save) and have the “Show Quick Actions” option selected.

Share Links¶

‘Share links’ are links that allow access to files after they have been uploaded to a cloud storage provider such as DropBox or OneDrive. They can be copied into the address of the browser or explorer and trigger a download/preview of the file. We provide a shortened http hyperlink version of the link. If you click on the link, your standard browser will open and display the file. Alternatively, you can click on the blue button that transfers the full link to your clipboard so that you can paste it anywhere.

We offer right now 2 sources for share links: OneDrive, Dropbox. Both can be configured in their action to make a share link avaible.

Note

In the DropBox or OneDrive action configuration, you can set the quick action to always be displayed so that you cannot miss the share links. These settings override all other configurations regarding the display of Quick Actions.

Send by email¶

If you have installed an email client, like Thunderbird or Outlook, you can use this action to directly open the client and attach your new documents.

Attach to open outlook emails¶

If you have open emails in a pop-up of a supported Outlook version, their subjects will appear in the quick actions “send” dropdown. By selecting one of these items, you can add the output of the current conversion directly to its attachment.

Print with PDF Architect¶

This quick action opens the created document in the print view of PDF Architect. There you have access to all printers and printer settings and can immediately print the document.

Open with PDF Architect¶

Open your new documents directly in PDF Architect to view or continue to modify them.

Open with default viewer¶

This Action allows you to open the documents in your default viewer. By changing the Windows default for your files you will also change the viewer the action will open.

Open folder¶

With this action you can open the folder the documents were created in with Windows Explorer. If you created the documents using the email (Email a PDF) creation, the folder will point to a temporary folder. All files created by the conversion will be pre-selected in the explorer.

Table of Contents
  • PDFCreator
    • Introduction
    • Installing PDFCreator
    • Using PDFCreator
    • PDFCreator Settings
    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
    • COM Interface
    • License
    • Acknowledgements
  • PDFCreator Server
  • Internal License Server (ILS)
  • HotFolder
  • Support PDFCreator
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