Preferences overview
You can find preferences at the Options command in the File menu. Here is a summary of the groups and choices.
Accessibility
In the Display page, adjust the colors used for document display to make them easier to read for people visually impaired. For details see Document Colors Options.
You can set reading order and page range options for the screen reader in the Speech page.
Automation
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In the Server Connections page, set a scan Inbox folder to be monitored for images arriving from a scanner, and set the integration with AutoStore or QuickConnect.
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In the Wached Folder group, set up a watched folder (with or without subfolders) to handle all supported file types or any one of them. All incoming files are converted to PDF (Searchable or Normal) or TIFF (single- or multi-page) and sent to a destination you specify.
Comment
Restore comment defaults, set font attributes for text boxes and select behavior for comments (for example, leave note fields blank or insert marked or covered text, set the author). For details see Comment Preferences.
Connectors
Manage your cloud and DMS connector accounts.
Document
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Specify a preference for Advanced Edit mode.
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Specify a preference for Redaction.
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Set OCR language and other settings for turning image-only PDF pages searchable.
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Set conditions for calling the Remove Document Elements dialog box.
Edit object
Specify an image editor for editing embedded pictures.
Forms
Specify form preferences.
General
Specify a wide range of general preferences, arranged in many subcategories.
JavaScript
Enable or disable Javascript in the program.
Movie
Define a preferred media player for viewing movies, and set choices for subtitles, dubbed audio, captions and descriptions.
New Document
Make font, margin, page size and orientation choices for all new documents on the New Document panel.
In the E-mail Conversion page, set the PDF format and the way handling attachments. These settings are applied when opening an email file (.msg or .eml) directly in Power PDF or when archiving emails.
Security
Specify security preferences relating to servers, import or export settings and protect settings files.
Signatures
Specify signature preferences such as appearance, verification requirements, digital identities, and time stamping.
Read Aloud
Make language and other choices for reading texts aloud. The Read Aloud page provides controls related to Windows text-to-speech settings.
Spell check
Enable on-the-fly spell checking in comment texts, select an underline color and one or more dictionaries to be used.