PDF-XChange PRO for Windows

If you need Help!

• You can report an incident / submit a request.
• You can also reach the Service Desk by phone at 77777 or by e-mail at service-desk@cern.ch.
• Consult How to use PDF-XChange PRO / Knowledgebase & FAQs (external link).

Since some years CERN has moved from Adobe Acrobat to PDF-XChange PRO.

It can be installed on Widnows at CERN or accessed remotely on CERNTS.cern.ch terminal server as documented in KB0006557.

This software has much of the same functionality as Adobe Acrobat. Along with built in functionality with Windows, this software offers full PDF management functionality.

Currently, CERN provides PDF-XChange version 10.4.4.392 - released on 13.11.2024 (PDF-XChange version history)

Overview of PDF-XChange Pro 10 Features

Main Functionalities	New features in version 10.1.3.383.0 and higher
Create and Edit Fillable PDF Forms with the all new Forms Designer	File Extension Macro
Create and Edit Dynamic Stamps	Font Customization for the Summarize Comments Feature
Convert PDF to MS PowerPoint format	New Rendering Modes Implemented for 3D Models
PDF writer Optimization/Compression Controls	Open and Convert WebP Format Images to PDF
Scan Direct to PDF	Print All Open Documents
Manipulate and Modify Existing PDF files	Print PDF Portfolio Files
Extract PDF pages to a new PDF file	Select Highlighted Text
Split/Merge PDF files	Updates to User Interface
Delete/Crop/Rotate PDF pages	Text-Editing Improvements
Re-Order Pages within a PDF file	Use Custom Fonts to Create Signatures/Initials
Add Watermarks or Overlay PDF pages	Improved 3D Support

Info

• All features (external link)

Install PDF-Xchange PRO

PDF-XChange PRO is available for all centrally managed Windows PCs and can be installed from CMF.

Create a PDF

• From an Microsoft Office Document. You can create a PDF directly from Word, PowerPoint and Excel. From the menu click PDF-Xchange or File | Save as …(*.PDF)

Useful KB articles (external links)

• How do I use the PDF-XChange printers to convert MS Office documents to PDF ?
• How do I convert Microsoft Office documents to PDF rapidly or in a Batch ?
• How do I Convert multiple Microsoft Office documents at once ?

• From any other Office suite (LibreOffice or Only Office). You can create a PDF by printing any document and selecting the PDF-XChange Standard as Printer (output file). This will create a PDF from your document.

Info

• Only Office can also create PDF from File | Save as …(*.PDF)
• LibreOffice provides an option from File | Export As | Export as PDF...

Saving a tagged PDF using LibreOffice

1. Open the original in LibreOffice.
2. Click File from the menu and select Export as PDF.
3. In the PDF Options dialog box, make sure the Tagged PDF (add document structure) and the Export bookmarks boxes are selected.
4. Click Export.

Edit a PDF with PDF-XChange

When opening a PDF document, it will open automatically in PDF-Xchange Editor, which will allow you to edit the PDF.