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Document Steps

1: Compress PDF
2: Concatenate Files
3: Convert Document Encoding
4: Convert Document Encoding to ASCII
5: Convert Document Encoding to UTF-8
6: Convert Document Encoding to UTF-16
7: Convert Image to PDF
8: Convert PDF or Image to JPEG
9: Copy Document Directory
10: Copy Document File
11: Create Document Directory
12: Crop Image to Headshot
13: Delete Document Directory
14: Delete Document File
15: Document Text Substitution
16: Fix File Extension
17: Merge Multiple PDFs
18: Rename Document Directory
19: Rename Document File

1 - Compress PDF

Applies a PDF compression process to shrink the PDF size

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2 - Concatenate Files

Concatenates two or more documents together

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3 - Convert Document Encoding

Concatenates files to form a single file.

Description

Concatenates files to form a single file.

Examples

Create a source input, select the input file and browse for the file within that location. Select the desired output location, and browse to selected the desired location for the file. Save and run.

4 - Convert Document Encoding to ASCII

Updates file encoding and converts all characters to ASCII

Description

Updates file encoding and converts all characters to ASCII. This is particularly useful if the source of information has mixed encodings or other tools don’t support certain encodings.

Examples

Select the input file and browse for the file within that location. Select the desired output location, and browse to select the desired location for the file. Save and run.

5 - Convert Document Encoding to UTF-8

Updates file encoding and converts all characters to UTF-8

Description

Updates file encoding and converts all characters to UTF-8. This is particularly useful if the information source has mixed encodings or other tools don’t support certain encodings.

Examples

Select the input file and browse for the file within that location. Select the desired output location, and browse then select the desired location for the file. Save and run.

6 - Convert Document Encoding to UTF-16

Updates file encoding and converts all characters to UTF-16

Description

Updates file encoding and converts all characters to UTF-16. This is particularly useful if the information source has mixed encodings or other tools don’t support certain encodings.

Examples

Select the input file and browse for the file within that location. Select the desired output location, and browse then select the desired location for the file. Save and run.

7 - Convert Image to PDF

Converts an image to a PDF document

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8 - Convert PDF or Image to JPEG

Converts a PDF or other image format to JPEG image

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9 - Copy Document Directory

Copy entire directory in PlaidCloud Document

Description

Copy an entire directory within PlaidCloud Document.

Copy Directory

First, select the appropriate account from the dropdown menu.

Next, press the Browse button to select the directory you’d like to copy.

Select Destination

First, select the appropriate account from the dropdown menu.

Next, press the Browse button to select the destination for the copied directory.

If desired, the copied directory can be given a new name. To do so, simply check the Rename the Copied Folder to: box and type in a new name.

Note: The default behavior is to overwrite anything which already exists. Be careful to not accidentally overwrite.

Examples

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10 - Copy Document File

Copy a single file within PlaidCloud Document.

Description

Copy a single file within PlaidCloud Document.

File To Copy

First, select the appropriate account from the dropdown menu.

Next, press the Browse button to select the file you’d like to copy.

Select Destination

First, select the appropriate account from the dropdown menu.

Next, press the Browse button to select the destination for the copied file.

By default, Analyze will not allow files to be overwritten. Instead, a numerical suffix will be added to each subsequent copy.

To overwrite the existing file, simply check the Allow Overwriting Existing File box.

To rename the file, check the Rename the copied file to box and type in a new name.

Note: Be sure to provide a file extension when changing the name of the file. The file will be created successfully without an extension, but operating systems won’t know its type.

Examples

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11 - Create Document Directory

Use PlaidCloud Document to create a new Document Directory

Description

Create a new directory within PlaidCloud Document.

Where to Create New Folder

First, select the appropriate account from the dropdown menu.

Next, press the Browse button to select the parent directory.

New Folder Name

Type the name for the new directory.

Note: If the directory already exists, no action is taken.

Examples

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12 - Crop Image to Headshot

Automatic headshot cropping of an image

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13 - Delete Document Directory

Delete an existing directory from within PlaidCloud Document

Description

Delete an existing directory from within PlaidCloud Document.

Folder to Delete

First, select the appropriate account from the dropdown menu.

Next, press the Browse button to select the directory to delete.

Note: If the directory doesn’t exist (already deleted), no action is taken.

Examples

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14 - Delete Document File

Delete an existing file from within PlaidCloud Document

Description

Delete an existing file from within PlaidCloud Document.

File to Delete

First, select the appropriate account from the dropdown menu.

Next, press the Browse button to select the file to delete.

Note: If the file doesn’t exist (already deleted), no action is taken.

Examples

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15 - Document Text Substitution

Perform text substitution within a specified file

Description

Performs text substitution in the specified file.

Examples

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16 - Fix File Extension

Determines the proper file extension and renames the file

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17 - Merge Multiple PDFs

Merges multiple PDFs into a single PDF document

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18 - Rename Document Directory

Rename an existing directory in PlaidCloud Document

Description

Rename an existing directory within PlaidCloud Document.

Folder to Rename

First, select the appropriate account from the dropdown menu.

Next, press the Browse button to select the directory to be renamed.

Rename To

Type the new name for the directory.

Note: If the renamed directory already exists, no action is taken.

Examples

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19 - Rename Document File

Rename an existing file in PlaidCloud Document

Description

Rename an existing file within PlaidCloud Document.

File to Rename

First, select the appropriate account from the dropdown menu.

Next, press the Browse button to select the file to be renamed.

Note: If the renamed file already exists, no action is taken.

Rename To

Type the new name for the file.

Examples

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