Install Guide
Steps to install quickly, up and running for use in just a minute or two
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With this guide, you would be able to quickly install and easily configure AssistMyTeam PDF Essentials plug-in for Windows Explorer in your system and effortlessly generate PDF documents and manipulate them from files and folders.
PdfEssentialsPluginSetup.zip (for 64-bit Windows only)
The downloaded zip file contains the setup.exe and other supporting documents. Extract these file contents to a file folder.
Note:
PDF Essentials plugin requires ‘Per Machine Installation’, that is, the application will be installed to serve all users of the system (e.g., the files will be installed under Program files folder similar to Citrix/Terminal Server). Therefore, only those users with administrative rights on the system should perform the installation.
NOTE: A PDF version of this installation guide is available for download here.
Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1. Run the PdfEssentialsPluginSetup.exe to start the installation. Click ‘Next‘ to Continue.
Step 2. Select the appropriate destination folder where the application files will be installed. If you change the default folder path, please make sure you have appropriate permission. (Note: by default, it will be installed under your Program Files (x86) folder)
Step 3. Click ‘Next’ to continue with the file’s extraction. It just takes a few minutes to complete the whole copying process
Step 4. Click ‘Finish’. This ends the files installation process in your system.
Now go to Start Menu > All Apps. If the installation was successful, you will see new menu entry ‘AssistMyTeam PDF Essentials’.
Go to your Windows Explorer. And right-click any file or folder. You should be able to see the following PDF menu options that AssistMyTeam PDF Essentials plug-in has added in the context menus of your Windows Explorer as Shell Extensions. You can quickly output a PDF file of the selected file in the same folder in single click or use more advanced PDF options with the second option.
If you right-click any PDF file in your Windows Explorer, the context menu will have furthermore menu options to manipulate and organize the PDF document instantly. That is, you can view the PDF document, print, split, merge, rotate, insert, delete or reorder the pages, extract or add new attachments, insert watermark, protect or encrypt the PDF file and more.
You can also launch the AssistMyTeam PDF Essentials Advanced mode to process and convert files and folders to PDF. Use this option to customize and have finer control over the PDF output. You can add files and folders to the queue, choose if to generate individual PDF files or one single PDF file, apply watermark, password and other security options as well as choose the location to which the PDF files will be generated.
Click ‘Settings’ button to tweak and customize the PDF output behavior, choose single or multiple PDF merge options, modify the page setup, paper size, layout, watermark, password, security options etc.
For more references and help, refer to the PDF Help Manual, which can be invoke from Start Menu > All Apps > PDF Essentials for Windows > Help Topics.
You can also download the full PDF help manual directly from this link: