FlashPaper 2
FlashPaper 2: Converting Printable Files into SWF or PDF File Format
Web-ready in a single click
Aug. 19, 2005 03:00 PM
FlashPaper - ideal for Microsoft Office users who need to create Flash documents and PDFs - lets users generate Flash-viewable documents with a single click. Anyone can create FlashPaper files from inside Microsoft Office products Word, Excel and PowerPoint without leaving the application. Flash designers and developers can apply interactivity to FlashPaper files to customize the experience.
The FlashPaper desktop version is a standalone Flash document and PDF creation tool that installs on a single user's PC to provide fast, easy, local e-document creation.
FlashPaper 2 lets anyone convert printable files into a SWF or PDF file format. Perfectly suited to both Web professionals and non-technical users who simply need to create, share, and distribute documents in a secure, compact, universal format, FlashPaper lets users generate Web-ready documents in a single click. With FlashPaper, anyone can create SWF or PDF files directly in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) without leaving the application. Flash designers and developers can apply interactivity to Web-ready files to customize the experience.
The FlashPaper desktop version is a standalone Flash document (SWF) and PDF creation tool that installs on a single user's desktop to provide fast, easy, local, e-document creation.
Feature and Benefits Overview
- MS Office integration - FlashPaper creates SWF and PDF files directly in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint using intuitive toolbar buttons and dropdown menus.
- Drop-and-drag document creation - You can generate compact, fast-opening Flash documents (SWF) that can be published to any Web site using Macromedia Contribute, Dreamweaver, or any other HTML tool.
- Creates Web-ready Flash documents - You can create Flash documents that are immediately available cross-platform on any Web browser. Compact Flash documents open in a Web page, eliminating the need for a separate viewer application. Flash documents can also be incorporated in Flash projects.
- Creates full-featured PDF documents - FlashPaper generates compact PDFs instantly from any printable file in one click. FlashPaper PDFs are perfect for e-mailing, printing, or archiving information offline. You can completely customize PDF security using 40- or 128-bit encryption, two-level password protection, and a variety of permissions.
- In-document text search - FlashPaper can do complete text searching in Flash documents, making it simple to find specific words or phrases. You can select and copy any piece of text in FlashPaper-generated Flash documents without text reflow or formatting issues.
- Comprehensive document navigation - Flash and PDF documents generated using FlashPaper in Microsoft Office will automatically retain the source document's bookmarks or section navigation.
- Customization and advanced features - Flash developers can manipulate the Flash document user interface. Flash designers can load and control documents in Flash projects and customize which user interface elements are displayed with an updated ActionScript API.
About Jeremy GeelanJeremy Geelan is Sr. Vice-President of SYS-CON Media & Events. He is Conference Chair of the AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo series, of the all-new Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, of the 4th International Virtualization Conference & Expo and founder of Web 2.0 Journal, AJAX & RIA Journal and other major SYS-CON titles. From 2000-6, as first editorial director and then group publisher of SYS-CON Media, he was responsible for the development of all new titles and i-Technology portals for the firm, and regularly represents SYS-CON at conferences and trade shows, speaking to technology audiences both in North America and overseas. He is executive producer and presenter of "Power Panels with Jeremy Geelan" on SYS-CON.TV.