When you start up the application the first time, you might be overwhelmed by the large number of settings – you will see over fifty different buttons, tabs, drop-down lists and check boxes. Although it seems to be a very complex product, ELAN Converter™ is in fact quite a simple tool that does nothing else but takes the input files and converts them into PDF. In this Chapter of the Users Manual we are going to guide you through the numerous options, explaining each of them in a great detail. We will also discuss some typical scenarios that service bureaus encounter on a daily basis, and will show you how to handle those chores with ELAN Converter™.

In general, the settings described here apply to both Bach and Watch (Hotfolder) operation, except where noted.