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The process of converting image files to a linked, searchable PDF file is described in detail in the following tutorial.
Preparation
Create a directory on your hard drive called "tutorial".
Copy a set of test images to the tutorial directory. The images should meet the following criteria:
Be a continuous series of pages from the same document
Include a front cover, table of contents, list of illustrations, and body pages
Be monochrome
Measure 8.5 x 11 inches
Use portrait orientation
From the Windows desktop, click the PPP 
icon.
The PPP window opens. In order for the images to be processed properly during the tutorial, the PPP settings need to be configured. Step through the Page Setup, Margin
Setup, Cleanup, and Resize tabs and make the following selections:
Page Setup Page
Page Content Detection: Checked
Maximum Subimage Size; Width: 6.5", Height: 9"
Page Rotation
Turn Image First: Unchecked
Detected Image Size
Inches: Checked
Output Canvas
Keep Original Image Size: Checked
Keep Contents Outside Detected Subimage: Unchecked.
Margin Setup Page
Margins: Simple
Top: 1"
Set Left: 1"
Set Right: 1"
Check Bottom: 1"
Check Horizontal Alignment: To Margin
Vertical Alignment: To Margin
Cleanup Page
Despeckle
Single Speckle Removal: Checked
Edge Cleanup
Remove Everything Within: Checked
After Deskew: Checked
Top: 0.1"
Left: 0.1"
Right: 0.1"
Bottom: 0.1"
Punch Hole Removal
Remove Punch Holes Within: Checked
Top: 0.5"
Left: 0.5"
Right: 0.5"
Bottom: 0.5"
Report In Exception List If Subimage is Less Than: Unchecked
Deskew: Checked
Skew Detection Options
Fast Skew Detection: Checked
Skew Constraints
Min. Skew: 0.005
Max. Skew: 3
Resize Page
Resize Subimage: Unchecked
Close the PPP window.
In the Job Changed dialog box, click No.
Start TMC.
From the Windows desktop, click the ETMC 
icon.
Locate Job Directory
The TMC Main window opens.
If the Tree is not in Browse mode, click Browse Mode 
on the toolbar.
If the Confirm dialog box appears, click Yes.
Use the top portion of the Tree to locate and select the job directory (\tutorial).
Create Image Separation Rules
From the toolbar, click Setup Rules
.
The PPP Rules dialog box appears. This dialog box is used to add, modify, and delete rules for separating images based on their size and color depth. The TMC software comes from the factory with two default PPP rules (A and Foldout).
Accept the current settings by clicking OK.
Separate Images
From the toolbar, click Separate Images 
.
In the Confirm dialog box, click Yes.
In the Done dialog box, click OK.
Process Images in PPP
From the toolbar, select Run PPP 
.
The PPP window opens.
From the File menu, select New Job.
Go to the Job Setup tab.
Click Current Folder
to the right of the Look In field.
The Browse for Folder dialog box appears.
When images are separated, they are placed in separate subdirectories according to their size and color depth. Since all of the images used in this tutorial are 8.5 x 11-inch monochrome, they met the criteria of image separation rule A and were placed in an image subdirectory of the same name.
In the Browse for Folder dialog box, locate and select the \tutorial\A subdirectory.
Note:
Each image subdirectory is named after its corresponding image separation rule. If none of the images meet a rule's size and color depth criteria, a subdirectory for the rule will not be created.
Click OK.
Press the Shift key while you use the mouse to select all of the images in the Look In pane for processing.
Click Add.
From the PPP window Job menu, select Process Images.
The Save As dialog box appears. It is used to specify a name and location for the PPP job. Use the default name A.JOB.
Click Save.
The images are processed.
The Report of Processing dialog box opens.
Click OK.
For each image in the Exception List window, note the description of the problem, double-click on the image, correct the problem, and click Reprocess Now.
Repeat this process until all of the files have been cleared from the exception list.
Close the Exception List window.
Close the Good Files List window.
For jobs that contain images of different sizes and color depth, multiple image subdirectories would be created.
The images in each subdirectory should be processed using the previous steps. At this point all of the images for the current job have been processed.
In the PPP File menu, select Exit.
Merge Directories
Use the top portion of the Tree to locate and select the current job directory (\tutorial).
From the toolbar, click Merge Directories
.
The Final Merge Job dialog box appears. Click Yes.
The Done dialog box appears. Click OK.
Create TMC Job
Use the top portion of the Tree to locate and select the PPP subdirectory within the current job directory (\tutorial\PPP).
From the Job menu, select New Job.
The New Job dialog box appears.
Verify that the following entries are present in the Job Settings tab:
Directory for Image Files: <drive>:\tutorial\PPP
Directory for PDF Files:<drive>:\tutorial\PPP\Output
Click O.K.
Create TOC and Lists
Step through the images in the Tree and locate the first and last pages of the table of contents.
Simultaneously press the Shift key and use the left mouse button to select the first and last pages to be used to create the TOC.
The page range is highlighted.
From the toolbar, click TOC Builder
.
The Launch TOC Builder dialog box appears.
Accept the default settings by clicking OK.
The TOC Builder window opens.
Press the left mouse button and enclose the table of contents on displayed image within the box.
OCR is performed and a hierarchy is displayed in the TOC pane.
Add, modify, and delete the TOC entries as needed.
To add, move, or delete an entry, highlight it and use the icons at the top of the TOC pane.
To modify an entry, place the cursor over it, double-click the left mouse button, and make the necessary changes.
Click Next Page
and repeat steps 44 and 45 for each table of contents page.
Click Auto Page Match 
.
From the File menu, select Save.
In the Save As dialog box, use the file name provided (TableOfContents.tcf) and click Save.
From the File menu, select Exit.
Step through the images in the Tree and locate the first and last pages of the list of illustrations.
Simultaneously press the Shift key and use the left mouse button to select the first and last pages to be used to create the list.
The page range is highlighted.
From the toolbar, click TOC Builder.
The Launch TOC Builder dialog box appears.
Accept the default settings by clicking OK.
The TOC Builder window opens.
Press the left mouse button and enclose the list of illustrations on the displayed image within the box.
OCR is performed and a hierarchy is displayed in the TOC pane.
From the Current Item Type combo box (in the upper left portion of the window) select Illustrations.
The TOC Builder dialog box appears.
Click Yes.
Add, modify, and delete the list entries as needed.
To add, move, or delete an entry, highlight it and use the icons at the top of the TOC pane.
To modify an entry, place the cursor over it, double-click the left mouse button, and make the necessary changes.
Click Next Page and repeat the previous steps for each list of illustrations page.
Click Auto Page Match .
From the File menu, select Save.
In the Save As dialog box, rename the list of illustrations file LOI.tcf and click Save.
From the File menu, select Exit.
Import Bookmarks
Bookmarks consist of table of contents, list of figures, list of illustrations, and similar information.
The first bookmarks to be imported are from the TOC file.
From the toolbar, click Insert Bookmarks from File
.
In the Open dialog box, navigate to \tutorial\PPP\TocImg_01 and select the TableOfContents.tcf file.
Click Open.
In the Insert TOC dialog box, click OK.
The TOC bookmarks are added to the document hierarchy.
Next, the bookmarks from the list of illustrations file are imported.
From the toolbar, click Insert Bookmarks from File.
In the Open dialog box, navigate to \tutorial\PPP\TocImg_02 and select the LOI.tcf file.
Click Open.
In the Insert TOC dialog box, click OK.
The list of figures bookmarks are added to the document hierarchy.
QC/Validate Bookmarks
Use the Tree to examine the imported bookmarks.
If the bookmarks look correct, proceed to the next step. Otherwise, repeat steps to import bookmarks.
Discover Links
From the toolbar, click Run Link Builder
.
In the Confirm dialog box, click Yes.
The Link Builder window opens.
From the Job menu, select Open Job.
In the Open dialog box, navigate to \tutorial\PPP and select the tree.org file.
Click Open.
At this point in the process, it is sometimes necessary to specify the list type, section start page, and section stop page at the top of the Page List pane.
Accept the defaults and proceed to the next step.
From the toolbar, click Discover Links
.
In the Link Discovery dialog box, click Process.
When the link discovery process is complete, click Close
Examine the links listed in the Page List pane.
Add, modify, and delete links as needed.
To add, move, or delete a link, highlight the link and use the icons at the top of the Page List pane. To modify a link, place the cursor over the link entry, double-click the left mouse button, and make the necessary changes.
From the Job menu, select Save Job.
In the Confirm dialog box, click Yes.
From the Job menu, select Exit.
In the Confirm dialog box, click Yes.
Set PDF Conversion Options
From the toolbar, click Settings
.
In the dialog box, click the Conversion Settings tab. This tab allows you to select various options for the conversion to PDF.
Accept the current settings by clicking OK.
Convert to PDF
From the toolbar, click Convert to PDF
.
In the Conversion 2 PDF dialog box, click Process.
Wait for the conversion to finish. Then click Close.
Wait for the PDF Viewer to open and display the document.
Verify that the document was converted properly.
Close Job
From the Job menu, select Close Job.
In the Confirm dialog box, click Yes.
Exit TMC
From the toolbar, click Exit 
.
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