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UPDATE: Red Software is no longer affiliated with PDFescape, but this feature is still available in our RAD PDF technology. Edit your PDF with our online implementation, free of charge!

Users of PDFescape can now select and copy text in PDF files when viewing them online. While still the powerful free PDF editor and PDF form filler it always has been, PDFescape now becomes an improved PDF reader for those looking to be completely independent from their desktop based viewers.



This feature is still in testing and only available to FireFox users, however once fully tested, will be available on additional browsers.

Update 1:
After receiving bug reports from several users, a minor bug affecting PDF files with cropped coordinate systems has been corrected. If you were previously have issues selecting text, this update may correct your issue.

UPDATE: Red Software is no longer affiliated with PDFescape, but some of these features are still available in our RAD PDF technology. Edit your PDF with our online implementation, free of charge!

Today PDFescape has received a number of improvements to its free PDF editing software.

First, PDFescape now features support for PDF form fields which calculate values. This improvement not only allows users filling out PDF forms to have a more enriched experience when filling out forms, it allow will allow PDF form distributors to create and email out PDF forms which allow for fewer mistakes when filling a PDF form.

Here is a sample PDF form which demonstrates this new feature. At this time, PDFescape supports all of the standard PDF calculations including sum, average, product, min, and max.

Second, PDFescape now supports the opening of PDF files which are password protected. Password protected PDF files previously had to be unencrypted prior to being opened in PDFescape. PDFescape will now prompt users when a password is required and decrypt the PDF for them.

Because we care about your privacy as much as we care about our own, all passwords submitted when decrypting a file using PDFescape are securely erased once the PDF file has been opened.

Last, but not least, frequent users of PDFescape will notice that PDFescape is now faster and more responsive, especially with large files or files with many form fields. Thanks to some PDFescape engine overhauls, the graphical user interface of our PDF editor is quicker than ever.

UPDATE: Red Software is no longer affiliated with PDFescape.

If you are a frequent user of PDFescape, you will have noticed that we've started to make some significant changes to PDFescape in the past few weeks.

In addition to adding functionality and stability to the PDFescape platform, we've also started a cosmetic makeover of the site.



The site has a darker feel to it, but makes for a better overall use of space on the page. Additionally, the presentation of information is clearer and makes PDFescape easier to use for new comers.

While this makeover is far from complete, we just couldn't wait to start deploying these improvements to out online, free PDF editor & form filler. We sincerely hope that our loyal users are as enthusiastic about this improvement as we are.

Please feel free to provide feedback

UPDATE: Red Software is no longer affiliated with PDFescape, but some of these features are still available in our RAD PDF technology. Edit your PDF with our online implementation, free of charge!

Free PDF Editor & Online Form Filler, PDFescape, Offers Advanced Functionality Without Cost

Encinitas, CA (PR) August 7, 2008 --

Red Software is proud to announce that its online PDF service, PDFescape (http://www.pdfescape.com), is now the most powerful free PDF editor and free PDF form filler available on the web.

Presenting users with a one-of-a-kind, WYSIWYG-style visual editor, PDFescape makes PDF editing intuitive, easy, and free. Upload or link to almost any PDF file to this unique free PDF editor, and in seconds your PDF document will be ready for editing. There is no software to install, no watermarks, and no registration required, regardless of operating system.

Using only a web browser, PDFescape allows its users to view, print, and edit PDF content. Completely free, PDFescape users can add PDF objects, create and complete PDF forms, rearrange PDF pages, share PDF documents, add hyperlinks, and much more.

“No other free PDF editor, software or webware, offers the level of functionality found in PDFescape,” stated Red Software founder Chris Truxaw. “We have been proud to offer PDFescape as a pay-per-use service for over a year. To now offer this true PDF editor, free of charge, raises the bar in an industry plagued by high cost alternatives.”

Additionally, PDFescape now integrates with Firefox via the PDFescape Firefox Extension. Opening and editing PDF files online has never been easier now that all users can optionally direct all PDF files to open directly in their browser, without installing any software.

PDFescape is compatible with all major operating systems supporting Firefox 1.5+, Internet Explorer 6+ or Apple Safari 2+.

With PDFescape, editing PDF files and forms has never been easier or cost less!

For more information on Red Software, visit http://www.redsoftware.com

UPDATE: Red Software is no longer affiliated with PDFescape, but this feature is still available in our RAD PDF technology. Edit your PDF with our online implementation, free of charge!

We are proud to announce two new features in PDFescape.

• PDF Page Deletion - Delete pages in PDF files opened in PDFescape, allowing confidential and unneeded information to be removed from PDF files.
• PDF Page Moving - Move, reorder, and rearrange pages in your PDF files and forms.

With these latest additions, PDFescape continues to be be the leading, free online PDF editor

Adding to its feature list, PDFescape is the most complete online PDF editor

Overview:

• Open PDF files & forms, with zooming capability (both from your computer & online)
• Save your progress online for future access
• Download & Email Edited PDF files
• Print PDF files
• Create PDF forms
• Fill out PDF forms

Features:

• Add text, checkmarks, & vector art
• Add PDF form fields
• Add hyperlinks
• Mark-up PDF files
• Remove PDF pages
• Reorder / move PDF pages
• Form field highlighting & tabbing for ease of form filling
• Change PDF document information tags
• Publish PDF files for others to fill out & return to you

Best of all, PDFescape still requires nothing more than your web browser.
No third party software is needed (not even Adobe Reader or Adobe Flash)!

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