# Types of Plug-ins

The types of plug-ins are as shown in the table below.
In the remarks column in the table: "Multiple additions" indicates that you can add the plug-in more than once with different settings. "Multiple files" indicates that you can select and process multiple documents and binders with that plug-in at one time.

Names of Plug-ins | Overview of Functions | Note
--- | --- | ---
[Batch Select Files] | Enables you to select all files that meet the given criteria at once from the folders displayed in the workspace. | Multiple additions
[Character codes conversion] | Converts multi-byte code in a document into Unicode. You can correctly display documents from versions of DocuWorks 7 or later in other languages. Or, convert the Unicode of a document into multi-byte code. You can open these documents in DocuWorks 6 or earlier. | Multiple files
[Conversion to PDF(Adobe PDF)] | Converts DocuWorks documents to PDF files using a function of an Adobe Acrobat product. | Multiple files
[Conversion to PDF(DocuWorks PDF)] | Converts DocuWorks documents to PDF files using a DocuWorks built-in function. | Multiple files
[Copy Annotations] | Copies only the annotations and creates a blank document. | Multiple files
[Correction of digital camera images] | Adjusts color tones and outline contrasts of the documents generated from digital camera images. | Multiple additions Multiple files
[Document Property Entry (Edit Attributes)] Document Property Entry (Search Attributes) | Edit Attributes Enables you to give attributes to DocuWorks documents, DocuWorks binders, DocuWorks containers, and PDF files, and register those files with the predefined folders by classifying them based on the given attributes. Search Attributes Enables you to use the given attributes as search criteria to search the registered documents, and then output the search results to a CSV file or replace the attributes in a batch. | Multiple addition Multiple files
[Difference Detection] | Compares two files in the same format (DocuWorks document, DocuWorks binder, or PDF document) and detects differences. You can detect differences in two different ways: by comparing text, and by comparing images converted from files. | Multiple files
[Display Memo] | Shows the memo entered in the [Memo Settings] dialog box. |
[Easy Printer] | Prints with those settings just by clicking the button that saved the settings when printing. | Multiple additions Multiple files
[Edge Erase] | Erases the unwanted black outline in a document that was created by scanning a thick, open book. |
[Extract Image] | Provides high-speed export of image data from DocuWorks files created from images. |
[Extract Marked Area] | Creates a document by extracting areas marked with highlighter on a paper document, or areas on a DocuWorks document marked with annotation. | Multiple additions Multiple files
[Find and Mark] | Marks the hit strings with annotations. | Multiple additions Multiple files
[High resolution image conversion] | Performs high-quality zoom-in processing on DocuWorks documents. | Multiple additions Multiple files
[Image Converter] | Converts DocuWorks documents, DocuWorks binders, and PDF documents into general-purpose image files such as TIFF or JPEG. | Multiple additions
[Image Processor] | Launches an image processing program and passes it an image file created by exporting a DocuWorks file. | Multiple additions
Import to Binder | Imports DocuWorks documents to a binder. | Multiple additions
[Import to Container] | Imports documents and binders to a container. | Multiple additions
[Import image PDF] | Directly converts the PDF files composed only of images to DocuWorks documents. They can be converted to high-compression DocuWorks documents without the images being deteriorated. | Multiple files
Mail Program ([Exchange Outlook]) | Attaches DocuWorks files or binders to mail. If the Microsoft Outlook or the Microsoft Outlook Express has been installed on your PC, "Exchange Outlook" appears as the plug-in name. | Multiple files
[New Document] | Creates a DocuWorks document from application data in the specified directory. | Multiple additions
[OCR] | Performs OCR processing on documents created from images. | Multiple additions Multiple files
[ODMA Client] | Stores documents and binders in document management systems which supports ODMA, so that you can retrieve them from Desk. |
[Page Layout] | Generates documents by scaling an existing document to a desired page size, by combining multiple pages into one, or by arranging page layouts for a brochure. | Multiple additions
[Paste Annotation] | Enables you to paste annotations or comments without opening the DocuWorks file or PDF document. | Multiple additions Multiple files
[PDF Optimization] | Optimizes a file by deleting unnecessary internal data but leaves the content of PDF document as it is. | Multiple files
[Process Pages] (File Optimizing) | Processes pages, such as compressing images in pages, converting to image pages, and reducing noises. This plug-in is also listed as [File Optimization] in the [Standard Plug-in]. Reduces a file size by deleting unnecessary internal data but leaves the page content as it is. | Multiple additions Multiple files
[Split Image Page] | Splits the content of an image document or PDF document to create a new DocuWorks document or PDF document. | Multiple additions
[Sort Pages] | Generates documents by sorting pages in reverse order, by combining two documents one page after another by alternation, or by retrieving only odd/even number pages. | Multiple additions Multiple files
[Start Command Execution] | Executes external command. A DocuWorks document can be passed to the external command as a parameter. | Multiple additions
[ZIP Compression/Extraction] | Compresses a file or folder into a zip file. Extracts a zip file. | Multiple additions Multiple files

Note

- When you select on the workspace a file whose path contains a Unicode character DocuWorks does not support, and then execute one of the following plug-ins, the plug-in will not work.

- OCR
- PDF Optimization
- Conversion to PDF (DocuWorks PDF)
- Easy Printer
- Import image PDF
- Image Converter
- Page Layout

- To use the [Conversion to PDF(Adobe PDF)] plug-in, Adobe Acrobat XI, Adobe Acrobat X, or Adobe Acrobat 9 must be installed on your PC.
- To use the [ODMA Client] plug-in, the document management system software that supports ODMA must be installed.