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1. Installation and setup
Farino PDF is a Windows desktop application for reading, editing, reviewing and processing PDF documents.
- Download the official installer from Download. Save open work before updating.
- Run Setup and follow Windows instructions. The installer selects 64-bit components on 64-bit Windows and x86 components on 32-bit Windows 10.
- Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime is required for the interface. Setup includes the Microsoft bootstrapper; downloading the runtime may require internet.
- Open Farino PDF. Use Help > Preferences to choose Light, Dark, or System.
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2. Account, license and trial
Your account connects desktop activation with the customer portal. Desktop licenses and AI credit packs are separate products.
- Choose Help > License Key, then Sign in. Complete login and verification in the official account window.
- Choose an available license. The summary shows the active edition, masked key suffix, maintenance and device usage.
- Eligible accounts can start a 30-day Business trial. After expiry the app returns to Free features unless another active license is available.
- Use Refresh to update status. Import FARLIC in License Key accepts an offline activation file issued for this installation.
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3. Your workspace
The top bar contains Open, Save, Undo, Redo, Print and Previous/Next Page. The ribbon groups tools by workflow.
- Choose Home, Edit, Convert, Tools, Comment, Review, View, Form, Security, eSign, Accessibility, Automation, AI or Help.
- Hover an icon to read its name and tooltip. Small arrows open additional choices.
- Restore the window using the upper-right control, then drag an empty part of the top bar to move it.
- Use Ctrl+K to find a command. F6 and Shift+F6 move focus between workspace regions.
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4. Open PDFs and manage tabs
Open multiple PDFs in separate tabs.
- Choose File > Open or the folder icon. Ctrl+O opens the Windows file picker.
- Select a tab to switch documents. The dropdown arrow lists documents when the tab strip is full.
- Right-click a tab for Close Tab, Close Others, Close Left/Right, Copy Path, Open Containing Folder or printing commands.
- Use Open Recent to reopen earlier files. Save your changes before closing a tab.
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5. Navigation, zoom and page views
Home provides compact page controls beside Hand and Select Text.
- Enter a page number or use the left/right arrows. Scroll through pages in Continuous mode.
- Choose Single Page, Continuous, Two Page or Continuous Facing Pages for your reading workflow.
- Choose Fit Content, Fit Page, Fit Width, Actual Size or the minus/plus zoom controls.
- Hand pans the view. Select Text selects text for copying. Ctrl+F searches the active document.
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6. Save and Save As
Save writes PDF changes. Save As creates a copy or selects an export format.
- Press Ctrl+S or choose File > Save to save the active PDF.
- Choose File > Save As and select PDF, PDF/A, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images, Text, HTML, EPUB or Markdown.
- Choose the name and destination in the Windows save dialog. Office/image formats open their relevant conversion settings.
- Inspect exported files before sharing them. Keep your original PDF for future editing.
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7. Edit text and objects
Editing depends on PDF structure and the licensed edition.
- Choose Edit > Edit Text, select supported text, edit it and press Ctrl+Enter to commit.
- Use Edit Object > Images to select an image. Drag its handles to resize or move it on the page.
- Edit Object > Shapes selects supported shape objects; Edit All broadens the selection.
- Typewriter adds new text without replacing the source text. Apply Changes and Save preserve your work.
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8. Markup, Callout and Stamp
Use Comment to add visual review instructions.
- Choose Highlight, Underline or Strike and mark the text. Highlight Area marks a page region.
- Choose Callout and a color preset, place it on the page and click its text to edit in place.
- Use Drawing for arrows, rectangles or freehand marks. Keep colors consistent across review categories.
- Open the Stamp dropdown, choose a stamp, place it on the page, then Apply Changes and Save.
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9. Notes, replies and locking
Notes display review conversations directly in the PDF workspace.
- Choose Comment > Note and one of seven colors. Click the page to place a note.
- Enter the note text. Reviewer name, date, year and time appear on each entry.
- Choose Reply to respond. Use the checkbox for status and the lock to lock or unlock supported entries.
- Apply Changes and Save. Share that PDF with another reviewer so they can open and reply to its notes.
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10. Distance, Perimeter and Area
Measurement tools support drawing and technical document review.
- Choose Comment > Distance for two points, Perimeter for multiple segments or Area for an enclosed region.
- Choose a color/style preset and place measurement points on the page.
- Follow the tool instructions to finish the path. Set scale and units against a known drawing dimension.
- Verify measurements against a known dimension, then save markup or use Measure & BOQ for quantity lists.
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11. Organize Pages
Organize Pages displays page cards in the main workspace.
- Choose Tools > Organize Pages to show the page grid.
- Drag a page card to a new position. Use Rotate Left/Right or Delete for the selected page.
- Use Insert Blank Page or Insert from PDF. Newly inserted cards can be moved like other pages.
- Return to document view, check the page sequence and Save.
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12. Merge and split
Combine Files uses a popup with a file list and preview.
- Choose Convert > Combine Files and add the PDFs to combine.
- Check the preview. Drag files or use ordering controls; remove unnecessary files from the list.
- Run Merge, inspect the resulting document and save it to your chosen folder.
- To separate pages, choose Tools > Split and set the page/range options. Extract Pages copies selected pages into another document.
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13. Office, image and text conversion
Convert creates files for use in other applications.
- Open a PDF and choose Convert > To MS Office for Word, Excel or PowerPoint.
- Review the available format settings, run conversion and choose the output destination.
- To Other Formats offers Text, HTML, EPUB, Markdown and PDF/A. Text exports use the active PDF text layer.
- Choose page-to-image conversion for JPG/PNG. Extract Images exports supported image objects.
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14. PDF/A-2b archiving
PDF/A Archive creates a visual archive from the active PDF to preserve page appearance.
- Choose Convert > To Other Formats > PDF/A Archive or File > Save As > PDF/A-2b visual archive.
- Select 150 DPI for smaller files, 300 DPI for general use or 600 DPI for fine detail.
- Read the format notice and choose Create archive. Progress shows page number and effective DPI. Cancel stops without saving a partial archive.
- Choose a file name and folder in Windows Save As. Keep the original PDF separately. For compliance workflows, validate each output with veraPDF or your organization’s validator.
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15. OCR for scanned documents
Recognize Text uses local Tesseract OCR; no AI provider or credits are required.
- Choose Convert > OCR > Recognize Text or an available Quick OCR/page command.
- Choose Searchable Text in Image, Editable Text or Text Only for your workflow.
- Select document languages, All Pages, Current Page or Range, and 72, 150, 300 or 600 DPI.
- Choose Apply, wait for progress, inspect the result and Save. Cancel when needed; cancelled partial results are not applied.
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16. PDF compression
Compress PDF opens a popup for the active document.
- Choose File or Tools > Compress PDF.
- Set image quality and resolution for your destination. Settings are remembered for later use.
- Run compression and compare page quality and output size.
- Use Save As for a copy so the source remains available.
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17. Print preview and printing
Print provides a preview and print job settings.
- Choose the printer icon or Ctrl+P in the active PDF.
- Select a printer and All Pages, Current Page, a page range or view option where available.
- Set paper, copies, portrait/landscape, color, duplex and collation where supported.
- Check the preview and choose Print. Use Windows printer properties for driver-specific settings.
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18. Passwords and redaction
Security helps restrict access and remove sensitive content.
- Password Protection uses the open PDF. Enter and confirm the password as requested, then save the protected result safely.
- Remove Password requires appropriate authorization/password for the active document.
- Choose Redact & Blackout, mark sensitive information and review all marks before Apply.
- Apply processes pages with redaction objects. Save the result and check text search/copy around sensitive regions.
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19. Forms, signatures and certificates
Form and eSign support document completion and signing.
- Use Form > Fill Form to complete existing fields.
- Supported editions can create Text Fields/Checkboxes, export form data to CSV or use Mail Merge.
- eSign > Draw Signature or Load Signature places a visual signature.
- Certificate Signature requires an appropriate certificate. Verify checks supported signatures; later document changes may invalidate them.
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20. Engineering Review
Review groups technical drawing and project review workflows.
- Measure & BOQ: calibrate scale, measure items, assign categories and verify the quantity list before export.
- Revision Overlay: select a comparison revision, align pages and inspect visual changes. Drawing & Plot supports drawing view/plot settings.
- RFI Register: record issues with identifiers, owners, status and page references.
- Project Package groups project outputs. Document Review supports checks and findings. Use the export options provided by each tool.
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21. Watermarks, numbering and document tools
Tools provides page adjustments and document marks.
- Watermark adds a text/image mark. Select supported watermark objects to edit, resize and reposition them.
- Header & Footer adds repeated information. Numbering supplies page numbers/Bates/labels according to the selected option.
- Crop adjusts visible page bounds. Reverse Order reverses the sequence; Duplicate Page copies a page.
- Check the range before Apply and keep a copy when changing many pages.
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22. Accessibility and automation
Additional tools assist text review and repetitive workflows.
- Accessibility provides Read Aloud, OCR, local text analysis, local translation and Preflight according to edition.
- Local English–Indonesian Translate is separate from online AI Translate and does not spend AI credits.
- Automation provides Batch Processing, Export Profiles, Watch Folder and REST API according to license.
- Test automation on copies first. Choose separate input/output folders and inspect results before a large batch.
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23. Using Farino AI
The AI menu opens a right-side form without changing the original PDF.
- Sign in and choose personal or organization credits. Refresh retrieves the latest server balance.
- Choose AI PDF Assistant, Chat with PDF, AI PDF Summarizer or Translate. Select Current Page, All Pages or Page Range.
- Enter a question or target language. Consent to sending text, then choose Review credits to see the reservation limit.
- Choose Send after reviewing credits. The panel shows a copyable answer. Verify [Page N] references against the PDF.
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24. AI credits and purchases
The server wallet is shared by the desktop app and portal.
- Open Customer Portal > AI Credits for balance, reservations, usage and pack expiry.
- Choose Personal 1,000, Professional 5,000 or Team 25,000 credits. Check the displayed price when ordering.
- Pay using the instructions and include the AI-order reference. Credits arrive after administrator payment confirmation.
- Each pack lasts 30 days after confirmation without auto-renewal. Failed requests release credits; Check response recovers interrupted responses.
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25. Customer portal and devices
The customer portal manages licenses, purchases, accounts and teams.
- Sign in at farinopdf.com/portal using your desktop account.
- My License shows entitlements and devices. Release an old device before moving computers when required by your license.
- Orders show payments and fulfillment status. Check maintenance when purchasing renewals.
- Organization owners/admins manage users, invitations and seats within their permissions. Security manages account security and sessions.
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26. Reseller workflow
Resellers manage customers and sales; customers manage their own users and devices.
- Open the reseller panel and add an Individual or Company customer with the correct email.
- Create a license order for the selected customer and verify the beneficiary before submitting.
- Monitor payment and available/allocated licenses. The Customer Admin manages internal users and devices.
- For AI, open AI Credits, choose your own customer and order a pack at the reseller price. Credits go directly to that customer after Farino confirms payment.
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27. Administration and monitoring
The dapur panel is restricted to authorized staff.
- Use separate staff accounts and configure login security/2FA according to policy.
- Manage Orders, Licenses, Customers, Resellers and activity against the same server data.
- AI & Credits shows orders, wallets, token usage, charged credits and provider readiness. Confirm payments only after verification.
- AI configuration controls task routing, backend models, package prices, reseller discounts and daily limits. API keys remain in private server configuration.
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28. Useful shortcuts
Use keyboard shortcuts to move quickly between common tasks.
- Ctrl+O: open PDF. Ctrl+S: save. Ctrl+P: print. Ctrl+W: close document.
- Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y: Undo / Redo. Ctrl+F: find text. Ctrl+K: find a command.
- Ctrl+D: Document Properties. Ctrl+Shift+O: Open Recent. Ctrl+Shift+K: Preferences.
- H: Hand. V: Select Text. Alt: menu access hints. Escape closes the current choice; F6 / Shift+F6 moves focus.
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29. Troubleshooting
Keep a copy of the source file and record the error message.
- PDF will not open: try another file, check passwords/source damage and use the latest official installer to restore application components.
- OCR/conversion is slow: reduce DPI/range, close unnecessary tabs and use smaller batches.
- Account/license missing: check internet and Windows time, then Help > License Key > Refresh. Do not manually delete license files.
- AI unavailable: ask your administrator to check private configuration, database migration, provider balance and credits. Never send API keys in a support chat.
- Update or print stalled: check waiting Windows dialogs, the printer queue and free disk space. Report the app version, reproduction steps and a sanitized sample document.
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30. Support and safe use
Contact PT Farino Teknologi Indonesia for product support.
- Use the official Contact/Support page or business WhatsApp +6285143743121.
- Include app/site versions, operating system, relevant feature and the complete error message.
- Provide a sample document only when needed and after removing confidential information.
- Keep backups before redaction, bulk page changes, compression, signatures or archival conversion.