Context menu opens fewer tools than the PDF24 Toolbox

[johnrc]

In Windows 10 I'm trying to use Win Explorer context menu (right click) to open PDF files with PDF24.

If I set it to open a PDF with PDF24 Toolbox, it does so with a home page that has fewer options than when I just run PDF24 from the Taskbar or Start Menu icons. Specifically:

• I don't have 'Your Favorites' listed along the top, I'd like them to be.
• I don't even have 'Open PDF24 OCR' as an option.
• Just would like all tools showing in the toolbox.

Also if I open a PDF file with the Viewer, can I jump to OCR (or other tools) from there?

Thanks in advance.

Cheers.

[johnrc]

I get a different home page depending on how I launch PDF24. I use the icon in the Windows 10 Start menu created by the installation of PDF24, I see all tools and "Your favourites". But if I launch using the in context menu (right click) in Windows explorer, I see fewer tools and no "Your favourites".

 

E.g. launching from Start menu I get all tools/icons like this:

But launching by right clicking on a PDF file in Windows explorer gives me this (missing faves, OCR, etc.):

 

I'd just like to always have the complete toolbox open, particularly when opening a PDF from Windows explorer.

 

TIA for any help.

 

Cheers.

 

[PDF24 Support]

Hello,

these are two different windows. The Start menu entry opens the PDF24 Toolbox with all tools and your favourites. The entry "PDF24" in the Explorer context menu opens the smaller window "PDF24 File Tools", which only offers the tools for the selected files (join, compress, convert, extract pages, recognize text and so on) and has no favourites.

To get the complete Toolbox from there, click Open with Toolbox in the File Tools window. The Toolbox then opens with the selected file(s), and all tools are available.

[PDF24 Support]

Hello,

the context menu question is answered above: the entry "PDF24" in the Explorer context menu opens the smaller window "PDF24 File Tools". Click Open with Toolbox there to get the complete Toolbox with all tools and your favourites.

To go from the viewer to OCR: in PDF24 Reader, click the toolbar button Forward file tools (tooltip "Forward file to ...") and choose OCR (or Toolbox). The open file is then passed on to that tool.

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