Creating a Conversion Task

You can create a task to convert files on your computer.

To create a conversion task:

  1. Click Convert Files on the sidebar, or click Tasks > Convert Files.
  2. In the Convert dialog box, enter a title for the task or leave the default.
  3. Select the files or folders that you want to convert:
    • To select files, click Add File, select the files, and click Open.

      You can select the types of files to update under Files of type. Repeat to select additional files.

    • To select folders, click Add Folder, select a folder, and click Open.

      You can select the types of files to update under Files of type. Repeat to select additional folders.

      If you do not want to include subfolders, clear Include subfolders.

    To delete a file or folder from the list, click its number or path, then click Delete.

  4. Under Task Schedule, specify the Start time.
    When you schedule a task, it executes once at a specified time on the current day.
  5. Click Options to change conversion options and backup locations.
  6. Click Advanced to change the working folder, time-out values, and other options.
  7. Click Finish.

The task and its title, scheduled time and status appear in the Tasks panel.

If the task acts on more than one file, a sub-task is generated for each file. If you selected Backup task files in Advanced Options, a backup copy of each file is saved to a .zip file. When the task completes, the status changes to Completed.
If your backup files include Unicode file paths, use a zip file extraction application that supports UTF-8 encoding.