Converting PDF file to .doc

Question

Hi,

I have a lot of huge documents saved in .pdf files (acrobat reader). I need to edit these files but acrobat reader doesnt allow editing of .pdf files. Is there a way for me to import or convert .pdf files into .doc so I can edit them using Word? If not, can I do something so I can edit them using a different word processor. Thanks.

Elizabeth Bradley

Answer 1

Try one of the pdf to Word converters at:

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=convert+pdf+to+word+free&rls=com.microsoft:en-au&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&redir_esc=&ei=nhoMTO_bOouTkAWy5unlDw--Hope this helps.Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of myservices on a paid consulting basis.Doug Robbins - Word MVP, Posted via the NNTP Bridge"elizabethbradley" wrote in messagenews:[e-mail]...> Hi,>> I have a lot of huge documents saved in .pdf files (acrobat reader). Ineed to edit these files but acrobat reader doesnt allow editing of .pdffiles. Is there a way for me to import or convert .pdf files into .doc so Ican edit them using Word? If not, can I do something so I can edit themusing a different word processor. Thanks.>> Elizabeth Bradley

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Answer 2

hi Elizabethbradley,

                Don't worry. here is the solution. This will convert .PDF to word in correct format.

http://www.convertpdftoword.net/Default.aspx

Hope this is helpful

Thanks

Tapan Pattanaik

 

 

 

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Thank you.

Answer 3

hi Elizabethbradley,

                          Check my above link. some times you have marked some pdf were locked by author. i.e you can't print that document or you can't copying  the document. The above link will convert the document to the word format and allow to edit the document.

 

please replay me , if you face any problem.

Thanks

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Thank you.

Answer 4

Hello Elizabeth,

I will close this thread. As far as I know, through Word Object Model, there is no a way to convert pdf file to word document. However, for an alternative way, you could try the suggestions of Doug Robbins and Tapan Pattanaik.

Best regards,
Bessie

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Answer 5

In addition to the suggested methods, you could use OCR to extract the text from the PDF. A number of OCR packages are reported to work with PDF format - and from my own experience Finereader makes as pretty good stab at both the text translation and the formatting. Best of all, see if you can get your hands on the documents from which the PDFs were created.

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<elizabethbradley> wrote in message news:[e-mail] .com...

Hi,

I have a lot of huge documents saved in .pdf files (acrobat reader). I need to edit these files but acrobat reader doesnt allow editing of .pdf files. Is there a way for me to import or convert .pdf files into .doc so I can edit them using Word? If not, can I do something so I can edit them using a different word processor. Thanks.

Elizabeth Bradley

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP - www.gmayor.com

Answer 6

Hello Tapan Pattanaik,

 

Are you sure your link above is not a scam designed to illegal obtain information from unsuspecting users?

 

I would be highly cautious about visiting that website elizabethbradley because I have submitted several test runs and received an extremely suspicious word document in return with details of a man I assume to be living in India or some place similar. 

This is COMPLETELY UNRELATED to the document which I have specifically used to test out this site. 

 

Furthermore there is no contact page so there is no one to claim liability for anything.

 

So Tapan, if I have a problem with the site can I contact you about it?

Answer 7

Hi anonymous_engima ,

                     Download that software then do it in your Desktop. My question is why you upload your important documents into that website if you fell that site is not secure???

>>>>>.So Tapan, if I have a problem with the site can I contact you about it?<<<<<<

Don't contact me, because I am not the owner of this site. If you feel that site is not secure , then don't enter your personal information into it or document which you feel very important for you.

 

Better download that software and do it in your PC.  Check there is a link (Now You Can Download The "Pdf To Word Converter Software" Download it Here ! ).

>>>> This is COMPLETELY UNRELATED to the document which I have specifically used to test out this site. <<<<<

 Also Read the Graham Mayor's Comment.

               

 

               

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Thank You Tapan Pattanaik

Answer 8

Hey Tapan Pattanaik,

 

Notice I said test runs which means dummy document type files without any info whatsoever. They came back with an ethnic person's resume which could have been a complete hoax. (Hence the COMPLETELY UNRELATED comment)

 

In any case, I would suggest steering clear of that website completely.

 

Thanks for the software suggestion.

Answer 9

hi Engima,

               In this type of situation it is always best  to choose the software version(in Desktop) and not web version. Do it I hope it will solve your problem

 

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Thank You

Tapan Pattanaik

Answer 10

Hi elizabeth, did You try to use library? PDF Focus .Net allows to convert from PDF to DOC and then file'll be editable of course...While converting all the formatting are save.

 PDF file to Word file in C#:

            SautinSoft.PdfFocus f = new SautinSoft.PdfFocus();
            f.OpenPdf(@"d:\Hello.pdf");

            if (f.PageCount > 0)
            {
                int result = f.ToWord(@"d:\Hello.rtf");
            }