Can't you just use Acrobat Professional 8? It translates the PDF to Word as text insets, which you then change to pure text. It works for me.
Joel On 10/17/07 11:59 AM, "O'Laoghaire Micheal" <Micheal.OLaoghaire at comverse.com> wrote: > Try using Nuance's PDFConverter4 ( http://www.nuance.com/pdfconverter/) for > converting PDF to MS Word. > > It's not perfect, but it does a reasonably good job. > > Faults > Internal xrefs and hypertext links usually get broken. > Sometimes, some graphics get dropped as well. > > > Regards, > Micheal O'Laoghaire > CBS Documentation > Comverse Inc. > Cambridge, MA. > > Tel: (617) 273-5414 > > -----Original Message----- > From: framers-bounces+micheal.olaoghaire=comverse.com at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces+micheal.olaoghaire=comverse.com at > lists.frameusers.com] > On Behalf Of Caroline Tabach > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 5:39 AM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Convert PDF to DOC or FM > > Hi, > The question is, where did the PDF come from. > For instance, in some PDF files created where I work, the text is actually > exported from a graphics program as a graphic, and therefore it cannot be > easily turned into Word or Frame. In other words, are you sure that the text > in the PDF is really text? > ______________________________________________________________________________> _ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:34:45 -0500 > From: Doug <dbailey4117 at gmail.com> > Subject: Convert PDF to DOC or FM > To: undisclosed-recipients:; > Message-ID: > <5b7f194e0710160734q16727449v203422ee07055dd3 at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hiya folks, > > I have a PDF file that I want to edit using either FrameMaker or Word. > However, when I use Acrobat 7 to save it as either DOC or RTF, the only thing > that gets saved are the headings. At first I thought it was the bookmarks > that were being saved, but the same thing happened after I deleted the > bookmarks and then resaved it. > > Any ideas on what's going on, or why this is happening? No security has been > implemented in the PDF. > > I can save the file as PS or EPS and it seems large enough to be the full > document, not just the six or so pages of bookmarks/headings, but I don't know > how to convert PS or EPS to FM or DOC. Ideas? > > Thanks! > > --Doug > __________________________________________________________________ > > Caroline Tabach > Technical/Marcom Writer > > > > Fax: +972 3 6474681 > Email: caroline at radcom.com > www.radcom.com > www.protocols.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as Micheal.OLaoghaire at comverse.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/micheal.olaoghaire%40comve > rse.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as eleysium at gmail.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/eleysium%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
