> There's a program called pdf2text but I don't know if you can find it.
> It is in Linux and has probably been ported to osX.
>
> Of course, not all formatting is preserved. Sort of like AntiWord.
>

I'll have a look around for pdf2txt, maybe someone has come up with a
OSX version by now.

>
> Try IRIScan. It takes PDF reads it using OCR and converts it to text.  Or
> PDFPen from Smith Micro.  I may have a spare copy of IRIScan available since
> I bought a scanner and don't need OCR software.  LMK
> Terry
> Irvine CA 92612
>

That sounds promising Terry, contact me off line if you can find a copy.


> first...have you tried simply selecting the text from the PDF and
> pasting it into TextEdit?

That works but the doc is near 40 pages.
 I have this fond belief that I can find some software, install it and
figure out how to use it in less time than it would take to cut and
paste 40 pages.
Of course I may already have spent more time poking around for a
program than it would have taken to just cut, past and clean up but
where's the fun in that?

Thanks to all

Andrew in Ann Arbor

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