Re: [PDF-Basics] Converting PDFs to Word

[Rachel Burnsed]

If you find that Acrobat's "Save As" feature doesn't give you the type of Word output you want, try BCL Drake.  Our Drake software works with PDFs regardless of whether they have tagging information, and preserves the layout of the pages in Word.  A free demo is available from our website at http://www.bcltechnologies.com.

Rachel Burnsed
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Rich Sprague wrote:

 

In Acrobat 6, you can save a PDF to either Word or RTF format.

You should be aware, however, that not all PDFs convert to these formats properly. It just depends on who made the PDF, what application it was made with, and the elements that the PDF contains.

i.e., Many PDFs are not made with Distiller. They may be made with the Adobe Export feature, third-party software licensed to use the PDF Library to create export functions, or third-party PDF making software like Ghostscript. Also, many PDF's are complicated documents containing graphics and other formatting instructions that are well-beyond Word's capability to interpret.

You should trying saving your file to a Word doc within Acrobat. If that doesn't work correctly, then check the pdfzone website for third-party tools to aid in the conversion process. Some of these can be downloaded on a trial basis.

Hope this helps.

Rich

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Rein, Jo Ellen
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 9:41 AM
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Subject: [PDF-Basics] Converting PDFs to Word

We recently installed PDF 6 Standard to all our users.  Referring to a response to Mike Brehm, what's the best way to convert PDFs to Word?  Thanks.

Jo Ellen Rein
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