Re: PDF-to-ODT conversion
On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Rory O'Farrell wrote: > For major edits (such as relayout or rewrite of the text) you need to use > an OCR utility to read the text in the PDF Rory, There is a fundamental misconception here. A PDF is NOT a bitmap. A PDF, more often than not, contains the TEXT inside, not a picture (bitmap) of the page requiring OCR to extact the text. That is on PROPERLY CREATED PDF files. I've seen lots of people who don't know what they're doing that just "scan pages and build a PDF". In those instances, YES, the PDF doesn't contain searchable text, just bitmaps (images) of every page. But that's not a properly created PDF file to begin with. FC -- During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act Durante épocas de Engaño Universal, decir la verdad se convierte en un Acto Revolucionario - George Orwell
Re: PDF-to-ODT conversion
On 29 Nov 2013, at 13:40, Maurice Howe wrote: >> How do I convert a PDF to ODT (or DOC) so that I can edit it? There seem to be [at least] two types of PDF files. One are essentially scanned images. The others are formatted text files that can be converted to .doc or .txt by either Adobe [full pop; not the free adobe reader] or a number of websites that do free file conversions. If you can copy and paste from the PDF, you are most ways there on your own. There are web sites that purport to convert scanned images to text files, but they seem to be finicky on the scanned image; I've not had good luck with these. hth - jt - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: PDF-to-ODT conversion
I use Google drive for conversion.{Not the desktop version.} I copy or
upload the file directly to Google drive.
https://drive.google.com/
Then I select convert and down load, choose the type of file wanted, then
download.
{more button}
Convert and Download
Choose how you want to download each kind of file:
Change all formats to: MS Office - Open Office - PDF
On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 4:36 PM, Allen Schaaf, CISSP <
netsecur...@sound-by-design.com> wrote:
> There is another another possible solution that works for me when I get a
> PDF: FreeOCR
>
> This free OCR software uses the Tesseract OCR engine. Tesseract OCR code
> was developed at HP Labs between 1985 and 1995 and is currently with
> Google. It is thought of as one of the most accurate open source OCR
> engines available. Works very well for me both for PDFs and images.
>
> Allen
>
> On 11/29/2013 12:18 PM, Clarence Weaver wrote:
>
>> Maurice,
>>
>> Another alternative to the last two options is to "save the PDF as a text
>> file from the free Adobe Reader XI.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Clarence
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Maurice Howe
>> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks to Brian & Rory for their help. They gave 4 answers: find the
>>> original DOC/ODT/etc file, use the PDF-to-DRAW facility of AOO, scan the
>>> PDF, or hammer on the keyboard.
>>>
>>> Thanks again!
>>>
>>> Maurice
>>>
>>> On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:15:15 -0500
>>> "Maurice Howe" wrote:
>>>
>>> How do I convert a PDF to ODT (or DOC) so that I can edit it?
Cheers,
Maurice Howe
>>>
>>>
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Re: PDF-to-ODT conversion
There is another another possible solution that works for me when I get a PDF: FreeOCR This free OCR software uses the Tesseract OCR engine. Tesseract OCR code was developed at HP Labs between 1985 and 1995 and is currently with Google. It is thought of as one of the most accurate open source OCR engines available. Works very well for me both for PDFs and images. Allen On 11/29/2013 12:18 PM, Clarence Weaver wrote: Maurice, Another alternative to the last two options is to "save the PDF as a text file from the free Adobe Reader XI. Cheers, Clarence On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Maurice Howe wrote: Thanks to Brian & Rory for their help. They gave 4 answers: find the original DOC/ODT/etc file, use the PDF-to-DRAW facility of AOO, scan the PDF, or hammer on the keyboard. Thanks again! Maurice On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:15:15 -0500 "Maurice Howe" wrote: How do I convert a PDF to ODT (or DOC) so that I can edit it? Cheers, Maurice Howe - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
RE: PDF-to-ODT conversion
Yes, thanks. I'd already tried that (with moderate success). The newsletter editor is sending me her MS Publisher ".pub" file, so I'm in good shape. Maurice -Original Message- From: Clarence Weaver [mailto:cmweav...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 3:18 PM To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Re: PDF-to-ODT conversion Maurice, Another alternative to the last two options is to "save the PDF as a text file from the free Adobe Reader XI. Cheers, Clarence On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Maurice Howe wrote: > Thanks to Brian & Rory for their help. They gave 4 answers: find the > original DOC/ODT/etc file, use the PDF-to-DRAW facility of AOO, scan > the PDF, or hammer on the keyboard. > > Thanks again! > > Maurice > > On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:15:15 -0500 > "Maurice Howe" wrote: > > > How do I convert a PDF to ODT (or DOC) so that I can edit it? > > > > Cheers, > > Maurice Howe > > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: PDF-to-ODT conversion
Maurice, Another alternative to the last two options is to "save the PDF as a text file from the free Adobe Reader XI. Cheers, Clarence On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Maurice Howe wrote: > Thanks to Brian & Rory for their help. They gave 4 answers: find the > original DOC/ODT/etc file, use the PDF-to-DRAW facility of AOO, scan the > PDF, or hammer on the keyboard. > > Thanks again! > > Maurice > > On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:15:15 -0500 > "Maurice Howe" wrote: > > > How do I convert a PDF to ODT (or DOC) so that I can edit it? > > > > Cheers, > > Maurice Howe > > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
RE: PDF-to-ODT conversion
Thanks to Brian & Rory for their help. They gave 4 answers: find the original DOC/ODT/etc file, use the PDF-to-DRAW facility of AOO, scan the PDF, or hammer on the keyboard. Thanks again! Maurice On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:15:15 -0500 "Maurice Howe" wrote: > How do I convert a PDF to ODT (or DOC) so that I can edit it? > > Cheers, > Maurice Howe - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: PDF-to-ODT conversion
On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 14:50:39 + Rory O'Farrell wrote: > On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:15:15 -0500 > "Maurice Howe" wrote: > > > How do I convert a PDF to ODT (or DOC) so that I can edit it? > > > > Cheers, > > Maurice Howe > > For minor edits OpenOffice's PDF import extension will allow it be edited in > Draw. For major edits (such as relayout or rewrite of the text) you need to > use an OCR utility to read the text in the PDF then import the text from the > OCR into OpenOffice. > I forgot to add that this is not a trivial task for a document of any length, particularly if you have never done it before. Don't start this task against a deadline. -- Rory O'Farrell - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: PDF-to-ODT conversion
On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:15:15 -0500 "Maurice Howe" wrote: > How do I convert a PDF to ODT (or DOC) so that I can edit it? > > Cheers, > Maurice Howe For minor edits OpenOffice's PDF import extension will allow it be edited in Draw. For major edits (such as relayout or rewrite of the text) you need to use an OCR utility to read the text in the PDF then import the text from the OCR into OpenOffice. -- Rory O'Farrell - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
PDF-to-ODT conversion
How do I convert a PDF to ODT (or DOC) so that I can edit it? Cheers, Maurice Howe
