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DukeLOrange
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PDF to word - 7/1/2004 10:32:23
I need to find a way to convert a PDF file to a word document for editing... I only need to do this once so I need a relativly easy free way.... it's just text and no graphics.... any ideas
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RE: PDF to word - 7/2/2004 4:05:54
Assuming that I've not got it completely wrong and pdf is an acrobat reader file, read on:
I'm not sure how you would change it back, but you can just copy and paste from acrobat reader to word to edit it. If you create the file, just re-create it using whatever you used to create it in the first place.
That's all I can think of.
Hope it helps.
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DukeLOrange
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RE: PDF to word - 7/2/2004 9:24:43
No it doesn't... it's someone else PDF file and I need to turn it to word to edit it....
I'm a teacher and I wanted to use the copy of the handbook they have on the website adapted to my students... instead of typing some 50 pages, I want to change it to text so I can edit it....
Does that better clarify my situation?
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RE: PDF to word - 7/2/2004 9:27:17
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No it doesn't
no it doesnt what? I think the copy/paste solution should work?
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RE: PDF to word - 7/2/2004 9:50:26
As far as I am aware, unless you have Adobe Acrobat - not the Reader, you cannot do this and even then the publication author may have restricted permissions in the pdf regarding changing the document.
If you do a search for 'pdf to word free' on SE's you will find a lot of sources like,
http://www.pdfpdf.com/pdfconverter.html
I don't have any experience of any of them, though.
HTH
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Larry M.
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RE: PDF to word - 7/2/2004 10:42:04
<<Scansoft have a product called pdf converter professional 2 which (they claim) not ony allows you to make pdf files from any windows application but also converts any pdf file into a MS word file for editing. They keep mailing me about it, last price was $59.95>>
Donkey,
The name of the ScanSoft program is PaperPort Deluxe, v9. Works just fine!
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Larry M.
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RE: PDF to word - 7/5/2004 18:40:46
<<I wanted to use the copy of the handbook they have on the website>>
DukeLOrange,
I can't put Adobe Reader to Word to the test since I have the full version. However, since this 50 page document is on internet, why not screen copy/paste the document to Word a page-at-a time? Much easier and less time consuming than straight typing I should think.
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RE: PDF to word - 7/5/2004 23:41:06
I use http://www.gobcl.com to convert to pdf and from pdf
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RE: PDF to word - 7/6/2004 7:55:35
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Silly me I can cut and paste....
Sorry for my ignorance....
and I call myself computer savvy....
hardly ignorant..we all do that! as long as you didnt need to put the edited material back into pdf, that should work
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Larry M.
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RE: PDF to word - 7/6/2004 13:24:00
<<as long as you didnt need to put the edited material back into pdf>>
Actually this is easier than PDF to Word and can be done without Adobe free according to:
http://docupub.com/ .
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