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converting a .pdf to a .doc

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by chubert

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I know that a .doc (WORD file) can be converted into a .pdf file (in this case, Adobe Acrobat). Is there any way to convert it back into a WORD document without losing the formatting? (Tried the select, copy, paste routine from the .pdf to the .doc, but lost all formatting).

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by sgt_shultz

no, there is no way to convert it back into word. cut and paste is ti. there are commercially available converters that might be good. i have never used one. i googled pdf converter and got a few hits, here's one: www.pdfcreation.com. i am sure you thought of this but you could also try scanning it in with character recognition software but its a PITA because it doesn't get formatting very right...

by alpha48

Have Word open at a new document standing by; on your pdf file, right click--select all. Right click again---copy. Open up Word---right click and paste. Under the File menu--Save as...name the document and the "Save As Type" will give you any number of formats available. Note there are additional and important parameters available by going into Options. From my own experience I have found, when available one page at a time works best in a document of several pages.

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by mslizny

You can use the text in a .pdf if you use Adobe Acrobat (not just the Reader), which is the program which created it.

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