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by bryanmorison

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I converted a pdf into a word doc[200+ pgs], but every single line is in a frame. Is there a quick and easy way to reformat the doc so that the frames are no longer present, and keep the formatting intact - I know one can individually remove each frame, but this would be too time-consuming. Any suggestions?

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by dklippert

If they are frames and not text boxes,

Try Ctrl+A then Ctrl+Q
or use this macro:

Sub RemoveAllFrames()
Dim oFrm As Frame
For Each oFrm In ActiveDocument.Frames
oFrm.Delete
Next oFrm
End Sub

See if there is away to convert the pdf with the Page formatting option turned off.

by bryanmorison

Thanx, both options removed the frames, but the text requires a lot of formatting to get it back to its original state. Tried the convert with page formatting option turned off - not much better.

by caramia

I have been able to convert frames into delinieated text by using Table - Convert - Table to Text. This removes the frames but keeps the formatting. Good luck.

by bryanmorison

What text selection did you make before converting? When I select all text, I only have the Convert - Text to Table option, and if I select a single frame then both options are greyed out. I am unable to get the Convert - Table to Text option available.

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