PDF to Word

derrick

HI, using Foxit PDF reader.
Is there an easy way to copy sections of text from a PDF document into a Word document?


TIA

Undervalued

derrick wrote: »

HI, using Foxit PDF reader.
Is there an easy way to copy sections of text from a PDF document into a Word document?


TIA

The best way I have found of doing this for free is to import the .pdf into Google Docs (free online) then save it in MS Word format. The conversion may not be perfect in terms of formatting but you do at least get editable text.

ThemeOne

As from Word 2013 you can open PDF files directly in Word, so unless you're using an older version of Word that would be your easiest method.

alanclarke

If PDF does not contain personal information use https://www.zamzar.com/convert/pdf-to-Word/

derrick

Using Word 2000/2007.


Used this one:
https://simplypdf.com/


Seems OK.


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Cisco001

this is the website I use
https://pdf2docx.com/

derrick

Cisco001 wrote: »

this is the website I use
https://pdf2docx.com/

Doesn't work for me, either spreads one page of text over several pages or over writes the text.


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Undervalued

derrick wrote: »

Doesn't work for me, either spreads one page of text over several pages or over writes the text.


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They will vary. A pdf is, in some ways, closer to being an image rather than a page of text. So, any of the converters are doing a similar job to scanning a printed page then using OCR to turn it into editable text.

Although my suggestion of using Google docs works reasonably well in most cases (and it is what I used occasionally) I had not realised that later versions of MS Word will now do it! I have just converted a ten page set of accounts from pdf to Word using Office 365. It is better than Google docs managed (which wasn't bad by any means) but the formatting etc is still not perfect.

derrick

Undervalued wrote: »

They will vary. A pdf is, in some ways, closer to being an image rather than a page of text. So, any of the converters are doing a similar job to scanning a printed page then using OCR to turn it into editable text.

Although my suggestion of using Google docs works reasonably well in most cases (and it is what I used occasionally) I had not realised that later versions of MS Word will now do it! I have just converted a ten page set of accounts from pdf to Word using Office 365. It is better than Google docs managed (which wasn't bad by any means) but the formatting etc is still not perfect.

Having used the one in my post #5, it appears to have done it successfully.





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Ciara.T

Simply convert your PDF file to Ms Doc online and then copy the text you want.

derrick

Ciara.T wrote: »

Simply convert your PDF file to Ms Doc online and then copy the text you want.

And how do I access Ms Doc?

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