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Mary Fetsch
May 17, 2007, 9:38:00 AM5/17/07
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Is there a way to convert a PDF file to Word 2003?
Mary Fetsch
Graham Mayor
May 17, 2007, 9:41:07 AM5/17/07
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You'll need a third party tool such as PDF2Word or OCR such as Finereader.
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Mary Fetsch
May 17, 2007, 9:48:01 AM5/17/07
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Thanks for your quick reply. Do you know if these products convert to text
or text boxes? We have an OCR product that converts to text boxes. I can't
track my changes in text boxes, so I'd rather have just plain text.
or text boxes? We have an OCR product that converts to text boxes. I can't
track my changes in text boxes, so I'd rather have just plain text.
DeanH
May 17, 2007, 10:04:02 AM5/17/07
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I use SolidConverterPDF.
This has 5 levels of covertion, from plain text to Exact (which uses text
boxes).
It is not too bad, pretty quick but obviously can have trouble with complex
header and footers, i.e. the result will have duplicated text from these
areas.
Best of luck, hope this helps.
DeanH
This has 5 levels of covertion, from plain text to Exact (which uses text
boxes).
It is not too bad, pretty quick but obviously can have trouble with complex
header and footers, i.e. the result will have duplicated text from these
areas.
Best of luck, hope this helps.
DeanH
Bear
May 17, 2007, 10:22:00 AM5/17/07
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I think Acrobat Pro does a credible job of converting to rtf or doc. It does
not produce text boxes. It does not preserve style names.
not produce text boxes. It does not preserve style names.
Bear
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Graham Mayor
May 17, 2007, 10:24:48 AM5/17/07
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Are you sure your OCR software converts only to formatted text in text
boxes? Textbridge used to do that. OCR software usually has an option to
export to plain text. Finereader certainly does, though it makes a pretty
good stab at formatting also. There's a sister product to PDF2Word called
PDF2Text that does exactly what it says on the tin.
boxes? Textbridge used to do that. OCR software usually has an option to
export to plain text. Finereader certainly does, though it makes a pretty
good stab at formatting also. There's a sister product to PDF2Word called
PDF2Text that does exactly what it says on the tin.
Graham Mayor
May 17, 2007, 10:33:29 AM5/17/07
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It does, but only if the original was a document and not a graphic of a
document. if you don't already have Acrobat it's an expensive way to find
out ;)
document. if you don't already have Acrobat it's an expensive way to find
out ;)
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Mary Fetsch
May 17, 2007, 10:49:01 AM5/17/07
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Thanks, Dean!
Mary Fetsch
May 17, 2007, 10:49:02 AM5/17/07
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Thanks, Bear!
Mary Fetsch
May 17, 2007, 10:59:00 AM5/17/07
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I've never used the OCR software - I've only been told about it. I'll have
to check into it. I would actually rather have formatted than plain text.
I would like to have formatted text that's not in text boxes. That's
probably a lost to ask, though. If the choice is between unformatted text
and formatted text in text boxes, I'm better off with the text boxes.
Thanks for all your help!
to check into it. I would actually rather have formatted than plain text.
I would like to have formatted text that's not in text boxes. That's
probably a lost to ask, though. If the choice is between unformatted text
and formatted text in text boxes, I'm better off with the text boxes.
Thanks for all your help!
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