Any freeware PDF to Text Conversion Programs?

L

litefoot

Does anyone know of a good freeware PDF to Text conversion program? It
doesn't have to extract images etc. All I need is just the text. I prefer a
GUI program because I'm not very good at using command line programs.

Thanks in advance.

Bob
 
C

ceg

litefoot said:
Does anyone know of a good freeware PDF to Text conversion program? It
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Adobe's reader will save to a number of different formats. Load your PDF,
click SAVE AS, then click on the dropdown box with the file types and select
your poison.
 
L

litefoot

Adobe's reader will save to a number of different formats. Load your
PDF, click SAVE AS, then click on the dropdown box with the file types
and select your poison.
Click to expand...

Thanks but I guess I don't have the correct version of Adobe Reader. Mine
is 6.0.25 and it doesn't have a 'SAVE AS' option, only 'Save a Copy' and
the only format option there is .PDF.

I can use 'Select Text Tool', hilite some text, save it to the clipboard
and paste it into a .txt file but I was hoping for a program that would
convert the whole .PDF file to ANSI text.

If I'm not looking in the right place or have an outdated version of
Adobe Reader please let me know.

Thanks again.

Bob
 
B

beenthere

litefoot said:
Thanks but I guess I don't have the correct version of Adobe Reader. Mine
is 6.0.25 and it doesn't have a 'SAVE AS' option, only 'Save a Copy' and
the only format option there is .PDF.

I can use 'Select Text Tool', hilite some text, save it to the clipboard
and paste it into a .txt file but I was hoping for a program that would
convert the whole .PDF file to ANSI text.
Click to expand...
Edit\ Select All\ Copy to clipboard...Then paste it into Word.
 
C

ceg

litefoot said:
Thanks but I guess I don't have the correct version of Adobe Reader. Mine
is 6.0.25 and it doesn't have a 'SAVE AS' option, only 'Save a Copy' and
the only format option there is .PDF.
Click to expand...

I have 6.0.
 
B

Bryan

Does anyone know of a good freeware PDF to Text conversion program? It
doesn't have to extract images etc. All I need is just the text. I prefer a
GUI program because I'm not very good at using command line programs.

Thanks in advance.

Bob
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Just tried this program it worked for the text but I would like to be
able to copy a form ie insurance form so that it can be edited is
there a program that could acomplish this. Thanks in advance
Bryan
 
M

Manuel Otto

Edit\ Select All\ Copy to clipboard...Then paste it into Word.
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Thank you! I never realized that that was possible.

However, will not work on all pdf's: pictures: not copied, pdf's
which start in fullscreen will only copy active page (not entire
document).

But thanks! Very useful for text-only pdf's!

Will not only work in Word (which I don't use), but also with Atlantis
Nova: http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2006/PL2006TEXT.php#0064-PW

Never knew tis...

Manuel
 
S

safesurfer

Thanks but I guess I don't have the correct version of Adobe Reader. Mine
is 6.0.25 and it doesn't have a 'SAVE AS' option, only 'Save a Copy' and
the only format option there is .PDF.

I can use 'Select Text Tool', hilite some text, save it to the clipboard
and paste it into a .txt file but I was hoping for a program that would
convert the whole .PDF file to ANSI text.
Click to expand...
If Adobe Reader doesn't, then use Foxit which does have the Save As
option
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php
 

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