How do you change a PDF file to a word file

[Guest]

I have to do a report and I need to take something fro a PDf file and put it
in as an apendix, but I can only copy and paste and that doesn't put it in a
table it just sticks it together what can I do?

 

[Graham Mayor]

PDF files are not intended to be edited in this manner. If you have the full
version of Outlook you may be able to save the PDF as a Word document and
you may be able to extract the data you want, however the only sure method
is to use OCR software with all the limitations that type of software has.

You can insert 1 page PDFs as Objects if you have Acrobat/Adobe Reader7 or
greater.

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[JoAnn Paules]

I believe Graham meant "full version of Acrobat".

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Henk57]

If you hv the ful Adobe Acrbat you can select the table in the pdf.
Drag a square around the cells you want to copy, and copy it into Word
or Excel. There are also third party tools that do a good job. I like
PDF2XL (www.cogniview.com) and it has a trial version with some
limitations, but if you only need it for a one time job this may be
sufficient.
HTH -- Henk

I believe Graham meant "full version of Acrobat".

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"Graham Mayor" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message
PDF files are not intended to be edited in this manner. If you have
the
full version of Outlook you may be able to save the PDF as a Word
document
and you may be able to extract the data you want, however the only
sure
method is to use OCR software with all the limitations that type of
software has.

You can insert 1 page PDFs as Objects if you have Acrobat/Adobe
Reader7 or
greater.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com



Peter Cumming wrote:-
I have to do a report and I need to take something fro a PDf file and
put it in as an apendix, but I can only copy and paste and that
doesn't put it in a table it just sticks it together what can I do?-

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[Graham Mayor]

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

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I believe Graham meant "full version of Acrobat".

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

PDF files are not intended to be edited in this manner. If you have the
full version of Outlook you may be able to save the PDF as a Word
document and you may be able to extract the data you want, however the
only sure method is to use OCR software with all the limitations that
type of software has.

You can insert 1 page PDFs as Objects if you have Acrobat/Adobe Reader7
or greater.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

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[Graham Mayor]

If you don't already have Acrobat, it is a very expensive tool to perform
this type of exercise. I think I would be inclined to use a screen capture
tool such as SnagIt to capture and paste the required data into the
document. (SnagIt can also create PDF files - and there is a working demo)

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

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If you hv the ful Adobe Acrbat you can select the table in the pdf.
Drag a square around the cells you want to copy, and copy it into Word
or Excel. There are also third party tools that do a good job. I like
PDF2XL (www.cogniview.com) and it has a trial version with some
limitations, but if you only need it for a one time job this may be
sufficient.
HTH -- Henk

I believe Graham meant "full version of Acrobat".

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"Graham Mayor" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message
PDF files are not intended to be edited in this manner. If you have
the
full version of Outlook you may be able to save the PDF as a Word
document
and you may be able to extract the data you want, however the only
sure
method is to use OCR software with all the limitations that type of
software has.

You can insert 1 page PDFs as Objects if you have Acrobat/Adobe
Reader7 or
greater.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com



Peter Cumming wrote:-
I have to do a report and I need to take something fro a PDf file and
put it in as an apendix, but I can only copy and paste and that
doesn't put it in a table it just sticks it together what can I do?-

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