Microsoft Certification - converting pdf to word file

07-09-2004, 10:45 PM

How do I do this, its got to be very simple?

CC

07-09-2004, 10:58 PM

Third-party product:
http://www.convertzone.com/pdftoword/index.htm

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> How do I do this, its got to be very simple?

07-10-2004, 03:28 PM

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 14:45:24 -0700, "CC"
<> wrote:

>How do I do this, its got to be very simple?

Depends on the pdf file.
(The creator of the document can prevent this action.)

When allowed: ctrl-A (=select all)
ctrl-C (copy to clipboard)
Start Word
shift-Ins (paste clipboard content into Word)

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Gerard Bok

07-10-2004, 03:45 PM

> Depends on the pdf file.
> (The creator of the document can prevent this action.)
>
> When allowed: ctrl-A (=select all)
> ctrl-C (copy to clipboard)
> Start Word
> shift-Ins (paste clipboard content into Word)

The copy/paste method does not preserve all of the formatting. I would
recommend using a third party program to do the conversion

07-10-2004, 04:51 PM

On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 09:45:39 -0500, "nerd32768"
<brin{removethis}> wrote:

>> Depends on the pdf file.
>> (The creator of the document can prevent this action.)
>>
>> When allowed: ctrl-A (=select all)
>> ctrl-C (copy to clipboard)
>> Start Word
>> shift-Ins (paste clipboard content into Word)
>
>The copy/paste method does not preserve all of the formatting. I would
>recommend using a third party program to do the conversion

Did you read the "its got to be very simple" part in the original
question ?

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Kind regards,
Gerard Bok

07-10-2004, 05:23 PM

> Did you read the "its got to be very simple" part in the original
> question ?

>
> --
> Kind regards,
> Gerard Bok

Yes, but for most purposes third party software will work best, and be
fastest
it is easy to select thousands of files, and let it automatically convert
them

07-10-2004, 08:51 PM

You do realize that a PDF is essentially an Adobe-distilled Postscript file?
Essentially, what you are viewing is the rendering of a formatted
printer-language file. And you want to do a "simple" convert of this to a
Microsoft formatted .doc file. So the question becomes, are you trying to do
this programattically, cut-and-paste, or what? As Gerard noted, *if* your
document allows it, you *may* be able to cut and paste some of the elements.

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> How do I do this, its got to be very simple?

07-09-2004, 10:58 PM	#2
Mark Fugatt [MVP] Posts: n/a	Re: converting pdf to word file Third-party product: http://www.convertzone.com/pdftoword/index.htm -- Mark Fugatt Exchange MVP http://www.exchangetrainer.com http://www.msexchange.org "CC" <> wrote in message news:29fc501c465fe$0a34d670$... > How do I do this, its got to be very simple?

07-10-2004, 03:28 PM	#3
Gerard Bok Posts: n/a	Re: converting pdf to word file On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 14:45:24 -0700, "CC" <> wrote: >How do I do this, its got to be very simple? Depends on the pdf file. (The creator of the document can prevent this action.) When allowed: ctrl-A (=select all) ctrl-C (copy to clipboard) Start Word shift-Ins (paste clipboard content into Word) -- Kind regards, Gerard Bok

07-10-2004, 03:45 PM	#4
nerd32768 Posts: n/a	Re: converting pdf to word file > Depends on the pdf file. > (The creator of the document can prevent this action.) > > When allowed: ctrl-A (=select all) > ctrl-C (copy to clipboard) > Start Word > shift-Ins (paste clipboard content into Word) The copy/paste method does not preserve all of the formatting. I would recommend using a third party program to do the conversion

07-10-2004, 04:51 PM	#5
Gerard Bok Posts: n/a	Re: converting pdf to word file On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 09:45:39 -0500, "nerd32768" <brin{removethis}> wrote: >> Depends on the pdf file. >> (The creator of the document can prevent this action.) >> >> When allowed: ctrl-A (=select all) >> ctrl-C (copy to clipboard) >> Start Word >> shift-Ins (paste clipboard content into Word) > >The copy/paste method does not preserve all of the formatting. I would >recommend using a third party program to do the conversion Did you read the "its got to be very simple" part in the original question ? -- Kind regards, Gerard Bok

07-10-2004, 05:23 PM	#6
nerd32768 Posts: n/a	Re: converting pdf to word file > Did you read the "its got to be very simple" part in the original > question ? > > -- > Kind regards, > Gerard Bok Yes, but for most purposes third party software will work best, and be fastest it is easy to select thousands of files, and let it automatically convert them

07-09-2004, 10:45 PM	#1
	converting pdf to word file How do I do this, its got to be very simple? CC

07-10-2004, 08:51 PM	#7
Earl Posts: n/a	Re: converting pdf to word file You do realize that a PDF is essentially an Adobe-distilled Postscript file? Essentially, what you are viewing is the rendering of a formatted printer-language file. And you want to do a "simple" convert of this to a Microsoft formatted .doc file. So the question becomes, are you trying to do this programattically, cut-and-paste, or what? As Gerard noted, if your document allows it, you may be able to cut and paste some of the elements. "CC" <> wrote in message news:29fc501c465fe$0a34d670$... > How do I do this, its got to be very simple?

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