Mark Sargis, Tip: Convert Image-Only PDFs into Editable Word Documents
TechnoLawyer member Larry Olsen asks:
"I am enquiring about the existence of cost-effective software that can reliably convert incoming PDF files into Word files (.doc) at the mail recipient's desktop. Hopefully such software would enable Word documents conversion into pdf files — again at the desktops. Our firm of 35 humans have networked smart desktops — high speed. Any advice? Many thanks."
Bob Lee responded:
"If you have the Standard or Professional version of Acrobat 7, choose File: Save As. In the "Save As" dialog box, you can choose Microsoft Word Document from the pop-up menu. Then just click the Save button, and open the document in Word. Voila, you are done!..."
Please note: If your original PDF document is only a scanned-in image, when you "Save As" into Word format, you will only get an image of each page pasted onto each page in Word. If you want to manipulate the text in Word, you must first perform a "Recognize Text Using OCR" function in Acrobat 7 (in the drop-down menu under Document, called something else in Acrobat 6). Acrobat's OCR functionality isn't the best, but at least it's available right in the program.
Mark R. Sargis
Bellande & Sargis Law Group, LLP
Chicago, Illinois
[Publisher's Note: Learn more about Adobe Acrobat. — Sara Skiff]
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