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    PDF to Word Downloads

    On occasion I've downloaded PDF files that couldn't be printed, or even copy/paste into Word. Frustrating.

    I've found a number of free software that converts PDF to Word, in my case W8.1/Word 2007, but they are usually limited as to how many conversions can be done, i.e, 5-7 or first require a commitment for a subscription before performing a limited number of conversions in which one must leave their credit card number to do so (won't do). Plus they can't be text edited.

    Have any of you found some reasonably good PDF to Word downloads that are free, or reasonably priced?
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    Al,
    Don't know which version of Word you have but I have Word through Office 365 and it will directly convert a PDF to a Word document that can be edited.
    I know this may not help buy worth looking at if you do a fair amount of converting.

    Jim

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    PDFcreator is free and opensource and works well:

    https://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/

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    When creating a PDF, there is a way to lock it so nothing can be done. Perhaps you have occasionally run into those.
    Depending on the content of the PDF, you also might try an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) program.
    Those will usually make out the words in a document and you can paste that into a Word document.

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    Thank you Jim, William & Chris. I'll look into these.
    Thoughts entering one's mind need not exit one's mouth!
    As I age my memory fades .... and that's a load off my mind!

    "We Live In The Land Of The Free, Only Because Of The Brave"
    “The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living."
    "
    Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill

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    Quote Originally Posted by William Adams View Post
    PDFcreator is free and opensource and works well:

    https://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/
    Thank you William. Went there & it has been changed to www.pdfforg.org. So far so good!
    Thoughts entering one's mind need not exit one's mouth!
    As I age my memory fades .... and that's a load off my mind!

    "We Live In The Land Of The Free, Only Because Of The Brave"
    “The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living."
    "
    Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill

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    Im with Jim. Why dont you just open the PDF in word directly? How old is your version of Word?

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    I have MS Word 2007. I tried to open with this & all I get is a sheet of programming language.
    Thoughts entering one's mind need not exit one's mouth!
    As I age my memory fades .... and that's a load off my mind!

    "We Live In The Land Of The Free, Only Because Of The Brave"
    “The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living."
    "
    Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill

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    Quote Originally Posted by Al Launier View Post
    Thank you William. Went there & it has been changed to www.pdfforg.org. So far so good!
    I'm naturally suspicious of a web page that says "Buy this domain" at the top and states any links on the page are put there by some unknown or unaffiliated 3rd party. The misspelling of pdfforge.org as pdfforg.org is also troubling.

    I might trust this route more: https://www.pdfforge.org/

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    I,ve been using Foxit Phantom PDF for years. Great software. It can convert a pdf to word, excel or powerpoint. I think I paid 49 bucks for it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Carey View Post
    I,ve been using Foxit Phantom PDF for years. Great software. It can convert a pdf to word, excel or powerpoint. I think I paid 49 bucks for it.
    Looks like it's $129 now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John K Jordan View Post
    Looks like it's $129 now.
    Yikes. I guess a combination of time and a bad memory will do that.
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    This is a good deal if you use it on multiple devices and also up to 6 family members.
    1 month free trial.
    No affiliation.... these days I like software that makes using devices faster and simpler.
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/of...etab=pivot%3ao
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    The full version of Acrobat (not Acrobat Reader) works very well, but it is not cheap unless you need the whole Adobe CS for other reasons. When I run into a locked PDF I just scan it and run OCR (I use Acrobat, but there are many choices). Usually that is fast and good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roger wiegand View Post
    The full version of Acrobat (not Acrobat Reader) works very well, but it is not cheap unless you need the whole Adobe CS for other reasons. When I run into a locked PDF I just scan it and run OCR (I use Acrobat, but there are many choices). Usually that is fast and good.
    I have Acrobat XI and looked to see if there was a newer version. All they offer now is a subscription for Acrobat Pro and it was expensive. I don't remember exactly but I think it was something like $15/mo. That's $180/year and that's more than I paid for a lifetime license for Acrobat Pro XI. If it ever gets to the point where Acrobat XI doesn't work any more, I'll certainly go with something other than the subscription for Acrobat.

    Also, the lock on PDF documents is very weak and you can find programs what will unlock them - I have one and I remember it was not expensive.

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