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Has anyone successfully used any converter to convert Acrobat to Word 2003/2007?
Thanks.
Armstrong

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Are these files protected, if so most programs will NOT work.

I have been able to select, copy and paste on most of the unprotected files that I needed information from.

But I have found that most pdf files can be OCR’d and then sent to Word.

DaveA I am so far behind, I think I am First
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Are these files protected, if so most programs will NOT work.

I have been able to select, copy and paste on most of the unprotected files that I needed information from.

But I have found that most pdf files can be OCR’d and then sent to Word.

Hi DaveA,
None of the PDFs is protected. Yes, currently I’m using OCR, but it’s a tedious procedure. In particular, I’m interested in converting some ebooks into Word 07 .docx files.
Armstrong

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These eBooks may not be protected, but most are copyrighted, if so I would be very careful.

I use OmniPage version 17 and it will read any unprotected pdf file directly.

I think you will find that most of these PDF to Word converters are a small OCR program without all the bells and whistles.

DaveA I am so far behind, I think I am First
Genealogy....confusing the dead and annoying the living

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These eBooks may not be protected, but most are copyrighted, if so I would be very careful.

I use OmniPage version 17 and it will read any unprotected pdf file directly.

I think you will find that most of these PDF to Word converters are a small OCR program without all the bells and whistles.

Is there any major difference between OmniPage 16 and 17?
Is OmniPage significantly better?
Armstrong

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Is there any major difference between OmniPage 16 and 17?
Is OmniPage significantly better?
Armstrong

1, works with both Vista and Windows 7 without issues. I have it installed on a 64 bit copy of Windows 7 TRM.
2, yes, I have liked OmniPage Pro for many years. The strip down version that came or may still come with some scanners is not bad, but the Pro version is worth the money.

DaveA I am so far behind, I think I am First
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Has anyone successfully used any converter to convert Acrobat to Word 2003/2007?

My efforts have generally met only with partial success. The problem is that the converter will use text frames to micromanage the position of fragments of text, rather than figuring out how it would flow best for purposes of editing.

There are trial editions of many converter products, so you might try some more recent versions if you don’t have one already.

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My efforts have generally met only with partial success. The problem is that the converter will use text frames to micromanage the position of fragments of text, rather than figuring out how it would flow best for purposes of editing.

There are trial editions of many converter products, so you might try some more recent versions if you don’t have one already.

Hi jscher2000.
“Text frames” exactly are the core issue, which often divides a paragraph into multiple section. Look like I’ve to do it manually. Thanks for your help.
Armstrong

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“Text frames” exactly are the core issue, which often divides a paragraph into multiple section. Look like I’ve to do it manually.

Doing it manually doesn’t sound like much fun. I would try copying and pasting special as text only to remove the text frames. Alternatively, you could get the OCR output in a text only format to begin with.

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“Text frames” exactly are the core issue, which often divides a paragraph into multiple section. Look like I’ve to do it manually.

Didn’t someone post a macro for this in another thread earlier this year? (I’m not finding it in a search…)

You could try this and see what kind of chaos it causes:

Code:

Sub RemoveTextBoxesAndFrames()
Dim intCount As Integer
' Comb Shapes collection for TextBoxes and convert to frames
With ActiveDocument.Shapes
	For intCount = .Count To 1 Step -1
		If .Item(intCount).Type = msoTextBox Then
			.Item(intCount).ConvertToFrame
		End If
	Next
End With
' Remove frames (contents typically become a new paragraph)
With ActiveDocument.Frames
	For intCount = .Count To 1 Step -1
		.Item(intCount).Delete
	Next
End With
End Sub

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Didn’t someone post a macro for this in another thread earlier this year? (I’m not finding it in a search…)

You could try this and see what kind of chaos it causes:

Code:

Sub RemoveTextBoxesAndFrames()
 Dim intCount As Integer
 ' Comb Shapes collection for TextBoxes and convert to frames
 With ActiveDocument.Shapes
	 For intCount = .Count To 1 Step -1
		 If .Item(intCount).Type = msoTextBox Then
			 .Item(intCount).ConvertToFrame
		 End If
	 Next
 End With
 ' Remove frames (contents typically become a new paragraph)
 With ActiveDocument.Frames
	 For intCount = .Count To 1 Step -1
		 .Item(intCount).Delete
	 Next
 End With
 End Sub

Hi jscher2000,
Thanks for taking time to write a macro.
Armstrong

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Has anyone successfully used any converter to convert Acrobat to Word 2003/2007?
Thanks.
Armstrong

There are some free online services you might want to try:
PDF2Word Online: Convert PDF to Word for Free
Convert PDF to Word (DOC) — 100% Free!
PDF to Word Converter. Convert PDF to Word DOC or Excel XLS Online, Extract Images from PDF.

More around – do a Google search.

Alan

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