PDF to Word

[bobleponge]

I have a PDF document that I need to translate to Word for editing.
Can this be done? If so, how?
Yours stupidly

Bob

[Aberdeenplotter]

Just select all the text, copy and paste into a word document.

[Pies]

seems like lots of options

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[bobleponge]

It doesnt let me select the text???

[bobleponge]

And dont have administrator rights to download stuff onto computer. Bummocks

[bearded bloke]

Simples ...... PDF to Word Online — 100% Free PDF Converter to Word Format .. there you go bud

[bobleponge]

Bearders I appreciate the research. Unfortunately I just tried it and it converts it to a .RTF which still doesnt let me edit it, not even select all text and save to a Word doc.
If it was the bit on the side of the page, "download for free" I cant as I dont have admin rights on my comp and our 1 IT bloke here is on leave for a week. Winner

[ginger ninger]

I cant as I dont have admin rights on my comp and our 1 IT bloke here is on leave for a week. Winner

I would say that's a Double Bummock Bob. Have you tried p.m-ing chris marks...he's a wizzzz with these type of things mate. Good luck. xx

[taff]

if it lets you convert to an rtf, find the file, right click and 'open with' notepad. If it's not in the list of things to open with, right click, 'open with' scroll down to 'choose program' a list will pop up, choose notepad.

[Florence Fennel]

^^^^ wot she said Bob, clever girl

[bobleponge]

Doesnt give me an "open with" option at all. Gives me loads of options, not one of them "open with."
Triple bummocks!!
Really dont want to write it all by hand.

[scarey55]

Is it on 'tinternet Bobble, if so give me the WWW. bit and I'll have a look. Otherwise, E-mail it to me and I'll see what I can do (KK has the PDF editor)

[T8Ter]

Bob,
If you click on "file" is the option "save as text" there?

if so save as .txt and open with wordpad

[Garden_Chris]

The issue with altering a .PDF document to a .doc (or 'Word') document is the coding used to ensure the thing you're trying to do can't be done. They are, as the anagram suggests, Personal Document Files. I.e., they're not mean't to be copied and are distributed in a form to ensure they are not.

I would be highly surprised if you found a quick-and-easy-way to do this from a simple Google Search (but if this does work, more power to Google).

Generally speaking - you're not entirely mean't do de-crypt a .PDF file so you can manipulate it in word, hence the encryption in the first place. I can however, change a .PDF to a .doc or word file. I'm just clever like that

So e-mail me the file and I'll e-mail it you back with the word version, fully editable without administration rights on your PC. (I sort of feel like saying - "OR YOUR MONEY BACK!!")

Chris.

[Florence Fennel]

You're absolutely right of course Chris. I had to try and explain that to my very clever Professor who kept sending me draft reports back in that form. Took me ages to explain to him that I couldn't alter them! I thought that Taff's theory would work, but it doesn't look like it. Clever boy.