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MS Office Forum / Word / General MS Word Questions / June 2006Saving Adobe .pdf file problem
I don't like working with .pdf files because I know nothing about them. I have been sent a .pdf file that is 6 mb in size. I am trying to save it as a text file using the Adobe Reader 7 command series of File, Save as Text. When I go to the saved file there is no text in it. I checked the file properties and can find no evidence that the file is "locked' or in any other way set to prevent copying. I need some suggestions on how to save the darn thing as a text file. Thanks You might want to ask in a newsgroup about Adobe Acrobat. This one is about Microsoft Word. :)  SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. >I don't like working with .pdf files because I know nothing about them. I >have been sent a .pdf file that is 6 mb in size. I am trying to save it as [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thanks Of course I know this is a Word newsgroup. Word users will be using Adobe files too. > You might want to ask in a newsgroup about Adobe Acrobat. This one is > about Microsoft Word. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >> Thanks Yes, but your problem deals with starting with a .pdf file. SignatureJoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] > Of course I know this is a Word newsgroup. Word users will be using Adobe > files too. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >>> >>> Thanks Most Word users don't have Acrobat, but even if they did, that's not an excuse for asking an Acrobat question in a Word NG. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > Of course I know this is a Word newsgroup. Word users will be using Adobe > files too. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >> > >> Thanks File > Save as Text, (even Acrobat Reader can do it). If yours doesn't, then you need an upgrade. ``````````````````````````````` > Of course I know this is a Word newsgroup. Word users will be using Adobe > files too. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > >> > >> Thanks Depends, starting with a 6Mb file, my guess is we are dealing with images, not text, even if an image of text. I just double checked and if the pdf starts with image files, Adobe reader does not do OCR to change it to text. Again, not a Word question. SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. > File > Save as Text, (even Acrobat Reader can do it). If yours > doesn't, then you need an upgrade. [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> >> >> >> Thanks To add to the discussion— I suspect that a file of that size was scanned to a pdf. In that case, no converter will create a text file. > Depends, starting with a 6Mb file, my guess is we are dealing with images, > not text, even if an image of text. I just double checked and if the pdf [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] >>> >> >>> >> Thanks Not necessarily - the PDF2Word converter mentioned earlier in this thread will convert text from a graphical format in a PDF Signature<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > To add to the discussion- > I suspect that a file of that size was scanned to a pdf. In that [quoted text clipped - 61 lines] >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Not necessarily - if the PDF was created from graphics files with the appearance of text then you will need OCR to convert the content to text. Signature<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > File > Save as Text, (even Acrobat Reader can do it). If yours > doesn't, then you need an upgrade. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >>>> >>>> Thanks Boy, that's sure not playing fair if the .pdf text is really an image! ;) Somebody *really* wanted to protect that doc. Scanning an Adobe ng for information (I have lots of newbie type Adobe questions at this point), I found a pointer to this program: PDF2Word (pdf to word) http://www.verypdf.com/pdf2word/index.html Export text, images and other contents from PDF document into word document. Sounds like that's what he needs. ```````````````````````````````````` > Not necessarily - if the PDF was created from graphics files with the > appearance of text then you will need OCR to convert the content to text. It's likely not an issue of protection but of the way the PDF was created. Many scanners claim they can scan to PDF, but the PDF files they create are just images, one for each page. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > Boy, that's sure not playing fair if the .pdf text is really an image! > ;) Somebody *really* wanted to protect that doc. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Not necessarily - if the PDF was created from graphics files with the > > appearance of text then you will need OCR to convert the content to text. PDF2Word is quite good, though tends to screw up formatting, but the ability to easily grab the content is a plus. Signature<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > Boy, that's sure not playing fair if the .pdf text is really an image! > ;) Somebody *really* wanted to protect that doc. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> appearance of text then you will need OCR to convert the content to >> text. They also use automobiles, lawnmowers and bicycles. ... and your point is? SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. > Of course I know this is a Word newsgroup. Word users will be using Adobe > files too. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >>> >>> Thanks |
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