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MS Office Forum / Word / Document Management / July 2008Text acts like a picture - can't edit
I can't edit a document in Word 2007. I have saved it in 2007 and in 2003, but either way, it acts like a "picture", and I can't edit it. HELP! Where did you get that document from? Do you have an expired trial verion of Word?  SignatureJoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" >I can't edit a document in Word 2007. I have saved it in 2007 and in 2003, > but either way, it acts like a "picture", and I can't edit it. HELP! The document is a copy of a law from the county web site. It was a .pdf converted to .doc. And my Word is a full version, fully paid. > Where did you get that document from? Do you have an expired trial verion of > Word? > > >I can't edit a document in Word 2007. I have saved it in 2007 and in 2003, > > but either way, it acts like a "picture", and I can't edit it. HELP! How was it converted? I suspect it was done as a screenshot rather than with Acrobat. SignatureJoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" > The document is a copy of a law from the county web site. It was a .pdf > converted to .doc. And my Word is a full version, fully paid. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> >2003, >> > but either way, it acts like a "picture", and I can't edit it. HELP! The whole point of PDF is that it is not an editable format. Acrobat can save a PDF in Word document format, but that does not necessarily mean that the document will be editable. It rather depends what source material the PDF was created from. In your case you will need OCR software to make the conversion. If you have Acrobat you can save the PDF as TIF and use Microsoft Document Imaging (supplied with Office but not installed by default) to convert the image to text. Or use some rather better OCR software (eg Finereader) on the PDF itself. Signature<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > The document is a copy of a law from the county web site. It was a > .pdf converted to .doc. And my Word is a full version, fully paid. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >>> in 2003, but either way, it acts like a "picture", and I can't edit >>> it. HELP! > I can't edit a document in Word 2007. I have saved it in 2007 and in 2003, > but either way, it acts like a "picture", and I can't edit it. HELP! The document is a copy of a law from the county web site. It was a .pdf converted to a .doc. And no, my Word isn't a trail version, it's the full paid version. There are two kinds of PDFs, those created from documents with editable text and those created by scanning, where each page is in fact just a picture. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA >> I can't edit a document in Word 2007. I have saved it in 2007 and in >> 2003, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > converted to a .doc. And no, my Word isn't a trail version, it's the full > paid version. Then there is no hope for me and this document? :-) It can't be edited? > There are two kinds of PDFs, those created from documents with editable text > and those created by scanning, where each page is in fact just a picture. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > converted to a .doc. And no, my Word isn't a trail version, it's the full > > paid version. Can you access the original PDF from the web site and copy it all and then paste into a new Word document? You'll have to reformat it, but at least you can work with it. I had to do that twice today (and it wasn't much fun either time!) > Then there is no hope for me and this document? :-) It can't be edited? > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > > converted to a .doc. And no, my Word isn't a trail version, it's the full > > > paid version. Thanks, Vicki. I think I've tried that and everything else under the sun. But maybe I don't understand what "reformat" means. Please explain, and I can tellif I've done it. :-) > Can you access the original PDF from the web site and copy it all and then > paste into a new Word document? You'll have to reformat it, but at least you [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > > converted to a .doc. And no, my Word isn't a trail version, it's the full > > > > paid version. We have all our codes posted in pdf on line. Sometimes I have to go to the pdf, go up to Edit, Select All, Copy. Then open up a blank Word document and paste. There are ususally no paragraph breaks, indents, bullets, etc. But at least the text is all there and it doesn't have to be totally retyped, just fancied back up a little. > Thanks, Vicki. I think I've tried that and everything else under the sun. > But maybe I don't understand what "reformat" means. Please explain, and I [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > > > converted to a .doc. And no, my Word isn't a trail version, it's the full > > > > > paid version. You can save it as is, and if it's a "screen shot" sort of pdf, you can run it through the OCR software that's included in Office (or that came with your scanner). But since it's a law, it seems like it ought to have been posted in a text format rather than an image format! > Then there is no hope for me and this document? :-) It can't be edited? > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > converted to a .doc. And no, my Word isn't a trail version, it's the full > > > paid version. |
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