This may only be available in Acrobat and not Reader, but I can choose File --> Save As and choose to save the PDF as a Word .doc file. Results are usually okay, but the formating is done with text boxes instead of the normal way. Off topic: How's your Digital Asset Management software comparison going? I always check your blog periodically for an update! Nathan Tallman On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Carol Bean <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I have WordPerfect X4, which does a questionable job of (natively) > converting pdf's, and from which one could then copy and paste the > questionable results into a Word document. > > Has anyone been down this road before (trying to find something better than > what WordPerfect does, and that works directly with Word)? Or maybe > someone > can offer words of advice (or condolences...)? > > I am aware of these, but haven't tested any of them (recommendations or > pans > welcome): > http://www.investintech.com/ > http://www.hellopdf.com/ > http://www.anypdftools.com/ > http://finereader.abbyy.com/full_feature_list/ocr_accuracy/ > http://www.123fileconvert.com/microsoft_fileconverter_word.asp > http://www.pdfconverter.com/downloads/ > http://www.somepdf.com/downloads.html > http://www.tenorshare.com/pdf-converter.html > http://www.docudesk.com/ > > And also MS Word Marketplace listings: > > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/downloads-marketplace-categories-FX102300516.aspx?Category=CL102416887&CTT=5&origin=HA001168333#last=;Index=0 > > And this Portable App: > http://www.pendriveapps.com/free-pdf-to-word-converter/ > > Thanks, > Carol > -- > Carol Bean > [log in to unmask] >