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
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