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August 13, 2023
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While converting PDF to Docx changes de font to an illegible one, like codes.

  • August 13, 2023
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Hi! I have Adobe Acrobat Pro. 

When I try to convert a PDF to Docx it does it but when I open the docx it is very different to the pdf.

It is imposible to read. I attach an example of what I get.
It only happens with some pdf´s. With others I don´t have this issue.

 

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    gary_sc
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    gary_scCommunity Expert
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    August 13, 2023

    Yes, that does look a tad tricky to read (LOL). 

     

    Please try to generate a PDF to Text (txt) file and see what you get.

     

    My guess here is that the file was poorly made and did not embed the fonts, and the fonts that were used do not exist on your computer. By making a text document, you bypass trying to use or emulate the fonts.

     

    If you get viable text out of this, you'll have to recreate the formatting in Word by yourself (hopefully, it's not a complicated document). Acrobat can only do so much, and like most things in life, you can only get out of it based on what was put into it.

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