Skip to main content
A
Anonymous
January 14, 2015
Question

PDF to Word issue

  • January 14, 2015
  • 3 replies
  • 650 views

I am trying to convert a PDF to Word in order to edit.  However, the downloaded version of word comes out full of symbols and unreadable sentences.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

    This topic has been closed for replies.

    3 replies

    S
    Sara_Forsberg
    Inspiring
    January 15, 2015

    Hi sondrah89265773,

    Do you know how the PDF that you converted was created? If a third-party app (not Acrobat) created it, the file might not be written well enough to ensure a clean conversion.

    One thing you can try is disabling OCR as described in this document: How to disable Optical Character Recognition (O... | Adobe Community.

    Please let us know how it goes.


    Best,

    Sara

    A
    Anonymous
    January 15, 2015

    Thank you so much, Sara.

    S
    Sara_Forsberg
    Inspiring
    January 15, 2015

    You're welcome. Please let us know how it goes!

    Best,

    Sara

    pwillener
    pwillener
    Legend
    January 15, 2015

    [topic moved to Acrobat.com Services forum]

    CtDave
    CtDave
    Participating Frequently
    January 15, 2015

    As Adobe Reader cannot export PDF page content to other file formats you'll be using one of Adobe's online service (ExportPDF or PDF Pack).

    These service's user forum is at:

    Adobe Acrobat.com Services

    Be well...

    Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
    Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices