If you select this option, you can click on the 'Set Language' button to stipulate the language Acrobat Pro uses for text conversion.Ĭlick the 'OK' button to start the conversion process. Depending on the other options you choose, the images may not appear in the same places on the pages of your Word file as they do in the original PDF.Īctivate the check box for 'Run OCR If Needed' so Acrobat Pro uses optical character recognition to turn the text included in the PDF's images into live text in the exported Word document. Turn on the check box for 'Include Images' to export the PDF file's artwork in the Word file.

Comments appear as individual text boxes. If you prefer to maintain the look of the PDF document's pages rather than ease of text editing, choose 'Retain Page Layout' to create an output file with individual text boxes.Īctivate the check box for 'Include Comments' to add strike-outs and highlights directly in the text of the Word file.

The 'Retain Flowing Text' option preserves text sequencing as a continuous flow from beginning to end. Both file formats suitable for use in Microsoft Word offer choices that enable you to tailor the file you save to how you plan to use it.Ĭhoose from two radio buttons that select layout settings. Click on the 'Settings' button to access conversion options. Choose a file location and enter a name for your Word export file.

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