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    How to convert PDF to word on Mac?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by sholdon, Oct 9, 2011.

  1. sholdon

    sholdon Newbie

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    Hi,guys.Is there any one tell me how to convert PDF to word on Mac?
    I am a teacher from New York.Recently I have a download some PDF file need to transfer to word as material for my working.As I use Mac OS has been doubly difficult for me,beacuse I am not familiar with mac system.
    So any idea helpfully would be appreciated.
     
    sholdon, Oct 9, 2011
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  2. NeRo45

    NeRo45 Notebook Evangelist

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    Pretty sure you will need Acrobat Pro in order to export as a Word file.
     
    NeRo45, Oct 9, 2011
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  3. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    Have you tried any of the free websites who claim to do the conversion for you and you don't need any local software installed? I see quite a few on a Google search.
     
    doh123, Oct 10, 2011
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  4. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Kirk McElhearn over @ MacWorld posted an article today on this exact question.

    You can also use this guide to free online conversion at PCWorld.
     
    ClearSkies, Oct 10, 2011
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  5. markhoward

    markhoward Newbie

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    I think that You will need an extra application like Adobe Acrobat. Converting PDF to Word is not so easy (on any OS). I tried this once on a Windows PC, but the result was so bad, that I gave up. I don't know how many documents You have and what You need them for. But sometimes it is just quicker to just copy the text from the PDF and to paste it in a word editor and to edit it there.
    Also, you may try this tutorial about how to convert PDF files to Word on Mac. Once they're converted, you can open the files Microsoft Word or a compatible word processor.
    Hope it can do you a favor.

    Greetings
     
    markhoward, Oct 20, 2011
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