Friday, April 24, 2009

Convert your PDFs to Word Docs

"There are several well-regarded and free ways that take advantage of the Print function to transform just about any file type to a PDF. PrimoPDF and doPDF sit at the top of the list, but what about reverse engineering that conversion? Converting in the other direction, from a PDF to an MS Word-compatible format like doc or RTF is trickier.

For one thing, there are a lot of bad converters out there. Many PDF to doc converters have similar or even identical names, differentiated sometimes by nothing more than a cunning tap of the space bar. Many offer features that are hamstrung in various ways unless you pay for an upgrade, and just about all of them offer imperfect conversions. Even with these problems, though, you can get a reasonable conversion from the four programs and three Web-based services listed below."

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