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Select
Spreadsheet
for PDF files containing tables that you want converted
to spreadsheets. The only target application is Microsoft Excel.
3. Enter a PDF file name with full path and extension or browse to select a file and
click
Open
. A preview of the first PDF page appears.
4. Use the navigation buttons to view other pages.
5. Accept or modify the offered name and path for the output file to be created. The
offered name and path are those of the input PDF. Only the extension is changed
from PDF to DOC, RTF or XLS depending on your previous choice under
Convert as.
6. Use the checkmark under the file names to have the converted document opened
in the target application.
7. Set a page range if desired. See
Preview
panel.
8. Move through other PDF Converter Assistant panels specifying settings. See
Document Options
panel,
Form Options
panel and
Spreadsheet Options
panel.
Only one of these panels will be active, depending on the choice made under
point 3.
9. Click
Convert
to begin conversion according to your settings.
10. The converted file is saved to disk under the name you specified. It is loaded into
the target application if you requested that.
Starting PDF conversion from other places
You can also call PDF Converter from other places. In these cases PDF Converter
Assistant is always available.
1. The
Open PDF
button in the ScanSoft PDF Toolbar in
Microsoft Word
2. The Open dialog box in
Microsoft Word
3. From
Microsoft Outlook
4. From
Microsoft Internet Explorer
5. From
Windows Explorer
6. From
Microsoft Excel
7. From
Corel WordPerfect.
The Open PDF button in a Microsoft Word toolbar
1. Click the
Open PDF
button in the ScanSoft PDF Toolbar or the
Open PDF...
item in the File menu. The Open dialog box appears and behind it the PDF
Converter Assistant with its Preview panel.
