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2. 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 in the Assistant.
3. Decide the conversion type:
Document
or
Form
.
4. Use the navigation buttons to view other pages.
5. Accept or modify the offered name and path for the Word file to be created. The
offered name and path are those of the input PDF. Only the extension is changed
from PDF to DOC. The named file will be displayed in Microsoft Word when
conversion is finished.
6. Set a page range if desired. See
Preview
panel.
7. Move through other PDF Converter Assistant panels specifying settings. See
Document Options
panel and
Form Options
panel.
8. Click
Open
to begin conversion according to your settings.
9. The converted file is saved to disk under the name you specified, and is loaded
into Microsoft Word.
Note:
If you do not see the
Open PDF
button in a toolbar, go to View /
Toolbars
and
select the
ScanSoft PDF Toolbar.
The Open dialog box in Microsoft Word
1. Click
Open
or go to the Microsoft Word File menu and click
Open
.
2. Click the
PDF (Portable Document Format) (*.pdf)
format in the Files of type
box.
3. Select the PDF file you want to convert. Multiple selection is possible.
4. Click
Open
.
5. Conversion starts with or without the PDF Converter Assistant, as specified in
PDF Converter Settings
.
6. If the PDF Converter Assistant is enabled, the PDF is previewed and you can
change settings as described above, and then start the conversion. If the PDF
Converter Assistant is disabled, conversion starts immediately, using existing
settings.
7. The progress monitor is displayed along with a series of tips.
8. The converted, editable document is displayed in Microsoft Word. See the note at
the end of this topic on saving the file.
Note:
You can select two or more PDF files from a folder; each file will be converted
into a separate Word document, each waiting to be saved with
Save As...
. From all
other starting places, only one file can be converted at a time.
