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Converting Documents
When you specify conversion as a Document and not a Form, you invoke the
program's normal conversion algorithms. These are governed by the settings in the
Document Options
panel. Two layout choices are available: Flowing Column and
True Page
®
. The latter can sometimes be suitable for converting form-like PDF files.
See
Converting Forms
.
Additional information
Not all PDF files can be converted directly, but must be passed through an
Optical Character Recognition program.
Microsoft Word can accept page sizes up to 22 x 22 inches (55.88 x 55.88 cm).
Converting very big, multi-page PDF files, especially color files, may take several
minutes.
To help you estimate the time necessary to convert a big document we publish
some indicative speed data. The average time for converting a standard sized
page is:
Black-and-white: 2.5 – 3.0 seconds
Grayscale: 3.2 – 3.8 seconds
Color page: 5.5 – 7.0 seconds.
These data were measured on a Pentium III computer with 1 GHz and 512 MB
RAM.
Graphics from the PDF pages will be reduced to the maximum permissible
resolution you specified under
Document Options
.
If you cannot restore the layout as you wish, and you have OmniPage Pro, you
can use it to convert the PDF. It offers more control over the formatting and
conversion process than when the built-in OCR is used. See
When to Use
OmniPage Pro
.
The language assigned to converted documents depends on your Windows local
settings. If it should be different, select the whole converted document, or parts of
it, and set the correct language using the menu item Tools\Language\Set
Language in Microsoft Word or Tools\Language\Settings in WordPerfect.
Note:
Encrypted (password-protected) PDF files, or those protected against printing
or content extraction can be converted only if you can provide the necessary
passwords. The program will request passwords if necessary. See
Protected PDF
Files
.
Sample document
The program is supplied with a sample document, located on the program CD, and
also copied to the local computer, usually to the folder My documents. This location
may vary, depending on your operating system.
