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Converting Forms
Form conversions let you transform PDF files with form-like layout and content into
editable Word documents. That means form-like elements will be detected in the
PDF and reproduced in the Word document.
PDF Converter offers two ways of handling form-like PDF files:
Logical Form Recognition
™
This uses a ScanSoft technology designed to analyze and reproduce form elements
such as answer boxes, comb boxes and checkmarks. This technology includes the
use of Optical Character Recognition.
How to start LFR conversion
Use the
Preview
panel in the PDF Converter Assistant. Under
Convert as
, choose
Form
. Specify the processing settings in the
Form Options
panel.
If you want to do one-click processing without the Assistant, open the
File Open
Settings
panel in the PDF Converter Settings dialog box and choose
Automatically
Convert as Forms
.
When to use LFR conversion
When a significant part of the document contains form elements.
When preserving the form elements is more important than transfer of the textual
information on the form.
When the PDF pages or file to be converted are all form-like.
When the PDF has no text layer.
When the
document language
is among those supported by the LFR technology.
Additional information
Since LFR uses OCR to perform the conversion, the language of the document must
be specified under
Form Options
. A multi-lingual setting is available.
The maximum number of pages in a form is 100 and the maximum page size is
Legal (8.5 x 14 inches or 21.6 x 35.6 cm).
Grayscale PDF forms are always converted to black-and-white. Use
Form Options
to
keep or drop color.
Hyperlinks in forms are transmitted as plain text.
If LFR conversion does not deliver the required results, try True Page.
