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Handling Mixed PDF Files
A multi-page PDF document may contain tables and forms. Sometimes such
documents can be converted using a single process: Document, Form or
Spreadsheet. In other cases, however, you may prefer to do more than one
conversion, as shown in the following example.
Page ranges help you to handle mixed PDF files in different layouts. For example
let's see how to unlock a PDF containing two pages of text, a one-page summary
table you want to do calculations on, and three pages of forms. To convert it most
precisely, follow the steps described below.
To convert PDF files containing flowing texts, tables and forms
Start PDF Converter Assistant from one of the following places: Windows
Explorer, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook.
Decide the output file format first. Convert the two text pages of your PDF as
Document
and select
MS Word
as Target.
Click
, browse for your PDF file to be converted, select it and click
Open
.
Select
Page Range
and type in "1-2" in our example.
Check the output file name under
Save as
. If your PDF file is named as
sample.pdf
, the converter automatically offers
sample.doc
in the Save as edit
box. Rewrite the file name if necessary.
Click the
Document Options
tab and choose
Flowing Column
under Layout.
Click
Convert
. The converted file will be saved under the given name and will be
displayed in Word if
View converted document
was selected. Close Word.
Click
Preview
in the PDF Converter Assistant.
Select
Spreadsheet
in the Preview panel.
Select
Page Range
and type "3" in the text box.
Click
Spreadsheet Options
and make the necessary changes.
Click
Convert
. The converted file will be saved under the given name
(
sample.xls
if you did not change the offered output file name) and will be
displayed in Excel if
View converted document
was selected. Close Excel.
Click
Preview
in the PDF Converter Assistant, then select
Form
.
Select
Page Range
and type "4-6" in the text box.
Change the output file name under
Save as
to avoid overwriting the file created
earlier. E.g.
sample1.doc
.
Click
Form Options
and make changes if necessary.
Click
Convert
. The converted file will be saved under the given name and will be
displayed in Word if
View converted document
was selected. Close Word.
