Portable document format files a.k.a PDF files provides an extra layer of security as compared to the Word document and this is the primary reason that it is one of the widely used format for documents. Sometimes, you will need to turn the PDF to Word document, so you can add more text to the document or remove the existing text in the file. One of the best problems while turning PDF to Word document is that the formatting of the output document will be ruined and the users will have to adjust the size, fonts and even the alignment of the document. However, there is one third party software, Wondershare PDFelement which will turn PDF file into Word document with original formatting.
Wondershare PDFelement is a cross-platform application for both Windows and Mac OS X which is your all-in-one solution for the PDF file. You can create a PDF document from a blank page, edit the already present PDF document and can turn PDF file into Word document(PDF to DOC and PDF to DOCX), PowerPoint slides, Pages format, Image, EPub format or the excel sheets.
One of the unique and best feature of this software is that you can select the pages that you want to Turn to the document which will not only decrease the size of the PDF file but will also remove the unwanted pages from the PDF file. Lastly, if you have scanned the document which contains some text, you can perform the OCR feature on them to edit the certificates or letters. OCR which is also known as Optical Character Recognition is a unique feature which will recognize the hand writing, printed text and will let you make changes as deem fit for your use. Here’s the step by step guide on how you can turn PDF file into Word file with Wondershare PDFelement on both Windows or Mac OS X.
Before you continue, download and install the latest version of Wondershare PDFelement on your computer. Click here to get the latest version of the software and after downloading the program, the instructions to install it on your computer are pretty simple and are well mentioned on the screen.
How to Turn PDF into Word in Windows? Here is a step by step guide to turn PDF file into Word using Wondershare PDFelement on Windows:
Launch the Wondershare PDFelement on your Windows computer, click on the "Open" button which is present in the left side of the screen and select the PDF file that you want to turn to Word. Now, click on the "Open" button in the pup-up window.
Go to the main page on Wondershare PDFelement and click on "To Word". This will open a new window in the Wondershare PDFelement.
Click on the "Options" to change the page number that you want to convert. You can click on the "Browse" button and select the location for the output word file. Finally, click on the "Convert" button and wait for a few seconds till it completes the conversion process.
If you word to Turn a scanned PDF file, without enabling the OCR feature, it will be converted into image format. However, you can enable the OCR feature to convert this scanned document to an editable word text. The "OCR" button is present right next to the options in the new window.
Step by step guide to turn PDF file into Word using Wondershare PDFelement on Mac OS X:
Go to the Launchpad on your Mac and open Wondershare PDFelement. You can either directly click on the "Convert" button or can click on the "Open" button. In both cases, you will have to select the PDF file that you want to convert to the doc or docx format.
Once the PDF file is opened, click on the convert button on the main screen. The "Convert" button is located on the top right side of the windows. It will open the conversion window in Wondershare PDFelement. Click on the "Pages" and here you can select the pages that you want to convert to the doc or docx format.
If you have a scanned document, please turn on the OCR feature in the bottom left side of the screen. After enabling all the options in the windows, click on the "Convert" button and select the windows where you want to save your converted document.
Viola! You have successfully turned the PDF document into Word with the original formatting. In case of any problem, don’t hesitate to ask the community below.
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