Microsoft KB Archive/145245

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WD97: How to Convert Adobe Acrobat Reader (*.pdf) Files

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Q145245

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

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SUMMARY
Microsoft Word does not directly support conversion to or from Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). PDF is the format in which documents are saved for viewing and exchange via Acrobat Reader and Acrobat Exchange for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
To convert a PDF document from Adobe Acrobat Reader to Microsoft Word, use one of the following methods appropriate for your version of Adobe Acrobat Reader:

Acrobat Reader Version 4.x
Use the following steps to copy text from a PDF file if you are using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.x:

Open your PDF document into Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.x for Windows.

Select the content of the current screen image that you want to use in Word by doing one of the following:

To select and copy text, do the following in Adobe Acrobat Reader:

 On the Acrobat toolbar, click and hold the mouse on the Select Tool button. This is the button immediately to the right of the Zoom in Tool (Z) button. Then click the Text Select Tool (V) toolbar button. Click and drag the I-beam mouse pointer over the text that you want to copy. The text will be selected (highlighted).

To select and copy a graphic, do the following:

 On the Acrobat toolbar, click and hold the mouse on the Select Tool button. This is the button immediately to the right of the Zoom in Tool (Z) button. Then click the Graphics Select Tool (V) toolbar button. Click and drag the cross-hair mouse pointer (the cross-hair mouse pointer is a large plus sign [+]) around the picture or graphic that you want to copy.

On the Edit menu, click Copy.

In Microsoft Word, click Paste on the Edit menu.

Acrobat Reader Versions 2.x/3.x
Use the following steps to copy the text from a PDF file if you are using Adobe Acrobat Reader 2.x or 3.x:

Open your PDF document into Adobe Acrobat Reader 2.x or 3.x for Windows.

Select the content of the current screen image that you want to use in Word by doing one of the following:

To select and copy text, do the following in Adobe Acrobat Reader:

 On the Tools menu, click Select Text. Click and drag the I-beam mouse pointer over the text that you want to copy. The text will be selected (highlighted).</li></ol>

To select and copy a graphic, do the following:

 On the Tools menu, click Select Graphics.</li> Click and drag the cross-hair mouse pointer (the cross-hair mouse pointer is a large plus sign [+]) around the picture or graphic that you want to copy.</li></ol>

On the Edit menu, click Copy.

In Microsoft Word, click Paste on the Edit menu.

Notes about Adobe Acrobat Reader
Text pasted from Adobe Acrobat Reader retains its character level formatting (for example, fonts, bold, italic, underline, color, and so on). However, some reformatting of the text after you paste it into Microsoft Word is probably necessary.

If security has been set in a PDF file, you may be unable to select and copy the contents of the PDF document for use in Word.

The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

NOTE: Acrobat Reader is published by Adobe Systems, Inc. To obtain copies or information about the program or for support, contact Adobe Systems.

For information about how to contact Adobe, click the appropriate article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

Q60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

Q60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z Additional query words: 8.0 8.00 macword98

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbdta word8 word97

Issue type : kbinfo

Technology : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2