How to transfer PDF files to Word documents?
Gergely - 15/4/08 at 01:39 PM
Hi, I need some help here... I have some PDF files in A4 format that I want to add to a word document. I don't want to edit them, just want to
use them as complete pages in my document. I thought about saving the pdf file as a jpg image (using printscreen) and inserting it in word, but maybe
someone has a better idea or software they could point me towards?
Thanks!
Gergely
madmandegge - 15/4/08 at 01:45 PM
Word to PDF = easy
PDF to Word = not as easy
The best (only) way I know of doing this, is to open the PDF with a version of Acrobat Pro, then save it as a .doc
There are probably other things about on the net that'll do it, but nothing that doesn't cost £30 or so, and most of the time even an old
version of Acrobat Pro would do it.
Or any version of pro off the net, if you can find it 
edit - reread, as you don't want to edit, best way I can think of is print screen like you've said, and its free!
[Edited on 15/4/08 by madmandegge]
designer - 15/4/08 at 02:11 PM
Have you, or a friend with a scanner that can scan documents into word?
richardlee237 - 15/4/08 at 02:29 PM
Just do them as inserts in your word doc.
I have tried scanning and using character recognition on PDF documents and it is as much fun as my mother in law chewing tobacco.
Spend a little time getting the spacing and proportions right and it will look good IMHO
Gergely - 15/4/08 at 02:31 PM
Thanks chaps. We have a good scanner in the office, too, but the quality is not as good as saved jpg's, so I will stick with printscreening
then...
Here is a gap for some software development to be done... someone could become very rich! 
Thanks!
Gergely
andyd - 15/4/08 at 02:41 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Gergely
Here is a gap for some software development to be done... someone could become very rich!
Er, no. It's been done but as stated you need to pay for it. On the basis that you are trying to find a way to do it for free that's one
sale I'd not get for writing the software to do it and I'd bet there's more people out there that would rather not pay for it than pay
for it.
Russell - 15/4/08 at 06:03 PM
There's a snapshot tool (camera icon on the toolbar) in Acrobat Reader that lets you grab any selected area of the pdf document and copy it to
the clipboard. Then pate it into Word as a graphic. Works a treat and I use it all the time.
Beware though, some Acrobat files are "protected" and won't let you do it.
Recent versions of Acrobat Reader have taken the icon off the toolbar e.g. in Acrobat 8 you need to do Tools - Customize Toolbars... then tick the
Snapshot Tool under Select and Zoom Toolbar
Hope that helps
Russ
Gergely - 16/4/08 at 08:18 AM
Thanks Russ that is a great tool! This is what I was looking for!
Gergely