RE: Conversion of PDF files to Word format

From: Echeagaray, Patricia L. (echeagaray@sri.org)
Date: Thu Jan 07 1999 - 14:26:11 EST


Here is what has worked for me:

- open the .pdf document
- open a blank Word document
- click on the .pdf document with the RIGHT mouse button
- select "Select All" (it may be the only thing highlighted)
- copy (ctrl-c)
- go to the Word doc
- paste (ctrl-v)

Tricia

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Patricia L. Echeagaray  
Manager of  Flow Cytometry Services  (FACSort/Vantage SE)
Southern Research Institute - Frederick
Microbiology Research Department
431 Aviation Way     
Frederick, Maryland 21701
USA
Voice: (301) 228-2170 or (301) 694-3232 ext 111 or 276
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echeagaray@sri.org

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>From: 	Houston, Jim [SMTP:Jim.Houston@stjude.org]
>Sent: 	Wednesday, January 06, 1999 5:23 PM
>To: 	Cytometry Mailing List
>Subject: 	Conversion of PDF files to Word format
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>To All:
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>No relation to Flow but I need some help.  There is a lot of info out there
>shown as PDF files.  Some of this I would like to capture as an editable
>Word Document.  Dow any one know what I need.  
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>I can always scan and convert using OCR, but there has to be a better way.
>
>Any help is appreciated.
>
>Jim Houston
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