WD: How to Convert Adobe Acrobat 2.x PDF Documents to Word

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a and 6.0c
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

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 Macintosh and Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

To convert data from Adobe Acrobat 2.0 and 2.1 to Word, follow these steps:

1. Open your PDF document into Acrobat Reader for the Macintosh or Acrobat Reader for Windows.

2. Select the content of the current screen image that you want to use in Word, and click Copy on the Edit menu to copy the content to the Clipboard.

3. In Word, click Paste on the Edit menu.

If security in a particular PDF file has been set to not allow selection of text, the contents of the PDF document cannot be copied to the Clipboard for use in Word. Adobe Exchange is manufactured by Adobe Systems, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

For more information about Adobe Exchange, contact Adobe Systems. For information about how to contact Adobe Systems, query in the Knowledge Base for one of the following articles:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q65416
   TITLE     : Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

   ARTICLE-ID: Q60781
   TITLE     : Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

   ARTICLE-ID: Q60782
   TITLE     : Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z