OCR Word 2013
Need some insight on Word PDF editing in 2013 ,I convert from PDF to docx ,but it appears to be non editable and is a graphics file.
Is there an OCR that is needed to make the docx editable?
Is there an OCR that is needed to make the docx editable?
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Yes, it does. It works fairly well if the PDF file has text in it, such as a PDF Normal file — but it won't do OCR if the PDF is an image/bitmap/graphic-only doc. When you do a File>Open of a PDF file (with text in it) in Word 2013, it gives you this dialog:
It then proceeds to convert it to an editable Word document. It is pretty good, but not perfect. I prefer some of the other PDF-to-Word conversion tools, but Word 2013 itself is decent. If you'd like to post a PDF, I'll convert it to a DOCX using Word 2013. If your PDF file is an image/bitmap/graphic doc, I'll use other OCR software to create a PDF file with text and then use Word 2013 to convert it to a DOCX. Regards, Joe
It then proceeds to convert it to an editable Word document. It is pretty good, but not perfect. I prefer some of the other PDF-to-Word conversion tools, but Word 2013 itself is decent. If you'd like to post a PDF, I'll convert it to a DOCX using Word 2013. If your PDF file is an image/bitmap/graphic doc, I'll use other OCR software to create a PDF file with text and then use Word 2013 to convert it to a DOCX. Regards, Joe
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I get the dialog ,but it just won't let me edit anything at all after the conversion.
And when I save it as a docx ,it goes from a 3.2 meg pdf file ,to a 32 meg docx.
And when I save it as a docx ,it goes from a 3.2 meg pdf file ,to a 32 meg docx.
Need to go offline now. Will check back into the thread as soon as I'm online again, probably in a few hours. Regards, Joe
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OK, thanks for letting me know what you did. And thanks for the points! Regards, Joe
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