Convert PDF to Word

Adobe has a tool to do this
https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/acrobat/how-to/pdf-to-word-doc-converter.html?mv=search&sdid=JCNCWQ2T&ef_id=EAIaIQobChMIh-2s1s_c3gIVyCSGCh271QOPEAAYASAAEgL7ifD_BwE:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!3085!3!273366877362!e!!g!!%2Bconvert%20%2Bpdf%20to%20word&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIh-2s1s_c3gIVyCSGCh271QOPEAAYASAAEgL7ifD_BwE

Abby Software can do this
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These have free trials for you to try and determine if your needs have been met.

For a one time use, try Online conversion
https://pdf2doc.com/

You can convert Scan to Text with Adobe Acrobat DC and Adobe Acrobat Pro DC newest versions and that may suffice. There would be some cleanup work of the text.

just saying, as a longtime Word user,

sometimes, you can find Scan to Word software that does a decent job. better formatting but creates multiple text boxes in the converted doc file...

you need a scanner & the corresponding software installed

Yes. I have done this for infrequent use (as per my post earlier as well). And then again for infrequent use, try the Online Approach.

No. All free tools contain malware. Only ever use paid software. That never contains any malware.
 
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All free tools contain malware.

Not true. There are many free tools that do not contain malware.

Only ever use paid software.

I disagree. Lots of free software out there that is excellent and perfectly fine to use (and without malware). Not a day goes by that I don't use some combination of 7-Zip, Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, AutoHotkey, Chrome, Classic Shell, Firefox, Foxit Reader, GIMP, NirSoft utilities, Opera, PDF-XChange Editor, TrID, Vivaldi, VLC, Xpdf utilities — and the list goes on and on.

That never contains any malware.

Not true. Malware has been known to get into paid software. Regards, Joe

have you tried opening the pdf in word and then saving as a .docx?

Not true. Malware has been known to get into paid software.

I have to endorse that comment - I've purchased software that contained Malware myself in the past and had to revoke payment with my bank after vendor refused a refund. It's rare, but it DOES happen.

FREE does NOT always = bad or worse. I've used free PDF printing software that produced better results than the expensive genuine Adobe Acrobat X Professional software I purchased, and that includes conversions from PDF to Word. I'd suggest never writing off the value of some software just because it's free.

7-Zip is an excellent example of Free software that I use in preference to the Genuine Winzip Professional which I just upgraded to v23.0 (64-bit) and that I pay to keep current - yet 7-Zip works faster and can often do a better job of compression than Winzip Pro often does.

Just saying...

Many thanks to all.  Looks lik I've got my work cut out for me.  Will experiment with most of these to see which one works for me.
Thanks again.

You're welcome, Carlos...experimentation is the way to go! Regards, Joe