Word Output Alternatives with Able2Extract's - PDF to Word Conversion Option
When undertaking a PDF to Word conversion, you will be prompted with the
following dialog box. You will have the option for "Standard" or "Custom" PDF to Word conversion.:
When selecing "Custom" conversion, you will be prompted with the following dialogue box. You will have 3 addition options for PDF to Word Conversion: Frames, Forms and Text.
The following gives a description of the various PDF to Word conversion options:
Standard - The default conversion option will retain background graphics, as a background image in the converted output, and the textual layout using the layout of the original PDF document for guidance. For most documents, this will provide the best looking output in a format that is simple to edit. As such, it is the recommended format for most documents.
Custom - Enables you to specify various options prior to conversion:
Forms - The Forms conversion option should only be used with a native PDF document that contains PDF form elements. A PDF Form is a document that was created using PDF Form creation software - a good example of a form element is a box on a PDF that you can type in. The application will identify these form elements and notify you if the document you have selected does not contain form elements within your selection. The conversion to Word will attempt to retain the form elements and transpose them into the closest Word form elements that are available. Note: The "Forms" conversion can only convert into a Word document, because the form element output is native to Word and not available for RTF.
Frames - Selecting the Frames conversion option will result in the converted PDF to Word output retaining the background graphics and layout of the selected pages and items, but with the text appearing in individual text boxes in a new word document. This conversion is ideal for users that prefer to work with text boxes which can be easily moved within a document. Under certain circumstances, because the text boxes are designed to correlate with the structural positioning of the original PDF document, it may be possible to generate a more accurate layout than with the Standard conversion selection option.
Text - The PDF to Word Text Only conversion option will only convert the text portions of selected items. The text will appear as a standard paragraph without special formatting or text boxes in a new word document. This conversion is most useful when preserving the look and feel of the PDF in Word format is not important, but the user desires easy access to the text information.
