How to convert PDF to Word?

You can use VeryPDF PDF to Word Converter to convert PDF files to editable Word documents in batches. This tool provides a lot of reconstruction modes, enabling you to generate Word documents with text and images, text only, text without text boxes, etc. Please follow the steps below to create Word from PDF.

1. Run VeryPDF PDF to Word Converter

Please double click the icon of VeryPDF PDF to Word Converter on the desktop to open the main interface of this program.

2. Input PDF files

To input the PDF files you want to convert, you can drag the PDF files you want to convert from Windows Explorer into the main interface as illustrated above; or click File at the upper left corner of the interface, > click Open in the list that appears to open the Open PDF File dialog box, > select the PDF files you want to convert and then click Open.

3. Select a reconstruction mode

After the selected PDF files are input, the Preferences dialog box pops out. You can select reconstruction mode and other options in this dialog box. For example, if you want to create text-only Word from PDF, you can do as follows: click the Graphics tab, > click in the check boxes before Delete All Graphics and Delete All Pictures, > and then click OK.

4. Save output files

The Save As dialog box will pop out immediately. Please select a folder to export the result Word documents into, and then click Save. The computer will immediately process the files. After the conversion is completed, the output files will be opened automatically.

VeryPDF PDF to Word Converter also provides a command line application, which can help you quickly convert a bunch of PDF files to Word documents. Please take a look as the basic usage, some options and some usages as follows:

        Usage: pdf2word [Options] <PDF File> [<DOC File>]
        -f : First page to be converted
        -l : Last page to be converted
        -z : Set zoom ratio when conversion
        -b : Space between characters
        -i : PDF file will be converted
        -o : Output file will be generated
        Examples:
        PDF2Word -i c:\a.pdf
        PDF2Word -i c:\a.pdf -o c:\a.doc
        PDF2Word -q -f 5 -l 8 -i c:\a.pdf -o c:\a.doc
        PDF2Word -q -f 1 -l 1 -i c:\a.pdf -o c:\a.doc
      

To see more detailed introduction, please go to read the User manual at /pdf2word/help/help.html