You can speed up this process by using keyboard shortcuts such as Command+C (Mac) or Ctrl+C (Windows) to copy text and Command+V (Mac) or Ctrl+V (Windows) to paste text. The text is now in a Word document and can be edited as needed.
Open the PDF you want to extract text from.ħ. This is a good solution if you only need to extract a few words or sentences from a PDF.ġ. You can copy text directly from a PDF and paste it into a Word document. If you don’t want to use conversion methods between programs, there is another solution. The Word file will be saved to the location you selected. In the Save As dialog box, select a location for the Word file and click Save.ġ0. Click the Export button and select Microsoft Word from the Format drop-down menu.ĩ. The PDF will be converted to a Word file and will be opened in the app.ħ. Select the PDF you want to convert and click Import.ĥ. Click the Import PDF Files button or the + button to open the file browser.Ĥ. To use a third-party app to convert PDFs to Word files:ģ. One of the best ones to use is Adobe Acrobat. One of the advantages of using a third-party app is that you can often convert PDFs to Word files faster than by using other methods. There are many apps available, though most of them require payment. If you need more features than the built-in PDF converter in Microsoft Word or online PDF converters offer, you can use a third-party app to convert PDFs to Word files. The PDF will be converted to a Word file and will be downloaded to your computer. Click the ‘Add Files” button and select the PDF you want to convert.Ĥ. Go to the website of the online PDF converter you want to use. We will use Zamzar to demonstrate this technique because it is one of the most popular online PDF converters. This can be helpful if you have a lot of PDFs to convert. One of the advantages of using an online PDF converter is that you can convert PDFs to Word files in batches. There are many online PDF converters available, and most of them are free. If you don’t have Microsoft Word installed on your Mac, or if you need to convert a PDF that is too large to open in Microsoft Word, you can use an online PDF converter. The PDF will be converted to a Word file and downloaded to your computer. Click the three-dotted menu in the upper right corner of the PDF.ĩ. The PDF will be uploaded to Google Docs.ħ.
If they want them to print it, send it as PDF.6. So if you want them to be able to edit the document, send it as Word. But, they won’t be able to edit the file. The advantage of a ‘PDF’ file is they will see the file exactly the same as you see it. The Advantage of a ‘Word’ document is the person who receives it can edit it. The problem with a Word document is this: if they don’t have the same fonts as you installed, it might not look the same. All you need to do is enter the person’s email address and click send. This will convert the document to Word format, open a new email, and pop the Word file in the e-mail, leaving your original Pages file untouched.ģ.
Go to the ‘Share’ Menu item and click on ‘Word’ You can share a pages file as a Microsoft Word document with one mouse click.
With the latest version of Pages it’s easier than it ever was. Usually you had to ‘export’ the file or ‘save as’ a word document. Microsoft Office has never had the ability to read Apple pages files but Pages has always been able to read and write Word files.
Here’s how to share a pages document with a PC user.Īpple has always been more co-operative than Windows when it comes to sharing across the platforms.