PDF to DOC Converter

A DOC file opens in an ordinary word processor, so the content becomes yours to retype and reuse: correcting a date on a CV, updating last year's report, or lifting a table into a proposal. A PDF holds its text in fixed positions instead of flowing paragraphs, which is what makes the same job awkward there. If your file is locked, an optional password box lets it be opened for conversion.

Nothing is copied straight across; the two files describe content in completely different ways. Text, images and layout are recreated inside the document, often using text boxes and substitute fonts to hold things in place. Letters, invoices and contracts rebuild cleanly, while densely designed pages need tidying afterwards.

No. You will get the scan placed in the document as a picture, with no text you can select or change, because a scanned page holds only an image of the letters rather than the letters themselves. Check before you start: if you can highlight a word with the mouse, you will get editable text. If you cannot, a text recognition (OCR) conversion is the one to use.

Only if the file is protected and asks for a password when you open it normally. Leave the box empty for ordinary files - it is there to unlock the source, not to protect the result.

• Enter the password - protected documents, archives and spreadsheets that prompt you when opening
• Leave it empty - the usual case, for files that open without a prompt

Unlocking the original. A protected file cannot be read at all until the correct password is supplied, so without it the conversion has nothing to work with. It does not put any protection on the result. You can enter up to 255 characters, so even a long passphrase is fine.

The conversion cannot proceed, because the contents remain locked - you will get an error rather than a partial or scrambled file. Nothing is damaged, so simply trying again with the correct password is all that is needed. Do note that the converted file will normally come out unprotected, so if the contents are sensitive it is worth thinking about how you store or send the result.