How to Extract Text From a PDF to Word

The Adobe Portable Document Format has become a standard among business and governmental agencies for storing and distributing records. Adobe's Acrobat PDF reader product is free, but it doesn't allow you to edit PDF documents. If a worker or client has sent you a PDF that you want to edit, you must first extract the text from the PDF and paste it into a word processing program such as Microsoft Word. A number of software applications are available that will help you do this, but the simplest way to extract text from a PDF to Word is by copying and pasting.

1. Open Microsoft Word from the Start menu or a shortcut on your desktop. Select a new, blank document from the template list.
2. Open the PDF file that you want to convert in Adobe Reader.
3. Click "Select" from the Adobe Reader toolbar at the top of the screen.
4. Click on the text that you want to extract in the PDF. Drag your mouse cursor down and over the text to select it.
5. Click "Edit" on the Adobe Reader toolbar and select "Copy."
6. Click within the Word document at the point where you want to paste the extracted text, and then right-click to bring up a context menu.
7. Choose "Paste" from the context menu to paste the extracted text into the Word document.
8. Click "File" on the Microsoft Word toolbar, then click "Save" to save your document.

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