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How to convert a pdf into a word document and vice versa
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How to convert a pdf into a word document and vice versa
There are two ways to change a pdf into a word document.
Option 1: Open as a Word Document
Locate the pdf file and right click it. This will open a menu that will have an option called “Open with”. Hovering or clicking on this option will open a second menu with a list of apps that can open this document. You probably will not see Word here, but if you do you can click on it. If you don’t see Word, click on the “Choose another app” option down at the bottom.
Clicking this will open a third menu with more app options. Scroll down until you find Word and click on it. Then you can select “Just once”, to stop your computer from always converting pdf’s.
You will get a pop-up asking you to confirm your choice. There is a chance the conversion process may change the look of the file. Hit OK to continue. The file will now open as a word document, that you can save.
Option 2: Download as a Word Document
Open the pdf file. Up in the top right corner, there will be a button that will let you download the pdf, this is shown in the picture below circled in red.
When you click on this, a window will pop-up that will let you choose where you want to save the file. At the bottom of this window, you will see a box with the File name. Click on this box and type .docx at the end of it. Do not worry about the Save as type box. Even though it says Adobe Acrobat Document, because you add the .docx at the end of the name, the file will now save as a word document when you hit save.
Convert a Word Document to a PDF
Start by opening the word document you wish to convert. In the top left corner, you will see a “File” button, click on it to open up a menu.
Once in this menu, click on “Save As”. This will open up a menu that will let you customize your save options. In the top right corner, there will be a box with the name of the file, and below that the type of file. Click on the type of file box to open up a list of options.
Choose PDF from this list of options, and then save. The file is now a pdf file.
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