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Convert PDF to Word

Before you begin

Acrobat now has an improved interface, as shown. If you see a different experience, refer to help for your current experience.

Acrobat tools are dispalyed in the left pane.

You can easily convert your PDF files into Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) using Adobe Acrobat.

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Convert PDFs to Word documents in a few simple steps.

Convert PDF to DOCX

  1. Open the PDF in Acrobat.

  2. From the global bar, select Convert.

  3. From the left pane, Select DOCX from the drop-down menu next to Microsoft Word. Then select Convert to DOCX

    A PDF is opened in Acrobat and the Convert PDF to DOCX workflow is shown.

  4. In the Save as dialog, select a location where you want to save the file and then select Save.

Convert PDF to DOC

  1. Open the PDF in Acrobat.

  2. From the global bar, select Convert.

  3. From the left pane, Select DOC from the drop-down menu next to Microsoft Word. Then select Convert to DOC

    A PDF is opened in Acrobat and the Convert PDF to DOC workflow is shown.

  4. In the Save as dialog, select a location where you want to save the file and then select Save.

For PDF to Word conversion settings, go to File format options for PDF export.

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