How to convert PDFs to Word documents without programs? – Fast and easy

PDF files are one of the most widely used file types today, so you may need to convert PDFs to Word documents at some point , which is very easy and quick to do. In addition, you will be able to do it without the need to use programs, since you will be able to convert your file from online sites or from the Microsoft Word program.

How to CONVERT PDFs into WORD documents without programs? – Fast and easy

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1. What to keep in mind before converting a PDF to a Word file?
2. How to convert a PDF document to a Word file without programs?
   1. From Word
   2. On online sites
3. How to convert a protected PDF to a Word document?

What to keep in mind before converting a PDF to a Word file?

Before converting your file from PDF to Word, it’s important to note that the conversion process works best with files that contain only text , because if the file contains another type of element, the file may not have the same appearance as PDF.

If you want to modify or edit your PDF file and it mainly contains graphics of any kind, it may be that after the conversion, the whole page in your Word document could be displayed as an image , and consequently the text of your file will not be editable. .

Another thing to keep in mind is that sometimes the Word program does not detect some elements and, therefore, when performing the conversion, the Word version may not match the original PDF file. This frequently occurs when Word does not recognize an element, it treats it as normal text, this usually happens with a footnote, page number or others.

How to convert a PDF document to a Word file without programs?

There are several ways to convert a file from PDF to Word , the most practical way is to do it from the same Microsoft Word program, since you would not have to install or use other programs to carry out the conversion.

However, in case you want to convert your PDF files to Word in an easier way, you can use online platforms to edit PDF documents , such as SmallPDF, ilovePDF or you can also use Adobe Acrobat website.

From Word

1. Open the Microsoft Word program on your computer.
2. Click ‘Blank Document’.
3. Go to the toolbar at the top, and click on the ‘View’ tab.
4. In the views group, you must click on the ‘Scheme’ icon.
5. Then in the master document group, click on the ‘Show document’ icon.
6. Click on the ‘Insert’ icon, and a window will open allowing you to locate the PDF file on your computer.
7. Select the file you want to convert and click the ‘Open’ button
8. Once you have selected the file, a dialog box will appear where you will have to confirm that you want Word to convert the PDF file to an editable Word document,and all you have to do is click on the ‘OK’ button.
9. It is possible that another dialog box will then appear again that will indicate that Word will make some changes, this is in the event that some elements are not compatible with the Microsoft Word program that you have on your computer.
10. Then you must click on the ‘Close outline view’ icon, and you will be able to make the modifications you want to your file.
11. Once you finish editing your file , click on the ‘Save’ icon, or press the Ctrl + G keys on your keyboard, and then you will have to choose the place where you want to save your new Word document.

On online sites

1. Enter the Small PDF web platform.
2. Once you have entered the page, go to the bottom and click on the ‘Get to know all the tools’ button.
3. Click on the ‘PDF to Word’ option.
4. Then you must click on the ‘Choose file’ button to upload the file to the online PDF converter from your computer.
5. Then you will have to wait a few seconds for the SmallPDF tool to be able to process the file.
6. Once the file is uploaded to the platform, the ‘ Convert to Word’and ‘Convert to Word with OCR’ options will appear.
7. Choose one of the conversion options and click the ‘Choose Option’ button. You have to take into account that, if the file is scanned, the OCR option will be activated automatically.
8. Wait a few seconds for the conversion process to finish and then click the ‘Download’ button, then you can convert your PDF file to Word document.

How to convert a protected PDF to a Word document?

To convert a protected PDF file to a Word document, you must unlock the PDF file with its password , since a protected file prevents it from being modified by third parties, if you do not have access to unlock it, you can use online platforms such as Adobe Acrobat or PDFelement.

1. Access the PDFelement website from your computer.
2. On the home screen of the program, click on the ‘Convert PDF’ button, and a window will open where you must choose the protected PDF file that you want to convert to Word, and click on the ‘Open’ button.
3. Once you have opened the file in PDFelement, go to the top of the screen, and click on the ‘Word’ button.
4. On the right side a configuration panel will appear, in which you will have to check that the default configuration is correct, and then you will have to click on the ‘Convert’ button.
5. Then a window will open where you must select the destination folder and then click on the ‘Save’ button.
6. Then you will have to wait a few seconds for your PDF document to be converted into a Word document without having to use any password.