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TOP 3 WAYS TO CONVERT PDF TO WORD WITH OCR
PDF files in general, and scanned PDF files in particular are not easy to handle. Scanned PDF files are almost the same as images. In other words the texts and images available in such scanned PDF files cannot be edited, unless some special software is used. Fortunately, there are some special software solutions which make it possible to convert scanned PDF files into editable word and other MS files. This is possible mainly because of something known as OCR technology. OCR stands for Optical Character Recognition through which it is possible to convert images into editable word and other documents. There are quite a few such software solutions available. In this article, we will be briefly referring to three such software solutions, i.e. Adobe Acrobat, Nitro PDF and PDFelement.
1. PDFelement 6
PDFelement is powerful and customer friendly PDF image conversion software which could be useful for OCR PDF to Word formats with batch conversion. It could be useful for creating, organizing and securing files. It has full feature facilities and the flexible pricing option certainly makes it quite useful. It has been designed with usability in mind and has the best of OCR features available.
As far as conversion is concerned you have to launch PDFelement and then select Batch Process. You can then select add files and select the PDF image files. Then you could select Word as the output format and the process of conversion will get completed.
Pros
Different price ranges to suit different needs and requirements.
Extremely customer friendly.
The best of OCR features are available.
Useful for small and medium businesses.
Cons
It may not be possible to opt for the best of e-book upload.
Service standards may need some improvement.
2. Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat is one of the most commonly used software for converting PDF image files into word files using OCF PDF to Word technology. It is available as paid software and also is available for free online conversions on a trial basis. It is quite easy to use and there are easily identifiable menus which make this possible. You have to go to the Tools menu>Export PDF option. You can choose the option which you and word is also one such option available. You have click the export option and you can also specify the location where you want the exported word file to be saved.
Pros
It offers one of the most robust OCR functions.
It is extremely user friendly.
There also is a free version available.
Cons
It does not however permit export to e-book formats.
3. Nitro PDF
Nitro PDF is considered to be a low cost and effective technology for converting PDF image files into various formats including word files. It is full featured software and could be particularly useful for home users and small businesses.
It is quite easy to convert files using this software. You have to reach for the right menu option and from there you could choose the output format and choose Word as the option. The software uses the OCR technology and does the conversion. You can scan whole documents, selected pages and sections.
Pros
Low cost and comes with almost all features.
Some consider it better when exporting file to word format.
Automatic bookmark creation.
Cons
Lack of support for PDF indexing.
OCR crashes when handling large documents.
1. PDFelement 6
PDFelement is powerful and customer friendly PDF image conversion software which could be useful for OCR PDF to Word formats with batch conversion. It could be useful for creating, organizing and securing files. It has full feature facilities and the flexible pricing option certainly makes it quite useful. It has been designed with usability in mind and has the best of OCR features available.
As far as conversion is concerned you have to launch PDFelement and then select Batch Process. You can then select add files and select the PDF image files. Then you could select Word as the output format and the process of conversion will get completed.
Pros
Different price ranges to suit different needs and requirements.
Extremely customer friendly.
The best of OCR features are available.
Useful for small and medium businesses.
Cons
It may not be possible to opt for the best of e-book upload.
Service standards may need some improvement.
2. Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat is one of the most commonly used software for converting PDF image files into word files using OCF PDF to Word technology. It is available as paid software and also is available for free online conversions on a trial basis. It is quite easy to use and there are easily identifiable menus which make this possible. You have to go to the Tools menu>Export PDF option. You can choose the option which you and word is also one such option available. You have click the export option and you can also specify the location where you want the exported word file to be saved.
Pros
It offers one of the most robust OCR functions.
It is extremely user friendly.
There also is a free version available.
Cons
It does not however permit export to e-book formats.
3. Nitro PDF
Nitro PDF is considered to be a low cost and effective technology for converting PDF image files into various formats including word files. It is full featured software and could be particularly useful for home users and small businesses.
It is quite easy to convert files using this software. You have to reach for the right menu option and from there you could choose the output format and choose Word as the option. The software uses the OCR technology and does the conversion. You can scan whole documents, selected pages and sections.
Pros
Low cost and comes with almost all features.
Some consider it better when exporting file to word format.
Automatic bookmark creation.
Cons
Lack of support for PDF indexing.
OCR crashes when handling large documents.