How do I convert a PDF to ODT (or DOC) so that I can edit it?
Cheers,
Maurice Howe
On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:15:15 -0500
"Maurice Howe" wrote:
> How do I convert a PDF to ODT (or DOC) so that I can edit it?
>
> Cheers,
> Maurice Howe
For minor edits OpenOffice's PDF import extension will allow it be edited in
Draw. For major edits (such as relayout or rewrite of the text) you
On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 14:50:39 +
Rory O'Farrell wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:15:15 -0500
> "Maurice Howe" wrote:
>
> > How do I convert a PDF to ODT (or DOC) so that I can edit it?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Maurice Howe
>
> For minor edits OpenOffice's PDF import extension will allow it be ed
Thanks to Brian & Rory for their help. They gave 4 answers: find the
original DOC/ODT/etc file, use the PDF-to-DRAW facility of AOO, scan the
PDF, or hammer on the keyboard.
Thanks again!
Maurice
On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:15:15 -0500
"Maurice Howe" wrote:
> How do I convert a PDF to ODT (or DO
Maurice,
Another alternative to the last two options is to "save the PDF as a text
file from the free Adobe Reader XI.
Cheers,
Clarence
On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Maurice Howe wrote:
> Thanks to Brian & Rory for their help. They gave 4 answers: find the
> original DOC/ODT/etc file, use
13 3:18 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: PDF-to-ODT conversion
Maurice,
Another alternative to the last two options is to "save the PDF as a text
file from the free Adobe Reader XI.
Cheers,
Clarence
On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Maurice Howe wrote:
> Thanks to Brian & R
There is another another possible solution that works for me when
I get a PDF: FreeOCR
This free OCR software uses the Tesseract OCR engine. Tesseract
OCR code was developed at HP Labs between 1985 and 1995 and is
currently with Google. It is thought of as one of the most
accurate open source
I use Google drive for conversion.{Not the desktop version.} I copy or
upload the file directly to Google drive.
https://drive.google.com/
Then I select convert and down load, choose the type of file wanted, then
download.
{more button}
Convert and Download
Choose how you want to download each ki
On 29 Nov 2013, at 13:40, Maurice Howe wrote:
>> How do I convert a PDF to ODT (or DOC) so that I can edit it?
There seem to be [at least] two types of PDF files.
One are essentially scanned images.
The others are formatted text files that can be converted to .doc or .txt by
either Adobe [fu
On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Rory O'Farrell wrote:
> For major edits (such as relayout or rewrite of the text) you need to use
> an OCR utility to read the text in the PDF
Rory,
There is a fundamental misconception here. A PDF is NOT a bitmap. A PDF,
more often than not, contains the TEXT
]
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 5:11 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: PDF-to-ODT conversion
I use Google drive for conversion.{Not the desktop version.} I copy or
upload the file directly to Google drive.
https://drive.google.com/
Then I select convert and down load, choose the
On Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:09:09 -0500
"Maurice Howe" wrote:
> BEWARE !!!
> The download of FreeOCR from CNET brought along a huge mess of excess
> baggage. After 3 attempts at System Restore, running Malware Bytes, Spybot,
> RegCure and Stinger got rid of (what I hope is all of) 243 infections.
> T
It took me hours to clean up the trash that came with the free OCR, the
program does work.
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Rory O'Farrell wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:09:09 -0500
> "Maurice Howe" wrote:
>
> > BEWARE !!!
> > The download of FreeOCR from CNET brought along a huge mess of ex
from more important tasks.
Maurice Howe
-Original Message-
From: Dave.Mainwaring [mailto:davemainwar...@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 1:07 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: PDF-to-ODT conversion
It took me hours to clean up the trash that came with the fre
Alas, CNET is a nest of vipers. Sorry, I should have mentioned
the best source: http://www.freeocr.net/.
NEVER TRUST CNET!
Best,
Allen
On 11/30/2013 8:25 AM, Rory O'Farrell wrote:
On Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:09:09 -0500
"Maurice Howe" wrote:
BEWARE !!!
The download of FreeOCR from CNET brought
iness.
Also, many people such as myself trust CNET. Obviously that trust is
misplaced. So if not CNET, then whom?
Brenda Hart Neihouse
-Original Message-
From: Allen Schaaf, CISSP [mailto:netsecur...@sound-by-design.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 4:09 AM
To: users@openoffice.apach
haaf, CISSP [mailto:netsecur...@sound-by-design.com]
> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 4:09 AM
> To: users@openoffice.apache.org
> Subject: Re: PDF-to-ODT conversion
>
> Alas, CNET is a nest of vipers. Sorry, I should have mentioned
> the best source: http://www.freeocr.net/.
&g
3 11:58 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: RE: PDF-to-ODT conversion
I downloaded from freeocr.net and also got other software with the OCR
program. It was an accept/decline statement and the first one got past me,
but I saw the others and declined. So when my daughter went to use my
browser
On 1 Dec 2013, at 11:57, Think wrote:
> Also, many people such as myself trust CNET. Obviously that trust is
> misplaced. So if not CNET, then whom?
I trust sourceforge.net
jt
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Thanks so much.
Brenda
-Original Message-
From: Maurice Howe [mailto:maur...@stny.rr.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 12:57 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: RE: PDF-to-ODT conversion
I've had years of success with http://www.filehippo.com/
If you've gotten snag
I like sourceforge. Thanks.
-Original Message-
From: Julian Thomas [mailto:j...@jt-mj.net]
Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 4:58 PM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: PDF-to-ODT conversion
On 1 Dec 2013, at 11:57, Think wrote:
> Also, many people such as myself trust C
Back to the original topic (but thanks for the useful info about
download sites!) - just thought I'd mention that "dragging" or
copying-and-pasting text from any (text) PDF and OpenOffice
works pretty well on a Mac.
Not sure if this would apply to all platforms, but it's by far
the easiest wa
Thankyouthyankyouthankyou. It worked like a dream. I'm so used to my old Mac
word processing apps not allowing copy-and-paste of pdf's that I never even
tried with my new one.
On Dec 2, 2013, at 5:07 PM, mt wrote:
> Back to the original topic (but thanks for the useful info about download
>
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