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Handling Mixed PDF Files
A multi-page PDF document may contain tables and forms. Sometimes such
documents can be converted using a single process: Document, Form or
Spreadsheet. In other cases, however, you may prefer to do more than one
conversion, as shown in the following example.
Page ranges help you to handle mixed PDF files in different layouts. For example
let's see how to unlock a PDF containing two pages of text, a one-page summary
table you want to do calculations on, and three pages of forms. To convert it most
precisely, follow the steps described below.
To convert PDF files containing flowing texts, tables and forms
 Start PDF Converter Assistant from one of the following places: Windows
Explorer, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook.
 Decide the output file format first. Convert the two text pages of your PDF as
Document and select
 Click
, browse for your PDF file to be converted, select it and click Open.
 Select
Page Range
 Check the output file name under
sample.pdf, the converter automatically offers
box. Rewrite the file name if necessary.
 Click the
Document Options
 Click Convert. The converted file will be saved under the given name and will be
displayed in Word if
 Click
Preview in the PDF Converter Assistant.
 Select
Spreadsheet
 Select
Page Range
 Click
Spreadsheet Options
 Click Convert. The converted file will be saved under the given name
(sample.xls if you did not change the offered output file name) and will be
displayed in Excel if
 Click
Preview in the PDF Converter Assistant, then select Form.
 Select
Page Range
 Change the output file name under
earlier. E.g. sample1.doc.
 Click
Form Options
 Click Convert. The converted file will be saved under the given name and will be
displayed in Word if
MS Word as Target.
and type in "1-2" in our example.
Save
tab and choose
View converted document
in the Preview panel.
and type "3" in the text box.
and make the necessary changes.
View converted document
and type "4-6" in the text box.
Save as
and make changes if necessary.
View converted document
as. If your PDF file is named as
sample.doc
Flowing Column
was selected. Close Word.
was selected. Close Excel.
to avoid overwriting the file created
was selected. Close Word.
in the Save as edit
under Layout.
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