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2. Click the PDF (Portable Document Format) (*.pdf) format in the Files of
type box.
3. Select the PDF file you want to convert. Multiple selection is possible.
4. Click Open.
5. Conversion starts with or without the PDF Converter Assistant, as
specified in PDF Converter Settings.
6. If the PDF Converter Assistant is enabled, the PDF is previewed and you
can change settings as described above, and then start the conversion. If
the PDF Converter Assistant is disabled, conversion starts immediately,
using existing settings.
7. The progress monitor is displayed along with a series of tips.
8. The converted, editable document is displayed in Microsoft Word. See the
note at the end of this topic on saving the file.
Note: You can select two or more PDF files from a folder; each file will be
converted into a separate Word document, each waiting to be saved with Save
As.... From all other starting places, only one file can be converted at a time.
4. From Microsoft Outlook
1. Select a message that has a PDF attachment. The PDF Converter button
will become active.
2. Click the PDF Converter button in the Outlook toolbar or in the message
toolbar. A dialog box appears.
3. If the message has more than one PDF, select which PDF to convert.
4. Choose "Use PDF Converter Assistant" to preview the PDF and change
settings as described above, then start the conversion. For direct
conversions, choose "Convert PDF without Assistant as" then choose a
target application for your output file from the selection box. See point 3
under Procedure 1. In the latter case, conversion starts when you click
OK, using existing settings.
5. The progress monitor is displayed along with a series of tips.
6. The converted, editable document is displayed in the target application,
provided the View converted document option is active.
Note: For direct conversions the save path is "My Documents", i.e. you will find
the converted PDF file in the selected output file format under My Documents.
When you use the PDF Converter Assistant, the default save path is "My
Documents", but you can change the path under Save as before starting
conversion.
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