PDF to DOC Solution

I just wanted to take a moment and contribute to the forum on the PDF to DOC
nuisance.

I have spent a few weeks studying this problem where I needed to do bulk
conversions at work. That is, I have hundreds of PDF documents dynamically
generated daily which need to be converted to Word DOC. Through my research
and the postings on this forum, I want to share my thoughts and the solution
I picked.

Background

Adobe Acrobat (Standard and Professional) does not convert PDF files to DOC
- it converts PDF files to RTF files with a DOC extension. With Standard
edition, you have to open each PDF file one at a time and go through the
“Save As” routine. If you have hundreds of PDF documents, clicking "File",
"Save As" hundreds of times is absurd.

Adobe Acrobat Professional has a batch processing component. But, if you
only need to convert PDF files to DOC and nothing more, the Professional
edition is a waste of money. Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0 costs about $450
per user! I needed a solution where 6 - 10 people would be converting files
daily - $450 * 10 for converting documents is absurd.

My Solution

There are lots of PDF to DOC converters on the market. I tested a lot of
these converters. After all my research and testing I chose Scansoft's PDF
converter. It did the best job converting PDF files. No exception. It
costs $50 making Adobe Acrobat's $450 price tag laughable.

But here's the part I liked the best: it integrates with Microsoft Word. So
what does that mean? It means you can use the Word Batch Conversion Wizard
to convert mounds of PDF documents to the native Microsoft Word DOC format.
Instead of getting RTF files with DOC extensions, PDF Converter actually
converts PDF documents to "real" Microsoft Word documents.

The Batch Conversion Wizard is the best kept secret. Adding PDF Converter
provided the best, cheapest answer to the PDF-to-DOC mystery. Since everyone
at my company has Microsoft Office already installed, this solution beats all
the other ideas I’ve seen or read so far.

I don’t work for Scansoft, but I’m ecstatic that I found something that
works. You can try PDF Converter at
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/EM010948541033.aspx?CategoryID=CE010171771033.

I hope this helps and I appreciate the tips everyone offered during my quest
over the last month.


--
Regards,

Ward Carapetyan


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This article with my name at the bottom are my intellectual property. I
grant permission to redistribute unmodified copies of my work for
non-commercial purposes without restriction with appropriate credit.

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