Re: Can I convert Adobe PDF files to WORD DOC. ?

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To be even more specific, look for the "Generic / Text Only" listing in the
printer selection in Windows.

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"Graham Mayor" <gmayor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> It's a generic/text printer that you need to add and not an actual
printer.
> Generic text is one of the default printer types that you can add from the
> control panel applet. As its name implies it outputs to a plain text
file -
> unlike the Brother driver which outputs code that a Brother printer would
> understand.
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> Sherman wrote:
> > I tried this. All I got was a bunch of jumbled numbered letters and
> > numbers. Maybe I don't understand. Like I said, I don't know much
> > about it.
> > Jezebel, do you have any helpful hints as to what I am doing wrong.
> > I installed a brothers printer in file port. Printed to it. Then
> > tried to open it in Word and Note pad. I could not make out either
> > one.
> > Thanks for the help.
> > Sher
> >
> > "Jezebel" wrote:
> >
> >> A quick-and-dirty method if you just want the text without any
> >> formatting is to install a generic text printer on port FILE:, then
> >> print the PDF to it. The result is a .prn file which is plain text
> >> and will open in Word, Notepad, etc.
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:%23y9ieb5NFHA.3928@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> You won't be able to do this without additional software - see
> >>> http://www.verypdf.com/ as a start point.
> >>> If you have a scanner it may come with OCR software that can handle
> >>> PDF, or
> >>> you could print it from Acrobat Reader and OCR the prints.
> >>>
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> >>> Sher270 wrote:
> >>>> I have downloaded a book into Adobe Acrobat Reader 7. I would like
> >>>> to convert this book to a word document so I can get it into my
> >>>> palm computer. I need to do this with as little expense as
> >>>> possible. I am low on funds right now.
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