Hassle-free Way to Convert Scanned PDF to Word

Need to convert a scanned PDF file to editable Microsoft Word document for further editing? If so, this article is the right one you're looking for. In this article, we're going to talk about how to convert scanned PDF to Microsoft Word effortlessly and quickly, of course, with a good output quality. OK, let's get down to business right away.

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To convert a scanned PDF file, we need a PDF to Word converter. Because this PDF we're going to convert is a scanned one, which, to put it simple, is an image-base PDF file, so we need an OCR-base PDF convert to recognize and digitalize the text in the scanned PDF. I know that Adobe Acrobat X Pro has the OCR feature. However, spending $ 200(Windows version) or $ 400 (Mac version) in converting a scanned PDF to Word is too much, right? Here we need a cost-effective PDF tool.

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The cost-effective PDF tool I use is Wondershare PDF Converter Pro. It is capable of convert scanned PDF to Word document with the original PDF formatting, layout, images, graphics greatly preserved. It means after the conversion, you'll get a well-arranged Word document. No need to rearrange the text, image, formatting manually. Here are the steps of using Wondershare PDF Converter Pro to convert scanned PDF to Word document.

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Step 1 : Install Wondershare PDF Converter Pro

Click the download button to download the setup file. After you download it, double-click the setup file to install it on your Windows PC or Mac.

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Step 2 : Upload scanned PDFs and perform OCR

Drag and drop scanned PDFs to Wondershare PDF Converter Pro.

In Mac OS X, tick the option "Convert scanned PDF documents with OCR" at the lower part of the panel. And then go to PDF Converter Pro>Preferences…, under the OCR tab, select the OCR recognition language.

In Windows, slide the OCR button to the right to enable the OCR feature. And then click the Options button, under the OCR tab, select the OCR recognition language.

Step 3 : Select Word as the output format and begin scanned PDF to Word conversion

In Mac OS X, click the little setting button on the PDF item bar to select MS Word as the output format. In Windows, click the MS Word on the main panel to select Word as the output format. After everything is done, click the Convert button to convert scanned PDF to Word document.

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