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Copper Contributor

Mar 30, 2024

Error Opening PDF in Word

Hi Community, I have facing an issue from past few months, I have my issue below and also the techniques I have used to correct it but no results. My Issue: Let Say, I open a new M...

Sanskar112233

Copper Contributor

Mar 30, 2024

Charles_Kenyon
Thanks for replying.

I know that when pdf is opened as Word there are some changes in formattings (like indexing and margins).

But, my concern is that images in pdf should remain as image when opened in word file.
I use snipping tool to get the images.

I think MS Word is applying OCR automatically when i don't want it to.

I have been using office 2019 since last 5 years and i could easily open pdf to word without any error.

Also i have realised that i am getting this problem only when the pdf file has only images and text.

pdf files which has both text and images was easily opening in word without OCR being used.

could you help me please

Charles_Kenyon

Bronze Contributor

Mar 31, 2024

Use the snipping tool to get the images from the pdf.
Save the image to a folder on your computer.
Insert the images in the new document from the computer files.

Sanskar112233
Copper Contributor
Mar 31, 2024
Charles_Kenyon

Hi,
this trick worked, but it is only usable if i want to take one or two images from pdf.

I am finding this problem in a pdf file that only contains images (a lot of images) and no text
it is converting all images to editable text

also when i used online pdf converters i saw that it is reading it as a scanned pdf (in reality they are screenshots i got using snipping tool)

i think word when exporting to pdf is making it as a scanned pdf

what do you think?
- Charles_Kenyon
  Bronze Contributor
  Apr 01, 2024
  Sorry, I have no opinion. When possible, work with the original Word document. Do not export to pdf and then attempt to edit the pdf in Word. This is asking for problems.