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When you scan documents, they usually come out in the format of an image-based PDF file. But sometimes scanned PDF files can be difficult to work with, especially if you want to edit or extract text. In these cases, you may be asking yourself, "can you convert a scanned PDF to Word?" The answer is yes, it's easy! If you want to convert scanned PDF to Word for further editing, as it is a lot easier to edit text in a Word Processor. Continue reading to learn how to convert PDF to Word with PDFelement.
Method 1: Convert Scanned PDF to Word with PDFelement
Step 1. Open Scanned PDF
The first step is to launch PDFelement on your computer. Open your scanned PDF file directly in PDFelement.
Step 2. Set Scanned PDF to Word Settings
After opening a scanned PDF file, a notice bar will appear at the top of the window asking if you'd like to perform OCR. You'll need to use the OCR function in order to convert the scanned PDF file to an editable word document. Go to "File" > "Preferences" in the "OCR" tab, select the correct language of your PDF content.
Step 3. Convert Scanned PDF to Word
Go to the "Home" tab and click on the "To Word" button. In the pop-up window, click the "Settings" button to make sure you have selected the option of "Only Scanned PDF". Then start the scanned PDF to word conversion by clicking on "OK".
Method 2: Convert Scanned PDF to Editable Word Document
Step 1. Load Scanned PDF
Open a scanned document through the "File" menu, or drag and drop a scanned PDF document into PDFelement to open it.
Step 2. Change Scanned PDF to Editable format
Use the OCR function to convert the scanned PDF file into an editable format. Click the "OCR" button under the "Edit" tab, or click the "Enable OCR" button in the notice bar that pops up. In the pop-up window, select the "Editable Text" option, and click on the "Change Language" button to choose the correct language for your PDF content. You can also click on this link to find out how to edit a scanned PDF.
Step 3. Convert PDF to Editable Word File
After performing OCR, the newly created editable PDF file will open in PDFelement. First, save the file, then click the "To Word" button to convert it to an editable word file.
PDFelement is capable of reproducing the same images, formatting, and other non-textual elements from your original scanned document after turning scanned PDFs into Word. The OCR plugin helps you to make scanned documents editable and supports over 25 languages like English, German, French, and more. In addition, you can also edit text, images, and pages in your PDF, or mark content with sticky notes, highlighting and more. PDFelement also works as a form filler, which lets you easily create, edit, fill out and sign PDF forms.
Method 3: OCR Scanned PDF to Word with PDF Converter Pro
PDF Converter Pro is a useful program for users who simply want to convert their PDF files to Word documents, PowerPoint, Excel, or other popular formats. The program's OCR feature lets you convert scanned PDF files into searchable and editable files.
Step 1. Add a Scanned PDF
Download and install PDF Converter Pro on your computer. From there, launch the program to import target files. Click on the "Convert PDF" tab and drag and drop the PDF files that you want to convert to Word into the program window.
Step 2. Convert PDF to Word with OCR
Once the scanned PDF is open, PDF Converter Pro will automatically launch the OCR window. All you have to do is choose an OCR language and click on the "Enable OCR" button. The last step is to select "Word" as the output format. Finally, click on the "Convert" button to initiate the conversion process. The next time you are wondering "how can I convert scanned PDF to word?" refer to the steps above!
