How to Import PDF to LibreOffice

Margarete Cotty

2021-10-29 16:01:32 • Filed to: How-To • Proven solutions

Do you want to import a PDF to LibreOffice? Many users who have installed LibreOffice on their computer have reported needing to import PDF to LibreOffice for further editing, but were not able to figure out how to do it. But there is a way to import PDF into LibreOffice using PDFelement, which we will share with you below.

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How to Convert and Import PDF to LibreOffice

Here's how you can use the PDFelement to convert a PDF to LibreOffice supported formats, such as .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx and more.

Step 1: Install and Launch the Program

Right-click on the .exe file to start your PDFelement installation. Then double-click on the quick start icon on your desktop to activate PDFelement.

Step 2: Upload the Files

Drag and drop the files you are going to convert into the program or use the "Open File" button to select a single PDF file to open. You can also perform batch converting, from PDF to Word or other formats. For efficiency, you can upload an array of PDF files to convert them all at once with the "Batch Process" option.

Step 3: Convert PDF to LibreOffice

Navigate to the "Convert" menu, and click on "To Word", "To Excel" or "To PPT". You will see a pop-up window that allows you to set the output folder to save your converted file. You can also click on the "Settings" button to set more options for the output file. After adjusting your desired settings, click the "Save" button to begin the PDF to LibreOffice conversion. The conversion will be complete within a few seconds.

Note: If the files you have imported into PDFelement are scanned documents, you will see a bar pop up suggesting that you enable OCR before performing the conversion. Read on to discover the steps to convert scanned PDF files to a word document.

Step 4: Import PDF to LibreOffice

Launch LibreOffice. Click the Open icon at the top left to browse your computer and select the file you want to convert. Once you've found it, you can open it in LibreOffice. And that's it!

Steps to Import PDF in LibreOffice

Step 1: Install and Open LibreOffice

After installing and opening LibreOffice on your computer, click the "Open File" button to select the PDF file that you want to open.

Step 2: Edit PDF Document

LibreOffice Draw will open automatically. You can then click the content to edit the text or use markup tools on your PDF document.

Step 3: Save PDF Document

After modifying the PDF document as required, click on "File" > "Save" to save the file.

Why Choose PDFelement to Convert PDF to LibreOffice

With PDFelement, the conversion process is quick and smooth, and the output files retain the same formatting and quality as the original PDF files. Apart from converting PDF to word, PDFelement can also help convert PDF to or from more than dozens different types of document formats.

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This program is also a comprehensive toolkit for editing PDFs. You are able to edit text and images in PDF, add comments, and markup PDF content using various annotation tools. You can also manage PDF pages by combining or splitting them, as well as create PDF forms. Another amazing feature of PDFelement is the OCR function which turns scanned PDFs into editable and searchable digital files.