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Apr 26,2013 20:51 pm / Posted by to PDF Converting Tips
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Wanna edit scanned PDF files in word processor or need to copy and paste content from scanned PDF to Microsoft Word? If so, read on to learn how to convert scanned PDF to Word in Mac OS X Lion, Mountain Lion and Windows. After you finish the scanned PDF to Word conversion, you can edit, copy and paste scanned PDF content freely on Microsoft Word processor. 

To convert scanned PDF to Word, you need a PDF to Word converter. You must know that Microsoft Office offers the options of saving files to PDF format, right? However, Adobe doesn't offer the option to save scanned PDF to Word within PDF file itself. In short, PDF itself is not able to do the conversion. You need a third party app to do the task. To convert scanned PDF to Word document, we recommend you Wondershare PDF Converter Software. Its built-in OCR technology is able to extract content from scanned PDF and store in Microsoft Word. Below are the simple steps for how to convert scanned PDF to Word on Wondershare PDF Converter Pro. 

Step 1. Download and install PDF Converter Pro

Click the download button to download the right PDF Converter Pro version for your Mac or Windows PC. And then double-click the installation package to install it. 

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Step 2. Import scanned PDF files and enable OCR function

Click the quick start icon on the desktop to launch the scanned PDF to Word Converter. And then drag and drop scanned PDF files to the app. The moment a scanned PDF is uploaded, a pop-up will appear, asking you to select the right language for the PDF file and enable the OCR function. Just select the language and click the Enable OCR button. 

Enable OCR

Step 3. Select Microsoft Word as the output format

On Windows Scanned PDF to Word Converter, click Microsoft Word from the output format drop-down list to select it as the output format. On PDF to Word Converter for Mac OS X Mountain Lion, click the little settings button on each PDF item bar to select Microsoft Word as the output format.

Scanned PDF to Word

Step 4. Convert scanned PDF to Word

Click  the Convert button to convert scanned PDF to Word document. In a few minutes, Wondershare PDF Converter Pro will finish the whole process perfectly for you. Bingo! This is how to convert scanned PDF to Word. If you have some password protected PDF files, please read how to convert password protected PDF to Word>>

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  • Summer  2013-04-26 02:42
    Hey, DV I'm sorry to hear that. Wondershare Converter Pro works well to convert scanned PDF with high resolution. I don't know what caused the problem you've encountered. Anyway, I will tell our programmer about it, hoping we will fix it as soon as possible.
  • disqus_8OdXcg37t7  2013-04-25 07:31
    I have registered Converter Pro but when I convert scanned pdf to word the resulting text is all out of alignment which makes editing difficult. is there a fix for this?
  • Summer  2013-04-10 09:15
    On the right side of the main window, you can see an item named as "Output Folder". From here, you can find the destination where you've stored the output files. Or after conversion, click the little folder icon on each PDF item bar to open the output folder directly.
  • Chaula  2013-04-05 20:58
    I have downloaded free version convert my file but it did not ask me the output folder where my file is?
  • Summer  2013-02-19 01:22
    Hey, Edodd 3, Wondershare PDF Converter Pro works for both native and scanned PDF files. Just download the app to have a try.
  • Edodd3  2013-02-10 00:16
    Does this only work with scanned documents? I have documents on my computer I want converted to Word 2007 from PDF.
  • Summer  2012-10-31 06:41
    To enable the OCR function, you need to click the OCR button in the Home menu. Because the OCR is a Plug-in for Wondershare PDF Editor, you need to buy it first. And then you'll get the license and download link of the OCR Plug-in. Download the OCR Plug-in and enter the registration code.
  • Breannahaggerty  2012-10-30 15:15
    How do I enable OCR?
  • Andrew007  2012-10-24 02:48
    Huskey 221, To remove the translucent logo, you need to register the app. I've used the PDF tool for 1 month. It works so well. The problem you encountered might be caused by the low resolution of your scanned PDF.
  • Huskey221  2012-10-23 19:41
    I figured it out, but now the text is all mest up, the diagrams are not there and there is a translucent logo in the background of the document..Please Help..

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