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Handling Mixed PDF Files
A multi-page PDF document may contain tables and forms. Sometimes such
documents can be converted using a single process: Document, Form or
Spreadsheet. In other cases, however, you may prefer to do more than one
conversion, as shown in the following example.
Page ranges help you to handle mixed PDF files in different layouts. For example
let's see how to unlock a PDF containing two pages of text, a one-page summary
table you want to do calculations on, and three pages of forms. To convert it most
precisely, follow the steps described below.
To convert PDF files containing flowing texts, tables and forms
Start PDF Converter Assistant from one of the following places: Windows
Explorer, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook.
Decide the output file format first. Convert the two text pages of your PDF as
Document and select MS Wordas Target.
Click
, browse for your PDF file to be converted, select it and click Open.
Select Page Rangeand type in "1-2"in our example.
Check the output file name under Save as. If your PDF file is named as
sample.pdf, the converter automatically offers sample.docin the Save asedit
box. Rewrite the file name if necessary.
Click the Document Optionstab and choose Flowing Columnunder Layout.
Click Convert. The converted file willbe saved under the given name and will be
displayed in Word if View converted documentwas selected. Close Word.
Click Previewin the PDF Converter Assistant.
Select Spreadsheet in the Preview panel.
Select Page Rangeand type "3" in the text box.
Click Spreadsheet Optionsand make the necessary changes.
Click Convert. The converted file will be saved under the given name
(sample.xlsif you did not change the offered output file name) and will be
displayed in Excel if View converted documentwas selected. Close Excel.
Click Previewin the PDF Converter Assistant, then select Form.
Select Page Rangeand type "4-6" in the text box.
Change the output file name under Save asto avoid overwriting the file created
earlier. E.g. sample1.doc.
Click Form Optionsandmake changes if necessary.
Click Convert. The converted file will be saved under the given name and will be
displayed in Word if View converted documentwas selected. Close Word.