[Web4lib] Pdf to MSWord conversion software

Nicole Engard nengard at jenkinslaw.org
Wed Apr 11 07:47:53 EDT 2007


We are huge fans of Abbyy Finereader here.  We've been using it for
years for OCRing and have never been disappointed.  

Not only does it keep most formatting - but if you scan a document in
crooked or upside down it fixes it before converting to a Word doc.  The
version we have is pretty cheap.  If you're thinking of doing heavy duty
converting you might want to look into some of their server options (for
batch conversions).

Nicole C. Engard
Web Manager
Jenkins Law Library
http://web2learning.net 

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[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Ina Smith
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 5:43 AM
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Subject: [Web4lib] Pdf to MSWord conversion software

Good day
 
We are in the process of archiving our scholarly publications in our
digital research repository, also known as UPSpace
(https://www.up.ac.za/dspace/). Since most publishers require that the
publisher pdf version needs to be converted back to MSWord and some
formatting by the publisher removed, we are in need of a high quality
tool to convert pdf documents back to MSWord.
 
There are lots available, but I was wondering whether somebody out there
has already conducted an evaluation, and can recommend software for this
conversion, with minimal loss of formatting of the original document
(e.g. tables, graphics, charts)
 
Many thanks in advance!
 
 
Ina Smith
Digital Research Repository (UPSpace) Manager & eApplication Specialist
Academic Information Service University of Pretoria Pretoria
0002
South Africa
 
Tel.: +27 12 420 3082
Fax: +27 12 362 5100
E-mail: ina.smith at up.ac.za
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