How to Copy PDF to Word Free - Copy Text or Image from PDF to Word

Portable Document Format (PDF) has become standards for storing and distributing record even among businesses and other agencies.

 

 

To copy PDF to word free is not always as easy as it sounds. The first thing to do is to copy the images or text from the PDF using a software program and then paste those copied images or text to your Microsoft Word document.

 

Some well-known software doesn’t even allow users to edit their PDF documents. When a user has any PDF document to edit, he or she will first of all extract the text from the PDF and then paste it in the Microsoft word document for easy editing. There are quite a number of readily available software that can easily help you to achieve this goal such as Adobe Reader but the easiest and simplest way to extract text or image from PDF is by copy and paste.

 

Adobe's Acrobat PDF reader provides free online download for users to open, view and comment on PDF but it does not allow users to edit PDF documents.

 

In this article, we are going to share with you how to copy PDF to word free whether it is text or image that you want to copy from PDF to word using Adobe Reader.

 

 

How to Copy PDF Image to Microsoft Word Document 

 

To copy PDF to word free whether it is image or text, you have to first of all have Adobe Reader installed in your device. You can download an Adobe Reader from Google play store or apple play store depending on your device of choice. You can also download it free from the Adobe website @ https://get.adobe.com/reader/.

 

When you have already installed the Adobe Reader in your device, then go through the following steps listed below to achieve your goal.

 

Step 1: Open the PDF file that you want to copy in Adobe Reader. You can do this by double-clicking on the PDF file name and it will open in Adobe Reader.

 

Step 2: Click on the "Select" tool from the Adobe Reader toolbar. It is located at the top of the screen.

Note: If you cannot see the "Select" option in the PDF document, then the basic menu may be disabled. To enable the basic menu, click on the "Tools" on the top toolbar and then select "Basic" from the drop-down menu to restore the basic menu with the “Select” option.

 

Step 3: Click on the “Copy File to Clipboard” tab. You can see it near the center of the menu tab.

 

Step 4: Open a new document in the Microsoft Word. To do this, double-click on “document” on your computer. You can also open Microsoft Word by clicking on it in the “All Apps” area of the “Start menu” (Windows) or in the Applications folder in macOS or even in the Microsoft Application folder. Then, select a new, blank document from the template list.

 

Step 5: Click on the text or image that you want to copy in the PDF. The image or text will highlight and change to blue color. Drag your mouse cursor down and over the text to select it.

 

Step 6: Click on the "Edit" tab on the Adobe Reader toolbar and then click on "Copy."

 

Step 7: You can then right-click the mouse at the place within the Microsoft Word document that you want to insert the image that you copied from PDF. A new menu will appear.

 

Step 8: Click on “Paste” from the new menu to paste the image that you copied into the Microsoft Word document. An image of the PDF now appears in the Microsoft Word document.

 

Step 9: Click on "File" from the Microsoft Word toolbar, then click on "Save" to save your document.