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Converting Adobe PDF documents to other file formats
You can convert text and images in Adobe PDF documents to a different file format using
the Save As command. When you save files to an image file format, each page is saved as
a separate file. You can also extract content from PDF documents using the selection tools
to select text, tables, and images, and then copy and paste them into other applications.
For example, you can select a table and open it in Microsoft Excel. (See Copying and
pasting text, tables, and images.)
Note: If the PDF document that you are copying uses a font that is not available on the
system displaying the copied text, a default font is substituted.
To convert an Adobe PDF file to other file formats:
1. With the PDF document open, choose File > Save As, name the file, and select the
location in which to save the file.
2. For Save As Type (Windows) or Format (Mac OS), choose a file format, and select
conversion options:
● PostScript and Encapsulated PostScript. (See Conversion options for PostScript or
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS).)
● HTML and XML. (See Conversion options for HTML, XML, or plain text format.)
● JPEG and JPEG2000. (See Conversion options for JPEG and JPEG2000 format.)
● Microsoft Word Document. (See Conversion options for Rich Text Format or Microsoft
Word format.)
● PNG. (See Conversion options for PNG format.)
● Rich Text Format. (See Conversion options for Rich Text Format or Microsoft Word
format.)
● Text, accessible and plain. (See Converting to accessible text and Conversion options for
HTML, XML, or plain text format.)
● TIFF. (See Conversion options for TIFF format.)
3. Click Settings to set conversion options. (If the Settings button is unavailable, there are no
options for the conversion process that you selected.) Click OK to apply the settings.
Conversion settings can also be edited in the Convert From PDF preferences. (See Setting
preferences.)
Note: These conversion settings are stored separately from the settings used with the
Export All Images command. (See Converting images to an image format.)
4. Click Save to convert the Adobe PDF document to the selected file type. By default, the
source file name is used as the file name, with the new extension, and the converted file is
saved in the same folder.
Related Subtopics:
Conversion options for PostScript or Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
Conversion options for HTML, XML, or plain text format
Conversion options for JPEG and JPEG2000 format
Conversion options for PNG format
Conversion options for TIFF format
Conversion options for Rich Text Format or Microsoft Word format
Converting to accessible text