Off-topic - 3 Ways to Copy PDF to Word for Mac Users mable1025 - Sun May 13, 2012 7:19 pm Post subject: 3 Ways to Copy PDF to Word for Mac Users
Nowadays, iMac is more and more widely applied in study and work, not only in entertainment. Consequently, the demand for applications designed for Mac users is increasing. However, compared with the amount of apps for Windows, apps for Mac are very few. It is hard for Mac users to do the task like that, but it does not mean Mac users can do nothing. There are still some workarounds. Here in this article we're going to talk about 3 feasible ways to Convert PDF to Word on Mac OS.
1.Online PDF to Word Converters
Zarmar.com, known as famous online PDF Converters, includes conversion from PDF to Word. You just need to upload your local PDF files onto the web and waiting for the converted Word documents by leave your email address. The converted PDF files will be sent to the email. It’s not recommended to upload confidential PDF files for online conversion.
Pros: Free and Standalone of any OS
Cons: Low efficiency and unsafe, file size is limited
2.Preview
Preview is a great free Mac PDF Reader widely used. You can copy PDF to Word when viewing PDF documents. You just need to click Text Tool and select contents from the PDF, and then copy and paste content from PDF to Word. Actually, only the text can be saved in Word. Normally, the content you copy and paste to Word could be messed up. So you need to re-organize the text. What's worse, graphics, hyperlinks or layouts would be lost during the process of pasting.
Pros: easy to realize
Cons: manual work, these formats and most of contents are lost
3.Mac PDF to Word Converter
The most effective and easiest way to copy PDF to Word would specific PDF to Word Converter for mac. It can batch convert PDF files into Word documents in seconds. All you need is to input PDF files and click Convert button, the work would be done automatically soon. Besides, as the application is specially designed for Mac users, it is very friendly and meets the users' habit
Pros: high efficiency and accuracy; good security
Cons: not free but would be cost-effective
These above mentioned ways are suitable for single users. There are many other programs can do the similar work, like PDFpen and Open Office. But it would be either not cost-effective or inconvenient. So you can choose special software suitable for you.