We have some success with http://smartpdfconverter.com/ If the layout is complicated it does get carried away with text boxes. Regards Donald Halley MAXEN Pty Ltd. Phone: +61 (08) 8231 7900 Fax: +61 (08) 8231 3766 <http://www.maxen.com.au/ <blocked::http://www.maxen.com.au/> > Disclaimer This message contains privileged and/or confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, re-transmit, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error, please notify MAXEN immediately, and delete this email from your system. Any loss/damage incurred by using this material is not the sender's responsibility. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of the MAXEN Pty Ltd. We do not guarantee that this material is free from viruses or any other defects ________________________________ From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christine Kent Sent: Tuesday, 5 December 2006 12:31 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Converting PDF to Word Does anyone know of a shareware product that can convert PDF documents back to Word effectively. The company I am working for has "lost" their Word files, and has to convert all their books back to Word in order to update them - so no copyright issues - they or their writers own the copyright. Christine -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.15.6/568 - Release Date: 4/12/2006 3:20 PM