Acrobat (proper - not the Reader, I think) 5 and higher has a Save As RTF facility. But converting a beautifully designed, cross platform document distribution system to Word, Bridget (Knaus)? Sacrilege! You are just giving in to the "Evil Empire" and changing the work from a platform independent and almost virus proof format into precisely the opposite. Also, there may be many copyright (infringement) considerations here if you are (as I would trust that you are not) disassembling the creative work of others and reusing the information in another form. Check for disclaimers in the document and its properties information, first. Your ability to convert the PDF in question might also be limited by its security settings, which might prevent Save As RTF, copy and paste. Cheers, Michael Granat Write Ideas At 14:46 11/11/2003 +1100, you wrote: >Is there such a thing as a tool that converts pdf to Word? We've got a piece >of UK legislation in pdf format (300 pages) and need to get it into Word >format so we can run some macros over it. > >I'd research this myself but our internet connection has been down for >hours! > >Thanks in advance. >BM__MailAutoSigBridget Knaus >Technical Communications Team >Softlaw Corporation Limited > <outbind://70/www.softlaw.com.au> www.softlaw.com.au >Phone +61 2 6270 3200 >Facsimile +61 2 6270 3299 > > > >The views expressed in this message are those of the sender. The sender in >no way purports to represent the views of SoftLaw or its employees. > > > > > > >************************************************** >To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to >austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to >austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. > >To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >"unsubscribe" in the Subject field. > >To search the austechwriter archives, go to >www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter > >To contact the list administrator, send a message to >austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >************************************************** ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************