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Q&A How to convert PDF to docx

If your goal is to make small edits to the resulting document, you can use LibreOffice with the following command: soffice --infilter="writer_pdf_import" --convert-to docx document.pdf This wil...

posted 2y ago by samcarter‭  ·  edited 2y ago by samcarter‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar samcarter‭ · 2023-01-13T10:16:18Z (almost 2 years ago)
  • If your goal is to make small edits to the resulting document, you can use LibreOffice with the following command:
  • ```
  • soffice --infilter="writer_pdf_import" --convert-to docx document.pdf
  • ```
  • This will produce an editable document, however each text chunk is enclosed in it's own box for positioning, so while small edits are perfectly doable, rewriting whole pages might be a pit painful.
  • ![screen capture of making an edit to the docx file](https://linux.codidact.com/uploads/mvfqtytzsgdjwgjqref83csg5cfy)
  • If your goal is to make small edits to the resulting document, you can use LibreOffice with the following command:
  • ```
  • soffice --infilter="writer_pdf_import" --convert-to docx document.pdf
  • ```
  • This will produce an editable document, however each text chunk is enclosed in it's own box for positioning, so while small edits are perfectly doable, rewriting whole pages might be a bit painful.
  • ![screen capture of making an edit to the docx file](https://linux.codidact.com/uploads/mvfqtytzsgdjwgjqref83csg5cfy)
#1: Initial revision by user avatar samcarter‭ · 2023-01-13T10:15:15Z (almost 2 years ago)
If your goal is to make small edits to the resulting document, you can use LibreOffice with the following command:

```
soffice --infilter="writer_pdf_import" --convert-to docx document.pdf
```

This will produce an editable document, however each text chunk is enclosed in it's own box for positioning, so while small edits are perfectly doable, rewriting whole pages might be a pit painful.

![screen capture of making an edit to the docx file](https://linux.codidact.com/uploads/mvfqtytzsgdjwgjqref83csg5cfy)