converting pdf with footnotes into Word Thread poster: simon tanner
| simon tanner Italy Local time: 18:36 Italian to English + ...
Hi everyone, does anyone know if it's possible to convert a pdf full of footnotes (over 250, so I really don't want to have to reinsert them manually in the word file) into Word. Acrobat will convert the file into Word OK, but the footnotes just appear as normal text at the foot of the page, not as footnotes. This is a problem I've tried and failed to resolve so many times, and I wondered if anybody has found THE ANSWER! And, no, the customer has no way of... See more Hi everyone, does anyone know if it's possible to convert a pdf full of footnotes (over 250, so I really don't want to have to reinsert them manually in the word file) into Word. Acrobat will convert the file into Word OK, but the footnotes just appear as normal text at the foot of the page, not as footnotes. This is a problem I've tried and failed to resolve so many times, and I wondered if anybody has found THE ANSWER! And, no, the customer has no way of recvering the original Word file from which the PDF was created, unfortunately... Thanks for any help. ▲ Collapse | | |
Hi, You may wish to input your document in your CAT tool and let it convert to Word. However, you may have to adjust the alignments a bit. Not all CAT tools convert 100%. | | | simon tanner Italy Local time: 18:36 Italian to English + ... TOPIC STARTER converting via a CAT tool | May 6, 2014 |
Thanks for the suggestion, TB Communicate; I've tried doing this in the past with MemoQ (unimpressive results), but I also have the lastest version of Trados, which I could try out. Any suggestions on "adjusting the alignments"? Past attempts have unfortinately not really solved the problem, producing a final word file with the usual problems (footnotes exported in the main body of the text) | | | Adjusting alignments | May 6, 2014 |
Unfortunately, I have not found a method to properly adjust the alignments and end up spending hours on it. You can either discuss it with your client and charge extra for formating fee or ask if client has a graphic designer who wishes to take upon the task. In the latter case, you may have to adjust your fees | |
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LEXpert United States Local time: 11:36 Member (2008) Croatian to English + ... Use a proper OCR tool | May 6, 2014 |
Is the pdf file a relatively good/clean copy, or not scanned but generated directly? A professional OCR tool like ABBYY Finereader should do a reasonable job with footnotes, at least to the extent that fixing any wayward numbering in Word is trivial. | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » converting pdf with footnotes into Word CafeTran Espresso | You've never met a CAT tool this clever!
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