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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Able2Doc PDF to Word Converter 2
Pros: I tried every product I could find for under $50. Earlier I settled on docsmartz for $20, but it usually made awful conversions -- even for plain text. So far Able2Doc has worked flawlessly.
Cons: Trouble getting the pin to work. The interface is a bit more complex than tje others I tried, but it's the results that count! I suppose I'll use the convert a selection only feature after I get used to the idea.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
4 stars
Version: Able2Doc PDF to Word Converter 3
"4-1/2 Stars - very good little program"
Pros: I'm reviewing based on the 7-day free trial of version 3.0, which as of this writing has not yet been reviewed by others. I'm impressed. This software completed clean conversions to Microsoft Word of PDF text with complex formatting. Beats the heck out of one of its similarly-priced competitors that I also tried. I can't comment on non-text conversion, which others here reported problems with in past versions of the software, but the documents I was converting included tables, charts, and other complex text, and the DOC versions looked almost identical to the PDF originals.
Cons: The user interface (kind of like the software's name) is a bit amateurish. You have to select each line of text you want to convert. For an entire document, just select everything. No big deal. Of slightly greater significance, the DOC results are not formatted in a way that makes editing as easy as it would be if an MS Word expert had created the DOCs from scratch. Example: "empty paragraphs" (AKA "hard returns") are sometimes used for blank spaces between paragraphs, rather than neater "space before" or "space after" paragraph formatting. But Able2 does as well or better than more expensive stuff that I've seen in corporate environments. The free trial version limits conversions to 3 pages per click, and 7 days, but within those constraints is fully functional. Even if you decide not to buy the software after the trial, you'll have good, useful DOC versions of the PDFs you converted. I may be missing something, but I haven't yet found freeware that does a good job converting PDF to DOC - DOC to PDF, yes, but not PDF to DOC. If I'm wrong, someone please correct me before I drop the 40 bucks on Able2.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
1 stars
Version: Able2Doc PDF to Word Converter 1.0
Pros: none
Cons: Can't cope with a complex brochure. Therefore not suitable for any business task
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2 stars
Version: Able2Doc PDF to Word Converter 2
"Can't handle complex frames/Converts line & text colors orange"
Cons: May be useful for text only but that's about it.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
1 stars
Version: Able2Doc PDF to Word Converter 1.0
"Works on very simple document"
Summary: If you try to convert little more complex document, the output is trashed (test overwrap, etc.) Barcode in document were converted into trash characters, etc. read more
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