Guest Jason Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual printer)? Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found free converters.
Guest Mike Hall - MVP Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Print to Word "Jason" <JAllen@Hotmail.com> wrote in message news:eh281rzKJHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. > > Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual > printer)? Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found free > converters. > PDF converter PrimoPDF or CutePDF -- Mike Hall - MVP How to construct a good post.. http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc Mike's Window - My Blog.. http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
Guest EncinoMan Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Print to Word On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:48:04 +1300, "Jason" <JAllen@Hotmail.com> wrote: >Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. > >Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual printer)? >Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found free converters. > Why ask here? Neither of these question have anything to do with XP. Ask elsewhere
Guest Alan Edwards Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Print to Word There were a couple of threads about 10 days ago in the Office group where someone asked similar. The consensus seemed to be that there was nothing like a ".doc" printer. The thread are here: http://groups.google.com.au/groups?q=office+public+microsoft+print+shrikant ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.com/index.htm On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:48:04 +1300, in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, "Jason" <JAllen@Hotmail.com> wrote: >Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. > >Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual printer)? >Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found free converters. >
Guest Jason Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Print to Word Sorry, don't need you help? "EncinoMan" <none@nobody.net> wrote in message news:3n40f4p9qftsc34cf5gp41qp0nokcuem9k@4ax.com... > On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:48:04 +1300, "Jason" <JAllen@Hotmail.com> > wrote: > >>Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. >> >>Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual >>printer)? >>Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found free converters. >> > Why ask here? Neither of these question have anything to do with XP. > > Ask elsewhere
Guest Jason Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Print to Word Actually it is an XP Pro PC with various software. "EncinoMan" <none@nobody.net> wrote in message news:3n40f4p9qftsc34cf5gp41qp0nokcuem9k@4ax.com... > On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:48:04 +1300, "Jason" <JAllen@Hotmail.com> > wrote: > >>Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. >> >>Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual >>printer)? >>Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found free converters. >> > Why ask here? Neither of these question have anything to do with XP. > > Ask elsewhere
Guest Jason Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Print to Word Thanks, I'll see what I can find out about then. I thought Primo and Cute were PDF print drivers and they didn't come up in the searches. "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message news:OqjQ$n0KJHA.4452@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > "Jason" <JAllen@Hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:eh281rzKJHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. >> >> Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual >> printer)? Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found free >> converters. >> > > > PDF converter > > PrimoPDF or CutePDF > > > -- > Mike Hall - MVP > How to construct a good post.. > http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm > How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc > Mike's Window - My Blog.. > http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx > > > >
Guest Gerry Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Print to Word Alan http://www.primopdf.com/ -- Regards. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alan Edwards wrote: > There were a couple of threads about 10 days ago in the Office group > where someone asked similar. The consensus seemed to be that there was > nothing like a ".doc" printer. The thread are here: > http://groups.google.com.au/groups?q=office+public+microsoft+print+shrikant > > ...Alan > >> Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. >> >> Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual >> printer)? Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found free >> converters.
Guest Gerry Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Print to Word Jason http://www.primopdf.com/ -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jason wrote: > Thanks, > > I'll see what I can find out about then. I thought Primo and Cute > were PDF print drivers and they didn't come up in the searches. > "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message > news:OqjQ$n0KJHA.4452@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> "Jason" <JAllen@Hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:eh281rzKJHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. >>> >>> Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual >>> printer)? Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found free >>> converters. >>> >> >> >> PDF converter >> >> PrimoPDF or CutePDF >> >> >> -- >> Mike Hall - MVP >> How to construct a good post.. >> http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm >> How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc >> Mike's Window - My Blog.. >> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
Guest Alan Edwards Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Print to Word Gerry Absolutely nothing to do with the question I replied to. On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:49:49 +0100, in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote: ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.com/index.htm >Alan > >http://www.primopdf.com/ > >-- >Regards. > >Gerry > > >Alan Edwards wrote: >> There were a couple of threads about 10 days ago in the Office group >> where someone asked similar. The consensus seemed to be that there was >> nothing like a ".doc" printer. The thread are here: >> http://groups.google.com.au/groups?q=office+public+microsoft+print+shrikant >> >> ...Alan >> >>> Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. >>> >>> Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual >>> printer)? Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found free >>> converters. >
Guest Gerry Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Print to Word Alan From the link I posted under Features: Convert PDF to Microsoft Word, RTF, text, and images. -- Regards. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alan Edwards wrote: > Gerry > > Absolutely nothing to do with the question I replied to. > > > On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:49:49 +0100, in > microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote: > > ...Alan > >> Alan >> >> http://www.primopdf.com/ >> >> -- >> Regards. >> >> Gerry > >> >> >> Alan Edwards wrote: >>> There were a couple of threads about 10 days ago in the Office group >>> where someone asked similar. The consensus seemed to be that there >>> was nothing like a ".doc" printer. The thread are here: >>> http://groups.google.com.au/groups?q=office+public+microsoft+print+shrikant >>> >>> ...Alan >>> >>>> Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. >>>> >>>> Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual >>>> printer)? Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found >>>> free converters.
Guest Alan Edwards Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Print to Word I am aware of that but I did NOT answer that question. I only answered the prime question on a Word printer. I repeat: Absolutely nothing to do with the question I replied to. On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:22:42 +0100, in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote: >Alan > >From the link I posted under Features: >Convert PDF to Microsoft Word, RTF, text, and images. > >-- >Regards. > >Gerry > >Alan Edwards wrote: >> Gerry >> >> Absolutely nothing to do with the question I replied to.
Guest Mike Hall - MVP Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Print to Word "Jason" <JAllen@Hotmail.com> wrote in message news:OyXPJ01KJHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Thanks, > > I'll see what I can find out about then. I thought Primo and Cute were PDF > print drivers and they didn't come up in the searches. > "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message > news:OqjQ$n0KJHA.4452@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> "Jason" <JAllen@Hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:eh281rzKJHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. >>> >>> Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual >>> printer)? Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found free >>> converters. >>> >> >> >> PDF converter >> >> PrimoPDF or CutePDF >> >> >> -- >> Mike Hall - MVP >> How to construct a good post.. >> http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm >> How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc >> Mike's Window - My Blog.. >> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx >> >> >> >> > > I may have misunderstood. You want something that will create an editable document out of a PDF file? http://www.hellopdf.com/ -- Mike Hall - MVP How to construct a good post.. http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc Mike's Window - My Blog.. http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Print to Word "Jason" <JAllen@Hotmail.com> wrote in message news:eh281rzKJHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. > > Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual > printer)? Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found free > converters. Word isn't a printer and so you can't print to it. Are you actually looking for a format converter? Your question is not clear (and no, it doesn't have anything to do with XP). PDF to doc converters - there is a large dependency on the source material. If the original PDF source is a scan, the PDF contains an image, not text. The same problem arises with trying to use a fax image. Acrobat (not the Reader, IIRC) does contain some text recognition routines (called OCR) that can convert these images to text, though it's never a good idea to rely solely on this; you must do a word for word proofread. OCR is a complex process and is very seldom free, as the programs that offer it frequently incorporate licensed software. HTH -pk
Guest Jason Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Print to Word To clarify: to print to .doc file that is used by MS Word. Like pdf955 that can print to .pdf file but can't be opened in MS Word therefore can not be edited at a later date. "Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message news:eZEVij8KJHA.4452@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > "Jason" <JAllen@Hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:eh281rzKJHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. >> >> Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual >> printer)? Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found free >> converters. > > Word isn't a printer and so you can't print to it. Are you actually > looking for a format converter? Your question is not clear (and no, it > doesn't have anything to do with XP). > > PDF to doc converters - there is a large dependency on the source > material. If the original PDF source is a scan, the PDF contains an image, > not text. The same problem arises with trying to use a fax image. > > Acrobat (not the Reader, IIRC) does contain some text recognition routines > (called OCR) that can convert these images to text, though it's never a > good idea to rely solely on this; you must do a word for word proofread. > OCR is a complex process and is very seldom free, as the programs that > offer it frequently incorporate licensed software. > > > HTH > -pk
Guest Bill Sharpe Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Print to Word Jason wrote: > To clarify: to print to .doc file that is used by MS Word. Like pdf955 that > can print to .pdf file but can't be opened in MS Word therefore can not be > edited at a later date. Need further clarification. What application are you starting with? You can't print to a DOC file, but in some applications you may be able to save a file as a DOC file. OpenOffice.org comes to mind. My guess is that you need an OCR program to accomplish your objective. Bill
Guest Panic Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Re: Print to Word Why don't you just open your application, select all; copy. Open Word, paste. "Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message news:eZEVij8KJHA.4452@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > "Jason" <JAllen@Hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:eh281rzKJHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. >> >> Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual >> printer)? Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found free >> converters. > > Word isn't a printer and so you can't print to it. Are you actually > looking for a format converter? Your question is not clear (and no, it > doesn't have anything to do with XP). > > PDF to doc converters - there is a large dependency on the source > material. If the original PDF source is a scan, the PDF contains an image, > not text. The same problem arises with trying to use a fax image. > > Acrobat (not the Reader, IIRC) does contain some text recognition routines > (called OCR) that can convert these images to text, though it's never a > good idea to rely solely on this; you must do a word for word proofread. > OCR is a complex process and is very seldom free, as the programs that > offer it frequently incorporate licensed software. > > > HTH > -pk
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 Re: Print to Word "Jason" <JAllen@Hotmail.com> wrote in message news:uxGRah$KJHA.4452@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > To clarify: to print to .doc file that is used by MS Word. Like pdf955 > that can print to .pdf file but can't be opened in MS Word therefore can > not be edited at a later date. Of course not, because PDF files aren't intended to be particularly editable. The PDF format is intended to provide a consistent appearance for compound documents, containing words, charts, tables, images, etc. regardless of platform. It isn't intended to be an editable file any more than a JPEG is. To edit PDF files after they are created, you need something like Acrobat, not reader, just as you need an image editor to edit JPEG files. Word isn't a PDF editor. What you can sometimes do, depending on the options chosen by the person who created the PDF, and which may give results that are not particularly helpful, is highlight the text in the PDF, then choose Copy and Paste into a Word doc or text file. Expect to lose most if not all formatting. HTH -pk > "Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message > news:eZEVij8KJHA.4452@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> >> "Jason" <JAllen@Hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:eh281rzKJHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. >>> >>> Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual >>> printer)? Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found free >>> converters. >> >> Word isn't a printer and so you can't print to it. Are you actually >> looking for a format converter? Your question is not clear (and no, it >> doesn't have anything to do with XP). >> >> PDF to doc converters - there is a large dependency on the source >> material. If the original PDF source is a scan, the PDF contains an >> image, not text. The same problem arises with trying to use a fax image. >> >> Acrobat (not the Reader, IIRC) does contain some text recognition >> routines (called OCR) that can convert these images to text, though it's >> never a good idea to rely solely on this; you must do a word for word >> proofread. OCR is a complex process and is very seldom free, as the >> programs that offer it frequently incorporate licensed software. >> >> >> HTH >> -pk > >
Guest Jason Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 Re: Print to Word Can not copy from PDF files - won't select text. Like you say it's best to get hold of the original file and keep the ones we create. Also I may use the html format instead of the PDF format. "Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message news:Osfi7rZLJHA.3080@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > "Jason" <JAllen@Hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:uxGRah$KJHA.4452@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> To clarify: to print to .doc file that is used by MS Word. Like pdf955 >> that can print to .pdf file but can't be opened in MS Word therefore can >> not be edited at a later date. > > Of course not, because PDF files aren't intended to be particularly > editable. The PDF format is intended to provide a consistent appearance > for compound documents, containing words, charts, tables, images, etc. > regardless of platform. It isn't intended to be an editable file any > more than a JPEG is. > > To edit PDF files after they are created, you need something like Acrobat, > not reader, just as you need an image editor to edit JPEG files. > > Word isn't a PDF editor. > > What you can sometimes do, depending on the options chosen by the person > who created the PDF, and which may give results that are not particularly > helpful, is highlight the text in the PDF, then choose Copy and Paste into > a Word doc or text file. Expect to lose most if not all formatting. > > HTH > -pk > > >> "Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message >> news:eZEVij8KJHA.4452@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> >>> "Jason" <JAllen@Hotmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:eh281rzKJHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>> Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. >>>> >>>> Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual >>>> printer)? Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found free >>>> converters. >>> >>> Word isn't a printer and so you can't print to it. Are you actually >>> looking for a format converter? Your question is not clear (and no, it >>> doesn't have anything to do with XP). >>> >>> PDF to doc converters - there is a large dependency on the source >>> material. If the original PDF source is a scan, the PDF contains an >>> image, not text. The same problem arises with trying to use a fax image. >>> >>> Acrobat (not the Reader, IIRC) does contain some text recognition >>> routines (called OCR) that can convert these images to text, though it's >>> never a good idea to rely solely on this; you must do a word for word >>> proofread. OCR is a complex process and is very seldom free, as the >>> programs that offer it frequently incorporate licensed software. >>> >>> >>> HTH >>> -pk >> >> >
Guest C.Joseph Drayton Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Re: Print to Word Jason wrote: > Tried searching on the web but found nothing for printing. > > Is there a way to print from an application to Word (like virtual printer)? > Also looking for PDF to word converter. Haven't found free converters. > > Paperless Printer (http://www.rarefind.com/paperlessprinter/downloads.html) will print to DOC format. Note that paperless Printer is shareware NOT freeware. Paperless Printer will print to the following formats; Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) Microsoft Word Format (DOC) Microsoft Excel Format (XLS) JPEG BMP Sincerely, C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T CSD Computer Services Web site: http://csdcs.itgo.com/ E-mail: cjoseph@csdcs.itgo.com
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