r/Acrobat

Convert PDF -> Word font issue

Has anyone had problems converting a (mostly) text PDF to Word recently?

I notice that text that looks perfectly fine and editable in the PDF gets “corrupted” in the conversion process. In Word, some letters will merge, for example like “learn” will become “leam”.

I switched back to using Omnipage but now a similar thing is happening with PDF -> Powerpoint.

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u/purposeday — 5 days ago
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Adobe's greed has made them a liability to professional workflows

Acrobat crashed on me today while I was signing a client PDF. It refuses to operate. I pulled the crash log. It's choking on an AI model file that won't load on my system.

I don't use the AI features.

So a PDF reader wouldn't open a PDF because a chatbot component broke.

I went to Creative Cloud after that and it says it needs a newer macOS. Which means Audition, my main DAW for work, is next.

If Adobe is going to permanently crash one day because they pull support from an older OS, what's to stop their other services from suddenly becoming defunct because of their need to push 'new tech' to satisfy their Wall Street investors instead of actually helping professionals?

If my editor won't open the morning of a session because Adobe pushed something or decided my machine doesn't qualify, I lose the job.

After decades of being with Adobe, I'm finally unsubscribing.

They are actively sabotaging us to serve a boardroom of money men and it's hugely disappointing.

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u/Volition_Maximus — 8 days ago
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Exporting from Word web page to Adobe reader leaving large gap

I am trying to apply to a job, I used a template on Word, and when I was done I exported to PDF and it saved as an Adobe Reader PDF. However in word the document is 4 pages, in Adobe it is 5 pages. I obviously don't want to send an application with a large nearly empty page but I don't know what's causing the gap? Any suggestions?

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u/YouTubeSarahCards — 8 days ago
▲ 5 r/Acrobat+1 crossposts

Opening OLD PageMaker files

Hi, I do have some old files that are using PageMaker 6.5. I tried to use InDesign 2022 to open it, seems not working. May I know how to open it and save it as a PDF

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u/InfamousPlay6015 — 13 days ago
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Free PDF Editor (Pdfer)

I built Pdfer, a free web app for editing PDFs, using PDF tools and converting files.

One thing I wanted to do differently was prioritize privacy.

  • No account or sign-up required.
  • Your files are never stored on the server.
  • Just upload, edit or convert, and download your file.

I created it because I wanted a simple PDF tool without having to create an account or worry about my documents being kept somewhere.

I'd love to hear your feedback, feature requests, or any ideas to make it better!

https://pdferfile.com

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u/Similar-Grand5570 — 13 days ago