To convert the file from pdf to Word, I too think you'll have to go from text to Word or select all, copy, and paste directly from the PDF to the blank DOC screen. 

Sometimes certain formatting issues get resolved if you use Paste Special rather than the regular paste in Word. To use this feature, select the text and copy it to the clipboard in the usual way. Then go to Word; press alt+e to get to the Edit menu; Press the letter _S to get to Paste Special; and arrow to and press enter on Unformatted Text. That strips out a lot of font formatting, soft line breaks, and a few other things.

You can also make your formatting job easier in Word with the search-and-replace function. If I notice that there are blank lines between paragraphs, I tell Word to replace those blank lines (^p^p) with page breaks (^m) or an unusual character string. Then I strip out the remaining hard line breaks (^p) by replacing them with a blank space. finally, I tell word to change the page breaks or unusual character string with a blank line.

If there are no blank lines between paragraphs, I tell Word to insert a page break or unusual character string after every period, period-quote, and colon that is at the end of the line. For example, I search for .^p and replace it with .^m. Then I strip out all the other hard line breaks, and when they're gone, I substitute the ^m's with ^p^p's.

It's all less complicated and quicker than it sounds, especially after the first couple of times. It doesn't take care of all the formatting, but it takes care of most of it, so reading the file and correcting along the way is much more comfortable.


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