Choose editable-text mode when you need to revise selectable PDF text. Choose page-image mode when page appearance matters more than editing. Scanned PDFs need OCR before editable-text extraction.
When editable text is useful
PDF stores positioned content rather than Word paragraphs. Editable mode extracts selectable text in approximate reading order and adds source page breaks. It does not rebuild original fonts, tables, images or exact layout. Use it for a text draft and check reading order carefully.
When page images are useful
Page-image mode places rendered PDF pages inside a DOCX document. It preserves rendered appearance, but the text inside those images cannot be edited as Word text. Keep the original PDF for search, links and interactive content.
Handle scans first
A scanned PDF can contain only images, with no selectable text. OCR PDF recognises English or Hindi and English and creates a searchable PDF plus text. OCR is imperfect: verify names, amounts and dates. You can then try editable conversion on the searchable PDF.
Check the output
Use one PDF up to 20 MB and 20 pages. Open the DOCX in your preferred Word-compatible application. Compare page breaks, text order and missing figures with the original before sharing. The conversion runs in your browser and cannot guarantee faithful Office reconstruction.
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