What PDF to Word keeps
The download is a real Word file of the words. It is not a copy of the page design.
The sample PDF on the tool has two lines: “North wind” and “A short page of words.” Download Word and those two lines are in the .docx. Download PDF and the same lines are in a text PDF. Download text and they are in a .txt file.
A PDF that is only a scan has no text layer. This page does not guess the words. Page 1 of that scan can still be saved as a picture on the resize tool.
Tables, headers, footers, columns, and pictures are not rebuilt. An old .doc file has to be saved as .docx first. The text PDF uses Helvetica. A character that font cannot draw becomes a question mark in the PDF only. The Word file and the text file keep the original character.
Up to 40 pages are read. The file stays in the browser.
Word to PDF is on that same page. PowerPoint, Excel, pictures, and the PDF page tools are separate pages in the menu. This guide is only about the words.