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8:T657,<h2 id="why-pdf-to-word-conversions-fail">Why “PDF to Word” conversions fail<a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="#why-pdf-to-word-conversions-fail"><span class="icon icon-link"></span></a></h2>
<p>Most PDF-to-Word issues come from the PDF itself. PDFs are often “fixed layout” documents, while Word is flexible. If the PDF is scanned, image-based, or poorly structured, the conversion can produce messy formatting.</p>
<h2 id="a-checklist-for-better-pdf-to-word-conversions">A checklist for better PDF to Word conversions<a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="#a-checklist-for-better-pdf-to-word-conversions"><span class="icon icon-link"></span></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>Use a clean PDF source (export instead of scan when possible)</li>
<li>Keep page sizes consistent</li>
<li>Watch columns and tables (they’re the most common formatting issues)</li>
<li>Split very large PDFs and convert in sections</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="when-to-use-pdf-to-text-instead">When to use “PDF to Text” instead<a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="#when-to-use-pdf-to-text-instead"><span class="icon icon-link"></span></a></h2>
<p>If you only need the content and not the exact layout, extracting text is often cleaner. Put the text into a DOCX template with your preferred formatting.</p>
<h2 id="try-ranzotech-pdf-tools">Try RanzoTech PDF tools<a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="#try-ranzotech-pdf-tools"><span class="icon icon-link"></span></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>Tool landing: <code>/tools/pdf-ai-toolkit</code></li>
<li>Live toolkit: <a href="https://pdftool.ranzotech.com/">https://pdftool.ranzotech.com/</a></li>
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