How to Convert PDF to Word, Excel or PowerPoint (and Back)

A PDF is great for sharing, but hard to change. You get a PDF and need to edit a paragraph in Word, copy a table into Excel, or reuse slides in PowerPoint. Or the opposite: you have a Word file, a spreadsheet or a presentation, and the receiver wants a PDF that looks the same on every device.

That is what Convert PDF does. You choose the conversion type, add your file and get a new one.

Conversions you can do

To PDF:

• Word to PDF
• Excel to PDF
• PowerPoint to PDF
• HTML to PDF

From PDF:

• PDF to Word
• PDF to Excel
• PDF to PowerPoint
• PDF to PDF/A
• PDF to Markdown

When do you need to convert?

• You must edit text in a PDF that you received
• A table in a PDF needs to go into a spreadsheet
• A form or portal asks for PDF, but your file is Word or Excel
• An office asks for a PDF/A copy for records
• You want the text of a PDF as a simple Markdown file for notes or a website

How to convert a file step by step

1. Open the Convert PDF tool. Use the button at the top of this page to open Pdfyra Workspace.
2. Choose the convert type. Tap the option you need, such as PDF to Word or Word to PDF.
3. Add your file. Tap Select file, or drop it in. You can also pick it from Google Drive or Dropbox.
4. Tap Convert. The button shows your choice, for example "Convert (PDF to Excel)". Pdfyra creates the new file.
5. Download and check. Open the result and look at headings, tables and images.

Tips for a better conversion

Pick the right type first. The tool uses the type you select, so check it before you convert.

Check tables and layouts. Complex designs may shift a little. Look through every page.

Scanned PDF? A scan is a picture, so it has no real text to convert. First make it readable with how to make a scanned PDF searchable or how to extract text from a scanned PDF.

Locked file? If it asks for a password, see how to unlock a PDF.

Need only some pages? Take them out first. See how to extract pages from a PDF.

Small edits only? You may not need Word at all. See how to edit a PDF.

Want pictures instead? See how to convert PDF to image.

Going the other way with photos? See how to convert images to PDF.

Sending the final PDF? See how to compress a PDF or how to password protect a PDF.

Ready to convert?

Open the tool, choose the type, add your file and get the new format in a few taps.