Convert PDF to plain text
Nitro Pro 7 enables you to extract all the text from a PDF document to a text file, which can be saved to any folder or destination without modifying the original PDF document.
To convert a PDF file to plain text:
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On the Home tab, in the Convert panel, click To Other then To Plain Text. The Convert PDF to Plain Text dialog appears
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If a PDF is already open, Nitro Pro 7 automatically uses it as the file to convert. Otherwise, click the Browse button, select a file, then click Open
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To change settings, in the Output section, click Options, and change any of the following:
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Preserve paragraph structure: Retains paragraph formatting, making it easier to reuse the text
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Break each line to a width of…: Specify a uniform line width based on number of characters
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Headers and footers: Choose whether to keep or discard the document’s headers and footers
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To specify the destination for the text output, from the Output section, select one of the following from the Save files to menu:
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Specific folder: You can select a location to save the text file before it is created
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Folder of original file: The new text file will be saved in the same location as the source PDF file which you selected in step 2
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Ask during the process: You will be prompted to choose a location where to save the text file after it is created
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To open the new text file when it is created, check the Open files after conversion checkbox
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Click Convert to convert the PDF file. No changes are made to the original PDF file