Convert or export PDFs to other file formats (2024)

Acrobat allows you to convert one or more PDFs to different file formats, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The available formats include both text and image formats.When you export PDFs to file formats, each file format uses unique conversion settings.

Note that you cannot export PDF Portfolios, or PDFs within them, to other file formats.

1. Open the PDF in Acrobat and select Convert from the top tools bar. Alternatively, from theAll tools menu, selectExport a PDF.

   It displays the Convert panel with various formats to which you can export the PDF file.

   Note: You can select the hamburger menu(Windows) or the File menu (macOS) > Export a PDF and then select a desired file format.
   

   

2. Select a desired file format (such as Microsoft Word) and then select Convert to (file format you select).

3. To configure the conversion settings, selectand then modify the settings as required.
   

4. In the Save as dialog that appears, select a desired location or select Choose a different folder to select alternate locations.
   

   

5. SelectSave.

   It exports the PDF to the selected file format.By default, the source filename is used with the new extension, and the exported file is saved in the same folder as the source file.
   

   Note:

   When you save a PDF in an image format, each page is saved as a separate file, and each filename is appended with the page number.

Note:

You can export raster images, but notvector objects.

1. Open the PDF in Acrobat and select Convert from the top tools bar. Alternatively, from the All tools menu, selectExport a PDF.

   The various formats to which you can export the PDF file are displayed.

2. From the Convert panel, select image format and then from the drop-down, select the desired image file format.
   

   

3. To configure the conversion settings, selectand then modify the settings as required. Once done, select OK.

4. To configure the image settings:

   1. SelectExport all Images and then select
   2. In the dialog that appears, specify the File Settings, Color Management, Conversion, and Extraction settings for the file type.
   3. For Exclude images smaller than, select the smallest size of the image to be extracted. SelectNo Limitto extract all images.
   4. Select Ok.

   

   Note:

   If you do not select the Export All Images option, all pages within the PDF are saved in the selected image file format.

5. Select Convert to JPEG.
   

6. In theSave asdialog that appears, select a desired location or selectChoose a different folderto select alternate locations.
   

7. SelectSave.

   It exports only the images from the PDF to the selected image file format.By default, the source filename is used with the new extension, and the exported file is saved in the same folder as the source file.

1. Use the Select tool and mark the content to save.

2. Right-click the selected text and choose Export Selection As.

   

3. Select a format from the Save As Type list and selectSave.

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