bushpig 0 Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Hi guys, how can I easily rip the text out of a pdf file for use in word?? Link to post Share on other sites
merryJim 1 Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 You're not wanting to steal someones work are you? It depends on the file I think. Some let you do it, others don't - you will see a little "sentaku" edit icon in the top menu bar Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Quick answer - you can't. Not easily. If the PDfriggenF does not have selectable text, you can't extract it. If it has selectable text you can use the cursor tool and select a few chunks at a time, copy them, paste them into Word, then go through eliminating the line breaks. Or you can Google for one of the PDF text extraction tools available. Although if it's Japanese you're looking to extract, I think you're out of luck (that was the case last time I looked). Let me know what you end up doing, as I'm interested in good methods. BTW PrimoPDF is quite nice for 'printing' to PDF from Word. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 ****!!! Cheers guys, that's pretty much what I figured. It is Japanese O11 and it's for a translation. Looks like I have to do it the old way. It is so much easier being able to overwrite the bits as you go. PDF##kers! Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 You can do it with the Adobe Acrobat realy easy, (not the freeware Acrobat reader). If you dont have the Adobe Acrobat instaled, well hm...hm...hm... there are "torrents" you know. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 Assuming I have acrobat, how do I do it Tsondaboy?? Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 I guess the easiest way would be to open the file with acrobat and then save it as txt. File > save with different name > save as txt ファイル > 名前を付けて保存 > ファイルの 種類 テキスト(*.txt) Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Tsondaboy, can you do it in Acrobat if the text is not actually selectable in Reader? If you can't, there's not much point in having Acrobat. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 You are right, if it is write protected you cant. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 ah, then my original problem remains. thanks anyway guys. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 > it's for a translation. Looks like I have to do it the old way. It is so much easier being able to overwrite the bits as you go. PDF##kers! I feel your pain. Today and yesterday I've been slaving over a stupid PDF like that. I swore I'd never do another one as I'd rather starve. But I caved. I wish I hadn't. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 yeah well thankfully it isn't an excessively long one, so it's more inconvenience than extended pain in the arse. O11 do you usually refuse them in pdf form? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 I use translation memory software so I usually refuse any documents that aren't editable. And usually, lo and ****ing behold!, the data can be produced. Not surprisingly really, especially considering that PDFs are produced on data processing equipment... Are you doing much translation these days? Better stop quickly before you get trapped... Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 I do bits and pieces only. 2 of the women I used to work with started up their own company and ask me to do translations from time to time. Nothing too full on, cos they know I work full time . I know the feeling of being trapped, and I don't wanna go back to full time translation at all! Nice to have it as a fall back and as a way of earning a bit extra though. Having said that, I do envy the self reliance of someone in your position. What is translation memory software? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 > 2 of the women I used to work with started up their own company and ask me to do translations from time to time. Heheh, I know that type of women very well. I bumped into one the other day in a meeting that we're both targeting as a client. She handed me a note saying "I'll try to get you work from these people if you teach my staff how to use the translation memory software..." I just grinned and handed the note back. Extraordinary and unthinkable business propositions require extraordinary and unthinkable inducements, lady, thought I to myself. > What is translation memory software? It creates a database of every source and target sentence you translate, and also databases your vocabulary for you. It's an excellent tool. When you buy it, you know that your days of envying the self reliance of translators is over. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 to both comments! These two women have actually been a handy contact for me while I have been working teaching English. I think I know what you mean by that software. We used a similar thing at the company I used to work for. Pretty pricey I assume? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Here's a link. www.translationzone.com (may the good Lord have mercy on my soul, for I have tempted an innocent young man) The thing really pays for itself. ("Go straight to the 5th Ring of Hell"). Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 actually, that jogged my memory! trados (or a version of it) is what we used I'm pretty sure. Cheers for the link, and don't worry about me. I'm well aware of the power of the dark side, having already dabbled in it once before I'm not looking at moving that way actually, just interested and keeping options open. The part time stuff I get is fine with me for now. Link to post Share on other sites
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