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Convert PDF and photo files to text

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Google's steps for Open with Google Docs, the 2 MB file limit, and what formatting survives; the language list includes Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu and most Indian languages.

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It answers 2 questions

  1. How do I convert a PDF to Word, Excel or JPG, and back, for free?
  2. How do I extract text from an image or a scanned PDF?

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  1. Microsoft's steps for saving Word, Excel and PowerPoint as PDF, the Minimum size option, encrypting with a password, and... support.microsoft.com Article Save or convert to PDF in Office desktop apps Microsoft Support
  2. How to save a PDF or image as another file type from Preview's File > Export menu. support.apple.com Article Export PDFs and images in Preview on Mac Apple Support
  3. Adobe's free online PDF to DOCX converter. Your file is handled on Adobe's servers and deleted unless you sign in to save it. adobe.com Tool Convert PDF to Word for free Adobe
  4. iLovePDF's converter for pulling tables out of a PDF into a spreadsheet, alongside its JPG to PDF and PDF to JPG tools. ilovepdf.com Tool PDF to Excel iLovePDF
  5. States that files processed on iLovePDF are deleted automatically within two hours. ilovepdf.com Article iLovePDF security iLovePDF
  6. Apple's steps to copy, translate or look up text the iPhone camera sees. support.apple.com Article Use Live Text with your iPhone camera Apple Support
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