PDF files are great, but you might need to make some changes in Word. Here's how to convert a PDF file into a Word document using a few of our favorite methods.

Step 1: With your Word document open, go to File and pick Save As, or if you’re using AutoSave, pick Save a Copy. Step 2: Pick a location to save the file and optionally adjust the file name.

From the Save As Type drop-down, choose PDF (Figure E) Figure E Word will retain the document’s author, so you might want to delete or change that option. Click Save.

Open your PDF in trusty old Microsoft Word and the software will make a copy of the PDF in a format that Word can display. You can edit the document just as you would write in and edit a typical ...

On the Save As PDF screen, name your file (or use the same name), choose the Word extension (docx for 2007 through the current version documents), and click Save.

Select your word processing program and launch a new document. Click "Ctrl+V" to paste the information onto the blank document. Press "Ctrl-S" to save the document. Type a file name and choose "Save".

Microsoft Word does not include PDF annotation tools per se, but you can get creative with its document editing capabilities. Shapes can be added to a PDF using the Design tab, for example, and ...