1. The Computer guys presents:
How to edit a PDF (Print document format) in MS word in three easy steps!

2. Do you ever find yourself wishing to be able to edit an adobe PDF
Do you ever find yourself wishing to be able to edit an adobe PDF?  (PDF stands for Printed document format.)
Well, until recent versions of microsoft word you needed specialized software and skills to do this.
if you have MS Word 2013 or 2016 you can edit a PDF document right in word!

3. Please keep in mind there are some obvious limitations, i. e
Please keep in mind there are some obvious limitations, i.e. Presence of and complexity of graphics in the document.  But the text should be a "a piece of cake."

4. Step #1
Open MS Word as though you will be starting a new document.  In the screen shot on the next slide you will notice a list of “Recent” documents.  Take note that there are some PDF’s listed.  You will not see any PDF’s in your list if you have not OPENED a PDF in Word before.  Look toward the bottom of the “Recent” documents list. Choose “Open Other Documents.”

6. Step #2
After you have chosen “Open Other Documents.”  The screen on the next slide should be the next thing you see.  Under the word “Open,” you see a list of choices of places to look for the PDF. You should choose “Browse.”

8. Step #3
After clicking on “Browse” you should see the following screen.  
Now look to the bottom right-hand section of the pop-up window and you will see that it lists “All Word Documents” as the type of file to open.  There is a small drop-down button there.  Please click on it and look for the choice of PDF Files and click on it.  You can then browse your PDF’s to open and then edit in MS Word

10. You next screen will simply tell you that it will be converted to MS Word and you must click on OK to complete the task.
The document will now open in Word and you are ready to edit.  

11. Keep in mind that the conversion may lose some formatting during the conversion if the document contains a lot of stuff besides just plain text. (I tried a 192-page document with graphics and ended up with some editable text but also a lot of garbage on the screen.)
An alternative way to do this is to use Explorer, navigate to the PDF and right-click on the PDF and then choose “Open With” command and tell the system you wish to use MS Word to open it.
Happy typing!
Dennis TCG Wilson