Converting .pdf file (Adobe Acrobat) to .doc file (MS Word)

In the last post I had mentioned a way that I thought I am going to use to get a .doc out of the .pdf I had.

After a few more online searches, I was extremely thrilled to know that there were many more options for me, all thanks to the LaTex community. This http://www.tug.org/utilities/texconv/textopc.html
has all the details! There are many options listed in that site, I am referring to a few
below and also have added some other ideas.

If you have a .tex file and want a .doc file at the end, you can choose one of these methods:

1. .tex --> .pdf -> (pdftotext) .txt --> (copy & paste) .doc
   
2. .tex --> (TeX4ht) .html --> (copy & paste) .doc
   
3. .tex --> (LaTex2rtf) .rtf --> (MS Word/Open Office) .doc
   
4. .pdf --> (Adobe Acrobat Standard - use 'save as' option) .doc
   
5. .??? --> (Google Documents - covert to .doc) .doc
   
   
   I have used the 1st option many times before. It always requires some cleanup after the .doc has been created.
   
   I used the 2nd option for my work this time. The results are nice. Cleanup is not required at all for text. Tables and figures require some cleanup. There is another option "html,word" "symbol/!" "-cvalidate" which supposedly makes the .html output tuned towards MS Word. I haven't used that option yet.
   
   The 3rd option seems interesting. Should try it.
   
   The 4th options caught me off guard, since I had not thought of it. I tried it, but Adobe Acrobat did a very bad job. Text, tables will require a lot of cleanup, while no cleanup for figures is required.
   
   One of my friends recommended the 5th option. Have not tried it fully yet. Tried exporting a .xml file (created with TeX4ht) to Google Writer, but Google does not accept .xml files yet.
   
   
   In conclusion, I really must thank the selfless efforts of all the people who have created these amazing open source tools.
   
   Do refer to http://www.tug.org/utilities/texconv/textopc.html
   for all the options.

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