Sometimes you may find the need to edit or make changes to a PDF document. You can easily use Microsoft Word to convert the PDF file to a MS Word document file.  Once it is converted you can edit the document as a regular MS Word document. Always review your converted document. Sometimes formatting can change and issues may need to be corrected. 

Note: Keep in mind PDFs that are scanned in as an image will still be an image in Word. 

Below are the steps to convert your PDF document.

Step 1: Open Microsoft Word.

Step 2: Click “File” on the Word ribbon.

Step 3: In the sidebar that opens, click the “Open” button. 

Step 4: On the Open page, browse to wherever your PDF is stored (This PC, OneDrive, etc).

Step 5: Locate and select your PDF, and then click the “Open” button. 

Step 6:  A warning pop ups, indicating that your new document may lose some of the formatting it had as a PDF. Don’t worry. Your original PDF will remain intact; this is just letting you know that the new Word document you’re creating from the PDF might not look exactly the same. Click the “OK” button.

Word converts the PDF and opens up your new Word document. Now you can edit and manipulate the text as needed. When you save your changes, you can choose to leave it as a document and save it as a .docx, or you can save it back to a .pdf.