PDF document flawed: I would like to convert to Microsoft Word

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  1. Posts : 6,886
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       #21

    @MisterEd has a point. What software are you using to view the PDF? Just right click and open in your browser as suggested.
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  2. Posts : 174
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       #22

    PDF document flawed: I would like to convert to Microsoft Word


    I have attached a scan of the PDF.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails PDF document flawed: I would like to convert to Microsoft Word-scan_0001.jpg  
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       #23

    Writer said:
    I have attached a scan of the PDF.
    This is just a poor scan. I doubt you can do anything as full width is not scanned.
    You could try using the Virtual Integrated And Graphic Reader Application as a last resort?
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  4. Posts : 174
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       #24

    PDF document flawed: I would like to convert to Microsoft Word


    The scan that I posted is the way it was sent to me. It is cut off on the left and the right. This is my complaint to my doctor: he should not be sending educational material to patients that is not fully readable.

    There is a URL for the PDF; however, my initials are embedded in it. The URL with ABC included instead of my initials is as follows: This might shed some light on the subject.

    file:///C:/Users/ABC/Downloads/testosterone%20adjustment%20PDF.pdf

    If I leave my initials in the URL and click on it, the PDF under discussion comes up.

    I am going offline for a couple of hours. I want to thank everyone for their input. It seems there is nothing that can be done by way of locating the source of the PDF so that a fully readable text can be attained. Unless there is some type of revelation over the next few hours, I’ll mark the Post as Solved at that time, and I'll give a couple of guys credit.
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    Writer;
    I don't if this is of any use, but the following link shows a PDF whose paragraph appears to match what you have shown in your image, if you have a look near the bottom of Page 2 of that PDF.

    https://vanf.app/DOC_PDF/Testosteron...s_Mar_2019.pdf
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       #26

    The line that says "file:///C:/Users/ABC/Downloads/testosterone%20adjustment%20PDF.pdf" is not a URL/Uniform Resource Locater for the Internet Browser but the path to the file saved onto your computer, specifically to the file in the Downloads folder. The only way to correct what is showing in the file is to get a new/better copy resent by the originator.
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       #27

    das10 said:
    Writer;
    I don't if this is of any use, but the following link shows a PDF whose paragraph appears to match what you have shown in your image, if you have a look near the bottom of Page 2 of that PDF.

    https://vanf.app/DOC_PDF/Testosteron...s_Mar_2019.pdf
    I think @das10 has cracked it. Excellent Google-foo, yoda...
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       #28

    Irrespective of what software and/or method you use to convert the pdf document to whatever format, if the document is "flawed" you're not going to recover any more than what the document contains.

    The "missing" cut-off/out contents are not going to magically appear in a converted format/file. WYSIWYG.
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  9. Posts : 174
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       #29

    PDF document flawed: I would like to convert to Microsoft Word


    For @Berton

    The line that says "file:///C:/Users/ABC/Downloads/testosterone%20adjustment%20PDF.pdf" is not a URL/Uniform Resource Locater for the Internet Browser but the path to the file saved onto your computer, specifically to the file in the Downloads folder. The only way to correct what is showing in the file is to get a new/better copy resent by the originator.
    Your observation is correct, of course. It is only my lack of knowledge that led me to label "path to the file saved on my computer" as a URL.

    Thank you for your input. As you have by now gathered, @das10 found the original Veterans Administration document; as he writes, the last paragraph is the PDF that was sent to me by my doctor.

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    For @das10

    Writer;
    I don't [know] if this is of any use, but the following link shows a PDF whose paragraph appears to match what you have shown in your image, if you have a look near the bottom of Page 2 of that PDF.

    [url=https://vanf.app/DOC_PDF/Testosteron...s_Mar_2019.pdf[/url]
    You found it! The last paragraph in the two-page document you sent is the exact PDF that my doctor sent to me. Thanks a million. I'll give you credit for a "job well done."

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    RickC said:
    I think @das10 has cracked it. Excellent Google-foo, yoda...
    You are absolutely correct. The last paragraph on page two is the text that my doctor sent me as a PDF. Quite evidently, he did not know where this paragraph came from; however, thanks to the input from several Posters at Windows 10 Forums, I can let him know what the source is for the paragraph that he sent me.

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    MisterEd said:
    All people can do is guess about your file. Have you downloaded the file or only viewing it in your browser? If you have downloaded it go down to Manage Attachments and attach it to your post.

    Here is an example of a PDF file I attached to my post.
    Thank you for observing that I had to attach the PDF to one of my posts; this led @das10 to search for the original document from which the PDF was taken.

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    das10 said:
    Writer;
    I don't [know] if this is of any use, but the following link shows a PDF whose paragraph appears to match what you have shown in your image, if you have a look near the bottom of Page 2 of that PDF.

    https://vanf.app/DOC_PDF/Testosteron...s_Mar_2019.pdf
    This is a repeat quote; I just wanted to emphasize that this is the URL of the original Veterans Administration document that the PDF was taken from.

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    dalchina said:
    But why are you interested in doing that?
    Thanks to @dalchina for showing an initial interest in my problem. @dalchina's interest motivated others to get involved which culminated in @das10 locating the original Veterans Administration document from which the PDF was taken.

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    I'll leave this thread open for at least 24 hours to allow all of those involved an opportunity to respond, or to acknowledge that through the joint-involvement of several Windows 10 Forums members, this complicated PDF problem was solved.
    Last edited by Writer; 14 Aug 2022 at 09:07.
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  10. Posts : 3,277
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       #30

    Writer;
    You are right. Oftentimes when tackling anything in life (or Windows! ), it helps to approach a problem from different angles / viewpoints.

    Best regards.
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