Word will launch and a pop-up message will appear, stating that the program will convert your PDF to an editable document and that the results may be different from the source file.

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.

Have a PDF you need to edit more easily? Here are a few options for converting, plus some security advice.

Topline Portable Document Format files, or PDFs, are easily presented and exchanged across softwares—even Word—so here’s how to convert a PDF into a Microsoft Word document.