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Great tools available for file conversions | February 19, 2010

Kudos to a couple of online sites that allow you to convert document formats, thereby saving the user from having to worry about what types of software is on their computer.   The common Adobe PDF format can now be successfully converted for other purposes.

I discovered on Facebook that it doesn’t like PDF files as photographs.  In my case, I was attempting to upload a poster that was saved in the Adobe format.  When you try to upload a photo, it identifies all files; however when you select a PDF and click to share, it returns an error message.

I use Zamzar, a free online file conversion tool.  There are four easy steps to follow:  1) select the file (or URL) to convert; 2) select the format for the conversion (such as PNG, JPG or BMP); 3) enter your email address in which to receive your converted file; and 4) click the CONVERT button.  An email arrives shortly thereafter with your new file.

I’ve also used PDF2WORD to convert PDF documents to Word documents.  It’s a free online tool that has two easy steps:  browse to select the PDF file and click the UPLOAD AND COVERT button.  When the conversion is done, right-click the link provided in order to open your new document.  The format returned is a RTF (rich text file) which is easily recognized by Word.

Once your files are converted, check for formatting.  You may have to make a few adjustments, but overall the file will lie out quite nicely.

Conducting a search will yield several different file conversion options from different sites and software providers.  Try them out to find the one that best works for you.

Here are the website links below.  Happy file converting!

www.zamzar.com

www.pdfonline.com

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