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Get a Beta Invite to PDF-to-Word Converter

February 27th, 2009 @ 7:06 am

6 Comments

Categories: Documents, Web Tools

Tags: Adobe PDF, Beta, PDF-to-Word, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Rick Broida

PDF-to-Word is a free Web-based service that converts PDFs into Word documents — and does a bang-up job of it, too. The service is in closed beta at the moment, but we scored some invites just for Business Hacks readers!

After signing up, all you do is upload your PDF and choose your desired output format: Word or Rich Text Format. The latter won’t net you the best results, but Word conversions end up looking very much like your original PDFs.

Want proof? Check out Lifehacker’s before-and-after comparisons. Me, I’m loving anything that lets me fill out a W-9 form in Word. (I also love stuff that’s free, though I’m not sure PDF-to-Word will remain so after it exits beta.)

To get in on the beta-invite action, head to the PDF-to-Word site and use this code: BNET. (Tricky, huh?) It expires after 200 users sign up, so don’t wait!

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    richardcrocker1

    02/27/09 | Report as spam

    RE: Get a Beta Invite to PDF-to-Word Converter

    Rick, thanks for covering our PDF-to-Word beta
    on BNET! I just wanted to let you know that the
    service will remain free once it leaves the
    beta phase -- we have no intention of charging
    for it.

    ~ Richard from Nitro PDF Software

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    chuck.collins@...

    03/03/09 | Report as spam

    RE: Get a Beta Invite to PDF-to-Word Converter

    What code do I enter to sign up for the Beta?

    chuck.collins@mindspring.com

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    Bluekatherine

    03/04/09 | Report as spam

    RE: Get a Beta Invite to PDF-to-Word Converter

    I tried to convert 2 PDF documents and if failed on both. I got the old "cannot dispay page" message.

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    hokiehumor

    03/05/09 | Report as spam

    RE: Get a Beta Invite to PDF-to-Word Converter

    use code "BNET" !

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    flywind

    07/27/09 | Report as spam

    RE: Get a Beta Invite to PDF-to-Word Converter

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    andabanda

    10/20/09 | Report as spam

    buythissoftware

    Easiest PDF converter solutions: Word to PDF, PDF to Word, printable files to PDF...
    http://www.nemopdf.com/

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