Open and edit PDF files in Word

An excellent feature of Word for Microsoft 365 is opening PDF files and editing them by using all the standard Word proofing tools. When you finish, you can save the file as a document or as a PDF.

To open a PDF file in Word, do one of the following:

Open with in File Explorer

In the Choose another app dialog box, click More apps ↓:

Open with in File Explorer

Select Word from the list and click OK:

Open with 2 in File Explorer

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By any of these ways, Word for Microsoft 365 tries to convert the PDF file to an editable Word document:

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Note: If the file contains complicated formatting and layout, the Word version of the document might not be a perfect replica of the PDF, but simple PDF files are converted to clean and editable Word documents.

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Open and edit PDF files in Word

Open and edit PDF files in Word

An excellent feature of Word for Microsoft 365 is opening PDF files and editing them by using all the standard Word proofing tools. When you finish, you can save the file as a document or as a PDF.

Save documents in PDF format

Save documents in PDF format

The default file format for files created in Word for Microsoft 365 is the .docx format. You can easily save a document in various formats such as .doc, PDF, RTF, HTML, etc. See also how to save documents in .doc format or HTML format.