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.

To convert PDFs into Word files and on Mac, you should edit them with Google Docs or other third-party applications.

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.

Believe it or not, the latest versions of Microsoft Word (2013 and later) come with a built-in feature that lets you open PDF files directly and convert them into editable Word documents.