How do I convert a PDF file into a Word document?

Problem: How do I convert a PDF file into a Word document?

 

PDF files can be imported the same way a Word resume is imported. MaxHire will extract data from the PDF file to create a new record and attach the original PDF file to the person’s record in MaxHire.

 

There are two types of PDF files: text based and image based. You can copy the text from a text-based PDF file and paste it into a Word document that can be stored in MaxHire or you can convert the PDF file into Word using MaxHire’s PDF converter.

 

Note  Note about Image-based PDF files

An image based PDF file is similar to a fax or scanned image and cannot be searched. You can add these files to MaxHire but they will not be searchable. We recommend you contact the candidate for a Word version of the resume instead.

 

To convert a PDF file to Word using the PDF converter:

 

  1. Open the record.

  2. Click the Documents tab.

  3. Double click the PDF file in the list of documents to load the details.

  4. Click the Convert PDF to Word button PDF to Word button to create a copy of the PDF in Word. Be aware that the converted file may lose some or all of the original formatting.

  1. Once you create a copy of a file in Word, you can set it as the default resume for a candidate by clicking the Default Resume Tools button and clicking Choose Default Resume.   

 

 

To copy and paste text from a PDF file into Word:

 

  1. Open the PDF file.

  2. From the Edit menu, click Select All. If the document text does not highlight like the example below, the PDF file is image based and cannot be copied.

 

  1. From the Edit menu, click Copy.

  2. Open a Word document.

  3. From the Edit menu, click Paste.

 

  1. Add the document to MaxHire.

 

 

For detailed information on importing and working with documents in MaxHire, please see the MaxHire User Guide.