How to Easily Extract Data from PDF with Able2Extract 9

Since its creation by Adobe Acrobat in 1993 the Portable Document Format (PDF) has been highly appreciated in the business world. Volume and velocity of data constantly streaming among coworkers, managers and financial professionals has emphasized the need for highly compressed format such as the PDF. The fact that it’s easily shared, printed and accessible from any operating system is what made PDF a valuable asset for any company.

When it comes to accounting, or as often referred to as “the language of business”, the quantity of documentation created and processed per year surpasses documentation in all other business departments. Without the right document management tools, archiving all necessary data seems like a truly demanding task. That is why accountants need productivity boosting software to save their valuable time and concentrate on what is really important -- the company’s money flow.

One tool that has proven to be really handy when dealing with administrative operations is Investintech’s Able2Extract 9. It offers multiple PDF conversion, creation and editing options. Available for Mac, Windows and Linux platforms, it is beyond doubt an “all inclusive” tool for accurate PDF manipulations.

Among many features that this tool includes, the one that has been very popular among accountants and bookkeepers is custom PDF to Excel conversion. The reason is simple.
You can adjust your column and row structure in PDF before it is converted to Excel spreadsheet. This way your output tables will be formatted by your own preference and data sets organized for better analysis and comparison.

 4 Easy steps for your customized PDF to Excel conversion

1.    Open PDF document that you want to convert to Excel with the Open icon in the left corner of the toolbar:



2. Select which area of the document you want to convert with your mouse, or select the whole document, and click on the Excel file format icon:



3. A new pop up window will open with an option to choose your conversion type. If you want to customize your Excel file, click on the Define icon:





4. There are various options among which you can choose to add/delete/replot your tables/columns and rows. You can also add Header and Footer in your file. When you finish with the customization of the file, just click the Convert option and Able2Extract will automatically save the converted Excel spreadsheet in the folder of your choice. That’s it! The final result of your conversion will look just the way you desired.



That was quick and easy, right? If you want to try this and many other option of Able2Extract 9 you can download the free 7-day trial and test it for yourself.










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