Adobe reader wont allow pdf to save as doc

I have windows 8 and Adobe Reader. I don't use the touchscreen as it allows because my laptop is not touchscreen capable. I have been trying for 2 hours to convert a PDF. file to a DOC. so that I can fill out the form in Microsoft Word. When I pull up the PDF in Adobe, I click the "save as" option and it takes me to the save section. The only options I have in the save screen is where I want to save the file, the description (file name), File type, which the only option is PDF. No other file type is available; and finally, the save option. I am desperately trying to change the file type to a DOC and have hit a dead end. I have tried changing it by renaming and adding (doc.) at the end to change the format, tried opening word and attempting to open the file that way but the characters are wrong, it looks like a bunch of jumbled characters instead of the PDF, and finally, opened "reader" and attempted to copy/paste in word with the same results as adobe, and the save as function wont let me change it to a doc as well. I'm totally stuck and I need to change this PDF to a Word Document but I'm having the worst time doing this! Does anyone know a way to change a PDF file to a document some other way than trying to pull it up in Word, changing it in Adobe or trying to rename the file? I desperately need help!

The free Reader has never been able to convert PDF files to any other format, and most probably never will. You can try using the free 30 day trial of Acrobat to attempt a conversion. And if I may say so, if someone created a form in PDF format, and expects it to be filled and submitted in PDF format, I don't think s/he will be happy receiving it in Word format.

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