Export from pdf to Word not editable in Word

Question

So, I need to be able to design something in InDesign, then pass it off to my client, who wants to be able to edit the text in Microsoft Word. My client is a restaurant. Sometimes their prices change, and they want to be able to edit the prices without having to use InDesign or Acrobat. They own Word already, and that's what they've used for past menu designs (I know, that's why they need me).
I've heard that you can export the InDesign as a PDF, then export from Acrobat as a Word doc. But when I do this, it leaves the Word doc text uneditable. It's basically like it's a picture. I know the PDF text was editable in Acrobat; why not in Word?
Thanks.

Answer 1

The one option that might work would be to set up everything except the prices (just leave space). Then convert to PDF. In the spaces (you might actually use underlines for the field recognition -- I would use AcroForms and not Designer for the need), add form fields provide the prices. You can format the form fields to have no border or background, desired font and size, right justify, and even format as a number. You might try a simple example to see if that does the job. If you add Reader Rights (should not be a license issue since it is for a single use, no where near 500), then they can edit the prices in Reader and save it.
It is just that WORD is far from ideal for this application. For them to print the PDF form, they need to select in the print menu to print document and markup. The form fields are markup. If you present such a solution to them, they might actually like it. No matter what you did to create a nice menu in WORD, it is so easy for someone not good with computers to trash all your work in seconds. This form field solution would limit their ability to screw it up.
Of course, if they wanted to change the menu items, that is another story entirely. Going this field route might give you ideas for the future.