How to edit word doc converted from PDF

I converted a PDF to a Word docx, and need to edit the doc. How do I do this?

As you would any other document. The problem is likely that you had scanned to PDF and never ran OCR. Thus the DOC file is a collection of pictures and no text. You either have to edit the graphic to fix the text or go back to the PDF and do OCR first. Use Searchable PDF to enable useful fonts for the DOC file.

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