Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Export to PDF

On 2026-02-07 08:25, Dave Howorth wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 13:11:45 +0000
> Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I recently created a file consisting of 1 page, containing a 4 column
> > table and exported it to PDF, foolishly failing to save the original
> > in ODT. Does anyone know of a means of reversing the export to
> > reproduce the original, editable ODT file?
> >
> > I know that this is not very important, but it would be nice if the
> > possibility existed, thus avoiding the tedium of re-typing the
> > document.
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > Peter HB
> Sorry to hear of that. Did you have Autorecovery enabled? Maybe it's
> worth checking.
>
> Alternatively, there are free services online to convert a PDF to a
> spreadsheet. Adobe has one that converts to Excel format for example.
> You can import the Excel sheet into Libreoffice.

You may also be able to select all of the text in the PDF file, copy it 
with Control-C, and paste it into a new Writer document. The formatting 
would probably need to be cleaned up.


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