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    Best Free Pdf To Word Converter?

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    Adobe will view and print,

    but this is a nice little tool to get the Word format.

    Thanks. :jap:

    So you got this program to work? I tried it and the text didn't even appear as ASCII like ¶ÒµÍºµÇàͧä´ÇÒ ¶§¾ÃÍÁ´ÇÂͧ¤»ÃСͺàËÅÒ¹¹áÅÇ It appeared as weird graphic symbols. P

    Best Free Pdf To Word Converter?

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    I believe the idea is to convert and print or edit. You might try this one and see if it meets your purpose.

    http://www.free-pdf-...m/download.html

    l found this program does not convert pdf files with Thai script. The Thai Text is lost.

    I found this site to be very helpful: http://www.pdftoword.com/

    1. You just upload the file
    2. Select the type of file you want it converted to.
    3. Enter the email address for the file to be sent to.

    Very easy and Thai text is not lost. Nothing to install and no registration.

    Tried it, still waiting for my Word versions 30 minutes later.

    Word versions finally arrived. Text appeared ¶ÒµÍºµÇàͧä´ÇÒ ¶§¾ÃÍÁ´ÇÂͧ¤»ÃСͺàËÅÒ¹¹áÅÇ Next, please.

    Best Free Pdf To Word Converter?

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    Tanbee PDF Converter for Mac is the 5-in-1 PDF Converter for you to convert PDF to Word, PDF to TEXT, PDF to HTML, PDF to EPUB and PDF to image on Mac OS. After the conversion, you can easily enjoy or edit the files. You can easily choose the output format that you need Txt, Word, JPEG, PNG, BMP, EPUB, HTML format.

    Presumably the original poster has a PC and that's the reason why he wants it in Word format? Why have you just copied and pasted some blurb? Do you really think you're helping?

    Best Free Pdf To Word Converter?

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    no need to get a converter; use google docs to view the document

    Not a bad idea, but have you actually tried doing this with a Thai PDF? I have, and first got this error message:

    This file could not be imported with optical character recognition because it is over the 2 MB limit.

    I split it and tried uploading, and this got:

    This document was imported into Google Docs. Some text and formatting may not have been recognized.

    The Thai text all looked like this:

    ÍÒÃÑÁÀº·¢Í§¤ÃÙ´Ø àÍ¡ÊÒ÷Õè¹ÓÁÒÊ͹©ºÑº¹Õé ¹Í¡¨Ò¡¨Ðà¢Õ¹¢Ö鹨ҡ¤ÇÒÁ·Ã§¨Ó áÅлÃÐʺ¡Òóì¨Ò¡¡ÒöèÒ ÂÀÒ¾ ·Ñ

    Could we have some actual informed advice, not people just firing random suggestions they haven't even tried themselves?

    Best Free Pdf To Word Converter?

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    Try the free trial of Nemo PDF Converter, it can convert any PDF to doc formats accurately with text, layouts and images preserved. B)

    Tried it. Doesn't preserve all the text, most superscript vowels and all tone marks missing. Next to useless for Thai.

    Surely there's a way of extracting/copying Thai text from a Thai PDF into some editable format like .doc or .rtf or even .txt easily? Doesn't have to be "pretty" with perfect formatting or all images included, just a quick and dirty way of getting all the text.

    Best Free Pdf To Word Converter?

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    I believe the idea is to convert and print or edit. You might try this one and see if it meets your purpose.

    http://www.free-pdf-...m/download.html

    l found this program does not convert pdf files with Thai script. The Thai Text is lost.

    I found this site to be very helpful: http://www.pdftoword.com/

    1. You just upload the file
    2. Select the type of file you want it converted to.
    3. Enter the email address for the file to be sent to.

    Very easy and Thai text is not lost. Nothing to install and no registration.

    Tried it, still waiting for my Word versions 30 minutes later.

    Mole Removal/plastic Surgery In Thailand

    in Health and Medicine

    Posted

    sorry mate, just joking, I am in Bangkok and I hear Asoke Skin Hospital is very good, I have no idea about costs though,

    I went there for a consultation Sunday, June 12, 2011, about removal of some prominent and unsightly moles from my scalp. I was quoted 800 baht just for the consultation (200 baht for hospital fee and 600 baht for registering), although I ended up paying only the 200 baht hospital fee for some reason. (I took the lift to the carpark level and slipped out that way in case I was stopped while passing reception to cough up the other 600 baht!) Still, not a good first impression being told to pay 800 baht for what would be a 5-10 min consultation. Maybe this is a standard fee and I'm complaining about nothing, though.

    When I saw the dermatologist, he immediately recommended their CO2 laser. I queried this, since these moles also contain hair follicles I obviously wouldn't want burned away to leave little bald spots all over the scalp. This made me conclude they were interested only in recommending their most expensive treatments, not the most suitable ones for me. (I didn't ask the cost of the laser treatment, though, so maybe I'm wrong there.) Anyway, I just said I preferred the moles cut out and he said I should see their plastic surgeon. He wasn't in, but his nurse had a price list.

    For the actual mole removal procedure, I was quoted 10,000 baht per mole for surgical removal, with each mole taking 30 minutes. This is much too expensive in my opinion. I had a mole removed back in my home country for about half that, although that was 10 years ago. However, the good news seems to be this is a procedure that any plastic surgeon could and would perform, rather than "skin specialists" at an overpriced private hospital. I'm interested in other people's experience of having moles removed surgically from the scalp and related costs in Bangkok.

    Recommendation For B&W Laser Printer With Low Operating Costs?

    in IT and Computers

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    My Canon LBP2900 is costly to run - 2300 baht per cartridge, which only lasts about a month. It also curls pages quite badly and sometimes jams if I "reuse" paper by printing on the unused blank side. I don't mind paying more for a good-quality B&W laser as long as it has the lowest running costs and hopefully doesn't curl or jam too much. Any recommendations? (Yes, I've already searched the forums and I found mostly requests for recommendations for colour inkjets, lasers or all-in-ones, which I definitely don't need. :rolleyes: )

    Thai2english

    in Thai Language

    Posted · Edited by a1falang

    Thanks, montri69, I'll try that as well. I don't mind paying for a good product. Which leads me to Rick Bradford: it's not paying that's the issue, it's paying over twice as much than other products that offer similar or better features. A perfectly good online dictionary with a simple way of quickly "translating" whole paragraphs has now been ruined for the sake of money. Ultimately, it's their loss, as the number of regular website visitors plummets, whle most people who do try their downloadable version will find it slower than and inferior to before, and seek better alternatives. The old version was fine, and the smart thing to do would have been CHANGE NOTHING, but offer added new features e.g. more definitions and audio clips, for a competitive price like 599 baht or US$19.95. Thai2English has been a wonderful tool in its time and I have found it invaluable. No longer. Thai2English is causing irreparable damage to its brand.

    Thai2english

    in Thai Language

    Posted

    Nicely put, Khon Baan Nok. Thanks for reminding me about the price. Yes, the pricing is also seriously out of whack - 1400 baht or US$39.95. At present exchange rates, the local price is HIGHER than the US price! I might try that book/CD combo you suggested.

    Thai2english

    in Thai Language

    Posted · Edited by a1falang

    I've paid and downloaded, and I must say while it looks pretty, it's now a pain in the butt. I loved the old online version, where I could copy and paste a whole Thai sentence or paragraph and quickly get a list of all the Thai words down the page with the English definitions visible at the touch of the Page Down key. This new downloadable version is MUCH slower and takes several seconds to "load" the definitions each time. (Load from where? Isn't this installed software with everything already on my C: drive? It should be nearly instantaneous.) The list produced is Thai and their transliterations only and I have to manually move the mouse endlessly to "hover" above each and every word to see only a few English definitions, not a full list. Maybe I have to go to Dictionary mode to get full definitions, then back to Transliteration mode to copy and paste another line? If so, what a frustrating waste of time!

    So, in my opinion, while it looks slick, this new version isn't an improvement at all, but is in fact slower to respond to searches and more cumbersome and time-consuming to use. I know this kind of product takes a lot of time, effort and money to develop, so it's a pity the developer doesn't seem to have done any research on how users actually used the previous version. I think it's actually faster and easier now for me to look up individual Thai words at SiamDic or Longdo than use this.

    Need To Find Isaan Thai Translators

    in Thai Language

    Posted

    Hi expatudon08. Thanks for the directions, but I don't live in that part of Thailand and it's impossible for me to contact anyone without a phone number or e-mail address.

    Rikker: Thanks for the suggestions. I have tried Pantip already with no luck, but will try those other places.

    P.S. Have already had a few time-wasters. My needs are pretty clear.

    Recommendation For English-speaking Accountant

    in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments

    Posted

    Hello, hope this is the right forum. An accountant with reasonably good English is needed for a small Thailand company. Not too expensive, although I know English ability comes at a price. Needs to be able to think outside the box, be forward-thinking and anticipate potential problems, understand expectations of Westerners - no "mai pen rai" attitudes or "I not tell you X, because you never ask" excuses. Any recommendations here? Can PM me if that's preferred.

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