pdf-to-docx

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# CLAUDE OFFICE SKILL - Enhanced Metadata v2.0
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# Basic Information
name: pdf-to-docx
description: "Convert PDF files to editable Word documents using pdf2docx"
version: "1.0"
author: claude-office-skills
license: MIT

# Categorization
category: pdf
tags:
  - pdf
  - docx
  - conversion
department: All

# AI Model Compatibility
models:
  recommended:
    - claude-sonnet-4
    - claude-opus-4
  compatible:
    - claude-3-5-sonnet
    - gpt-4
    - gpt-4o

# MCP Tools Integration
mcp:
  server: office-mcp
  tools:
    - pdf_to_docx

# Skill Capabilities
capabilities:
  - format_conversion
  - editable_documents

# Language Support
languages:
  - en
  - zh
---

# PDF to Word Skill

## Overview

This skill enables conversion from PDF to editable Word documents using **pdf2docx** - a Python library that preserves layout, tables, images, and text formatting. Unlike OCR-based solutions, pdf2docx extracts native PDF content for accurate conversion.

## How to Use

1. Provide the PDF file you want to convert
2. Optionally specify pages or conversion options
3. I'll convert it to an editable Word document

**Example prompts:**
- "Convert this PDF report to an editable Word document"
- "Turn pages 1-5 of this PDF into Word format"
- "Extract this scanned document as editable text"
- "Convert this PDF contract to Word for editing"

## Domain Knowledge

### pdf2docx Fundamentals

```python
from pdf2docx import Converter

# Basic conversion
cv = Converter('input.pdf')
cv.convert('output.docx')
cv.close()

# Or using context manager
with Converter('input.pdf') as cv:
    cv.convert('output.docx')
```

### Conversion Options

```python
from pdf2docx import Converter

cv = Converter('input.pdf')

# Full document
cv.convert('output.docx')

# Specific pages (0-indexed)
cv.convert('output.docx', start=0, end=5)

# Single page
cv.convert('output.docx', pages=[0])

# Multiple specific pages
cv.convert('output.docx', pages=[0, 2, 4])

cv.close()
```

### Advanced Options

```python
from pdf2docx import Converter

cv = Converter('input.pdf')

cv.convert(
    'output.docx',
    start=0,                    # Start page (0-indexed)
    end=None,                   # End page (None = last page)
    pages=None,                 # Specific pages list
    password=None,              # PDF password if encrypted
    min_section_height=20.0,    # Minimum height for section
    connected_border_tolerance=0.5,  # Border detection tolerance
    line_overlap_threshold=0.9, # Line merging threshold
    line_break_width_ratio=0.5, # Line break detection
    line_break_free_space_ratio=0.1,
    line_separate_threshold=5,  # Vertical line separation
    new_paragraph_free_space_ratio=0.85,
    float_image_ignorable_gap=5,
    page_margin_factor_top=0.5,
    page_margin_factor_bottom=0.5,
)

cv.close()
```

### Handling Different PDF Types

#### Native PDFs (Text-based)
```python
# Works best with native PDFs
cv = Converter('native_pdf.pdf')
cv.convert('output.docx')
cv.close()
```

#### Scanned PDFs (Image-based)
```python
# For scanned PDFs, use OCR first
# pdf2docx works best with native text PDFs
# Consider using pytesseract or PaddleOCR first

import pytesseract
from pdf2image import convert_from_path

# Convert PDF pages to images
images = convert_from_path('scanned.pdf')

# OCR each page
text = ''
for img in images:
    text += pytesseract.image_to_string(img)

# Then create Word document from text
```

### Python Integration

```python
from pdf2docx import Converter
import os

def pdf_to_word(pdf_path, output_path=None, pages=None):
    """Convert PDF to Word document."""
    if output_path is None:
        output_path = pdf_path.replace('.pdf', '.docx')
    
    cv = Converter(pdf_path)
    
    if pages:
        cv.convert(output_path, pages=pages)
    else:
        cv.convert(output_path)