from [log in to unmask] TBob, I can't speak for several generations of PDF but my current version has an export to Word feature under the file menu. I just tested it on a heavily formatted PDF form and it dumped out pretty well considering. I'm using Acrobat 9 Pro on a mac. Lauren Lauren Rosen Collaborative Language Program University of Wisconsin 618 Van Hise Hall 1220 Linden Drive Madison, WI 53706 [log in to unmask] 608-262-4066 (voice) 608-265-3892 (fax) http://www.uwosh.edu/programs/clp/