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Export multiple PDFS to .txt at the same time.

I am currently trying to convert around 400 pdf documents to .txt files. In regular Acrobat Reader DC I can open multiple files but I cannot save them as .txt. Meanwhile I can save the PDFs as .txt files in Acrobat PRO DC but I can only do them 1 at a time. Am I missing a step or can PRO just not convert multiple files at a time?

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  • Inge Wertwijn commented  ·   ·  Report

    There is no option "to specify settings". Maybe for OCR but not for exporting pdf as txt

  • Adminakagarg (Software Engineer, Adobe) commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hi Peter,

    Exporting PDf to txt is available only in Acrobat pro DC and it exports one file at a time. If you want to do this operation for 400 files, then you can create an action for the same in Acrobat pro DC.

    Step 1 - Start Action Wizard
    Select "Tools" panel located on the main Acrobat toolbar. Double-click on "Action Wizard" tool icon to open tool controls.
    Step 2 - Create New "Action"
    Click on "New Action" icon on the "Action Wizard" toolbar to create a new batch processing "action".
    Step 3 - Add Tools (Batch Commands)
    Add batch commands (tools) to the "action" and configure what documents to use as the input. Click on "Save & Export"
    Step 4
    Select save command and press -> button to add it to the list of action steps.
    Then press "Specify Settings" button:
    Step 5 - Configure the Tool/Command
    Select Export File(s) to Alternate Format -> Text(plain)
    Configure all settings as required by the command and press OK button.
    Step 6 - Select Input Files/Folders To Process
    Now select input files/folders to run this action on. Press either file or folder icon in the "Files to be Processed" section and select an input files/folder. Repeat this procedure multiple times to add more than one file/folder if necessary.
    Step 7 - Save Action
    Now we have completed configuring the command. We have specified input files/folders, commands to use and where and how to save the results. Press "Save" button to save these settings as a named "action"

    Step 8 - Add Name and Description
    Type desired "Action Name" and description into "Save Actions" dialog. Press "Save" button to save the action.

    Step 9 - Selecting Action For Execution
    Now you should see this new action added to both the "Action Wizard" toolbar and to "File > Action Wizard" menu. Click on the action in the "Actions" list to execute it. If you have selected a folder as input and there are a lot of files in it, then it takes quite some time for Adobe Acrobat to display a "Start" button for launching the action (see next step).

    Step 10 - Starting the Action
    Press "Start" button to execute the action.

    Please follow this document if needed: https://www.evermap.com/ActionWizardDC.asp#targetText=Select%20%22Tools%22%20panel%20located%20on,icon%20to%20open%20tool%20controls.&targetText=Click%20on%20%22New%20Action%22%20icon,new%20batch%20processing%20%22action%22.&targetText=Select%20a%20command%20and%20and,the%20list%20of%20action%20steps.

    Thanks and Regards,
    Akanksha Garg