Believe it or not, the latest versions of Microsoft Word (2013 and later) come with a built-in feature that lets you open PDF files directly and convert them into editable Word documents.

However, if you do not want to do that, you can always open PDF files in Protected View in Word. It helps you block any macros from running right after opening the file in Word.

Topline Portable Document Format files, or PDFs, are easily presented and exchanged across softwares—even Word—so here’s how to convert a PDF into a Microsoft Word document.