Hi Carol, Thank you for your reply. Both your reply and one from Yusuf earlier in the thread wouldn't have worked, as I really need to keep the photographs and diagrams contained in the .pdf file when converting it, so that I can understand the relationship between the text and the photographs and diagrams. As a result of a comment from Eleanor Burke yesterday, I was able to follow up the suggestion of acquiring Abbyy FineReader version 10, and that seems to have allowed me to access the document as I require and convert it into word without losing the pictures or diagrams. Alexander Shannon ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq