Need to edit a PDF document for free? Don't worry, we've put together a couple of easy-to-follow shortcuts.

There are several ways you can convert a PDF file to a Word document, including a method that only takes a few clicks.

You can convert a PDF to a Google Doc if your PDF meets certain guidelines, like page orientation. If you want to convert it with the formatting, you'll need to have access to Microsoft Word.

If you use GDoc Creator to convert PDF to Word files—again by drag-and-drop onto the application window—what you actually wind up with is a PDF file that Word can open, not a .doc or .docs file.

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.