Converting .wav to .wma, .pdf to .doc?

[BobTheCow]

Well, the title basically says it all... I'm looking for a quick, easy, FREE way to convert .wav files to .wma files, and also (totally unrelated) .pdf files to .doc (not sure if that's even really possible, but I have a form for school in .pdf that I'd basically like to print out with my neccessary information typed up). Anybody got any suggestions? Thanks for the help!!

[mcveighr]

Pdf to doc is near impossible. You'd need recognition software.

[BobTheCow]

That's what I was thinking... my scanner came with OCR software, could that help me at all?? I'm totally unknowledgable in this area.

[mcveighr]

If you print off the pdf and then scan it with the recognition software it should work. You might get a few mistakes.

[BobTheCow]

If you print off the pdf and then scan it with the recognition software it should work. You might get a few mistakes.

Ooohh, *duh*... that's a great idea!!

Anybody able to help out with .wav -> .wma? Or any equivalent, I need to get a .wav file to play on any normal cd player...

[mcveighr]

Wav files are the files that cd players play.

[BobTheCow]

GRRR!!!! That's what I thought!! But for some reason the cd player up in my room is recognizing the file, but not playing any sound... yet it played a .wma... or so I thought... maybe I should check that out again...

[mcveighr]

Thats weird. How fast are you burning the cd? What program are you using.

[BobTheCow]

I'm not sure, my dad did it... which is why I'm also not totally sure if he told me the right file type, lol... I'll check it out when I get home, maybe he's just an idiot.

[vf-xx]

Also: In the current Acrobat Reader version there is a tool that will allow you to select text. You might try that, but you'll loose all the formatting.

[BobTheCow]

Also: In the current Acrobat Reader version there is a tool that will allow you to select text. You might try that, but you'll loose all the formatting.

Yep, did that... but you're right, this is a form that needs to be filled out, so there's LOTS of weird formatting, and that just didn't do the trick.