How to Export Bulgarian PDF Text to Excel in Acrobat Pro
Question details
The user needs to properly export a PDF containing Bulgarian text into an editable Excel format without losing character recognition.
- Product
- Adobe Acrobat Pro DC
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Converting a PDF document with Bulgarian text into an Excel spreadsheet.
- Observed behavior
- The Bulgarian text is not available or is failing to be recognized during the export process from PDF to Excel.
Ensure your PDF document is not heavily blurred or covered in background artifacts, as clear text significantly improves OCR (Optical Character Recognition) accuracy.
Adjust OCR Language Settings Before Exporting
Modify the Text Recognition settings in the export menu to specifically look for Bulgarian characters during the conversion process.
By default, PDF converters may only attempt to recognize English or the system's default language. When exporting a document containing Cyrillic alphabets like Bulgarian, manually setting the OCR language ensures the text is properly decoded into the resulting Excel file.
Open your document in Acrobat Pro DC, navigate to the right-hand pane, and click on the 'Export PDF' tool.
Choose 'Spreadsheet' as your desired output format, then select 'Microsoft Excel Workbook'.
Click the gear icon (Settings) located next to the selected Excel format to open the document conversion preferences.
Under the Text Recognition section, click the language dropdown menu and select 'Bulgarian'.
Click 'OK' to save your new settings, then click 'Export'. Choose your save location and finish the conversion.
Convert Multi-Language PDFs to Excel with WPS Office
WPS Office offers a built-in, highly accurate PDF to Excel converter equipped with robust OCR technology. It seamlessly recognizes multiple languages and complex formatting, ensuring your tabular data is perfectly extracted into editable spreadsheets.
- 1. Open PDF in WPS Office: Launch WPS Office and open your multi-language PDF document using the WPS PDF viewer.
- 2. Select PDF to Excel: Navigate to the 'Tools' tab on the top ribbon and click the 'PDF to Excel' conversion feature.
- 3. Configure and Convert: Set your desired page range, ensure the OCR language settings match your document, and click 'Convert' to generate the spreadsheet.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does my converted Excel file show gibberish instead of the actual text?
This usually happens when a PDF contains embedded subset fonts or is an image-based scan. Using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and setting it to the exact language of the document resolves these encoding issues.
Does OCR support Cyrillic alphabets?
Yes, professional PDF tools support Cyrillic alphabets, including Bulgarian. You simply need to navigate to the conversion settings and explicitly select the appropriate language before running the export.
How can I improve the quality of my PDF to Excel conversions?
To get the best results, ensure the source PDF has a high resolution (at least 300 DPI for scans), choose the correct text recognition language in the export settings, and remove unnecessary background images or watermarks.
