# How do I cut and paste from a PDF into Word?

**URL:** <https://community.pdfsuite.io/t/how-do-i-cut-and-paste-from-a-pdf-into-word/130>\
**Category:** Office to PDF\
**Created:** [November 10, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.pdfsuite.io/t/how-do-i-cut-and-paste-from-a-pdf-into-word/130 "2026-11-10T16:10:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![calm\_aunt](https://community.pdfsuite.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/0ea827/32.png) [@calm\_aunt](https://community.pdfsuite.io/u/calm_aunt)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.pdfsuite.io/t/how-do-i-cut-and-paste-from-a-pdf-into-word/130/1 "2026-11-10T16:10:16Z")

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I’m trying to copy text from a PDF into Word, but the paragraphs lose their spacing when I paste them. Is that normal, or am I doing something wrong?

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**Author:** ![patient\_midnight](https://community.pdfsuite.io/user_avatar/community.pdfsuite.io/patient_midnight/32/25_2.png) [@patient\_midnight](https://community.pdfsuite.io/u/patient_midnight)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.pdfsuite.io/t/how-do-i-cut-and-paste-from-a-pdf-into-word/130/2 "2026-11-10T16:10:19Z")

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That happened to me too, especially with PDFs that have complicated formatting. Try pasting into Word as plain text first, then add the paragraph spacing back in, since the PDF may not store it in a way Word can read.