DJVU is not the most common format, initially it was provided for storing images, but now in it, for the most part, e-books are found. Actually, the book is in this format and is images with scanned text collected in one file.
This method of storing information is quite convenient at least for the reason that DJVU files have a relatively small volume, at least, if compared with the original scans. However, it is often necessary for users the need to translate the DJVU format file to the Word text document. It is about how to do it, we will tell below.
Convert files with layer text
Sometimes there are DJVU files that are not entirely an image - this is a kind of field to which the text layer is imposed, like the usual page of a text document. In this case, to extract text from the file and its subsequent insertion into the Word, several simple actions are required.
Lesson: How to Translate Word Document in Image
1. Download and install a program that allows you to open and view DJVU files. Popular DJVU Reader for these purposes is quite suitable.
Download Djvu Reader.
With other programs supporting this format, you can find our article.
DJVU documents reading programs
2. By installing the program to the computer, open the DJVU file in it, the text from which you want to remove.
3. If on the quick access panel tools with which you can select text will be active, you can select the contents of the DJVU file using the mouse and copy it to the clipboard ( Ctrl + C.).
Note: Tools for working with text ("highlight", "Copy", "Insert", "Cut") on the Quick Access panel may not be present in all programs. In any case, just try highlight the text using the mouse.
4. Open the Word document and insert a copied text into it - for this, just click "Ctrl + V" . If necessary, edit the text and change its formatting.
Lesson: Text formatting in MS Word
If the DJVU document, open in the reader, is not amenable to isolation and is a normal image with text (although not in the standard format), the method described above will be completely useless. In this case, transform DJVU to the Word will have to be different, with the help of another program, which is quite possibly familiar to you.
File conversion using ABBYY FineReader
The Ebby Fine Rider program is one of the best solutions for text recognition. Developers are constantly improving their brainchild, adding functions and capabilities to it.
One of the innovations interesting to us first is the support of the DJVU format program and the ability to export recognized content in Microsoft Word format.
Lesson: How to translate text from photo to Word
On how to convert text on the image to the DOCX text document, you can read in the article, the reference to which is indicated above. Actually, in the case of document DJVU format, we will act in the same way.
In more detail about what is a program and what can be done with its help, you can read in our article. There you will find information on how to install it on your computer.
Lesson: How to use ABBYY FineReader
So, by downloading Ebby Fine Rider, install the program on your computer and run it.
1. Press the button "Open" Located on the shortcut panel, specify the path to the DJVU file that you want to convert to the Word document and open it.
2. When the file is loaded, click "Recognize" And wait for the end of the process.
![Document Unnamed [1] - ABBYY FineReader 12 Professional](/userfiles/134/8744_8.webp)
3. After the text contained in the DJVU file is recognized, save the document to the computer by clicking on the button. "Save" , or rather, on the arrow near her.
4. In the drop-down menu of this button, select item "Save as Microsoft Word Document" . Now click directly on the button. "Save".
5. In the window that opens, specify the path to save the text document, set the name for it.
Saving a document, you can open it in Word, view and edit if necessary. Do not forget to re-save the file if you made changes to it.
That's all, because now you know how to convert the DJVU file to the Word text document. You may also be interested to learn how to convert a PDF file to a Word document.