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24 December 2020  Jennifer Thatcher  Technology Manager of Test Dept.
 

Summary

Now, many people like reading e-books because we can read at anytime and anywhere. When you buy e-books from Google and Kobo, the book format is .acsm, not .pdf. But ACSM can be merely opened with the software ADE. If you want to read ACSM files in the common reader, you shall convert ACSM to PDF. Let’s learn about how to convert ACSM to PDF in this essay.



Part 1: What is ACSM?
how to convert acsm to pdf
ACSM (Adobe Content Server Message), is the file format developed by Adobe, used in the software Adobe Digital Editions. The file extension is “.acsm”. Unlike the common ebook formats (i.e. PDF/EPUB), the ACSM format cannot be opened and read directly, unless with the specific software ADE.
Next, we will show you how to convert ACSM to PDF.
Part 2: How to Convert ACSM to PDF?

1. Convert ACSM to PDF with Adobe Digital Editions

It is easy to convert ACSM to PDF with Adobe Digital Editions. Here are the steps:
Step 1: Download and install ADE (link: https://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions/download.html). Open the software and then click on [Help] – [Authorize the computer]. Then, enter your Adobe ID and the password. Or, create an Adobe ID at first. Next, click on [Authorize].
how to convert acsm to pdf with adobe digital editions
Step 2: After that, use the software to open the ACSM file. The contents will be downloaded soon and be automatically converted to PDF. Finally, right click at [Item Info] to navigate to the converted PDF file.
how to convert acsm to pdf with adobe digital editions
Now, ADE is not the only one converter between ACSM and PDF. Here is another online converter.

2. Convert ACSM to PDF on Convertio.co

Convertio.co is the website that specializes in format conversion. It can convert various formats, from image to video, video to audio and image to text. Basically, you can solve all problems about format conversion in this website, as long as your computer is under network. Next, we will show you how to convert ACSM to PDF on the web.
Get access to Convertio.co (link: https://convertio.co/document-converter/) and then, select [ACSM to PDF]. Next, click on [Choose Files] to select the ACSM file. Finally, click on [Convert] to convert the file.
Although the online converter is very easy and convenient, it should be used under network and the uploaded file should not be over 100MB. If the network is not well, it may fail to process the format conversion. Besides, the webpage server has potential risk in data security. We suggest you carefully use the online services.
After converting ACSM to PDF, we can edit the PDF files. Renee PDF Aide is here to help you. It can not only edit PDF files, but also convert PDF to various formats. The followings are more details.
Part 3: Renee PDF Aide – PDF Editor&Converter

1. What is Renee PDF Aide?

Renee PDF Aide is the software that supports to edit PDF and convert PDF. With utilization of the advanced OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology, it can convert PDF to Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Image/HTML/TXT and the other common formats. You can designate the specific pages to be converted at the speed of 80 pages/min. Besides, it can repair the damaged PDF files, compress PDF files to shorten the loading time, merge several files into one and rotate the file position. En/decryption and watermark are allowed to add for PDF files, too.
What’s more, Renee PDF Aide supports English/French/German/Spanish/Portuguese/Chinese/Korean/Japanese. Under the mode of OCR, it can greatly improve the accuracy of character recognition. Even though you are a new user, you can use this software easily.
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2. How to Use Renee PDF Aide?

Renee PDF Aide contains editor and converter. Let’s see how to separately use these two functions.
How to convert PDF?
Renee PDF Aide can convert PDF to Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Image/HTML/TXT. Here are the steps:
1. Download and install Renee PDF Aide. Open the software and select [Convert PDF].
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2. Select one of the formats from the top menu. Then, click on [Add Files] to select the PDF file. Check the option [Enable OCR] to improve the character recognition.
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TipsAbout OCR:

There are two functions of OCR.

A. Recognize the text in the image-based PDF files and the scanned PDF files.

B. Recognize the built-in font styles to avoid errors after conversion.

3. After that, click on [Convert] to convert PDF.
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How to edit PDF?
There are many functions in editing PDF files within Renee PDF Aide.
1. Download and install Renee PDF Aide. Then, select [PDF Tools].
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2. From the top menu, you can select one of the functions, such as repair, optimize, split, merge, rotate, encrypt/decrypt and image to PDF. Besides, you can edit PDF files in a batch.
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Instruction of each tool:

Repair: Fix the broken PDF file or the file that cannot be opened

Optimize: Compress large PDF file

Split: Split a PDF file into small files

Merge: Merge several PDF files into one, or merge the selected pages

Rotate: Adjust a PDF file at different angles

En/Decrypt: Lock and unlock PDF files

Watermark: Add overlay watermark or background to PDF files

Image→PDF: Merge one or more images into PDF files

3. Click on [Convert] to output the file.
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