# PDF Import and Its Limitations

> Import PDF documents into a WPF TextControl: PDFImportSettings values, first-page previews, PDF to DOCX conversion, scanned pages and supported encryption.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF > PDF Processing > PDF Import and Its Limitations
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/pdf/import/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/pdf/import/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/pdf/import/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [What Happens When a PDF Is Loaded](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/pdf/import/#what-happens-when-a-pdf-is-loaded)
- [Choose How the Document Is Rebuilt](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/pdf/import/#choose-how-the-document-is-rebuilt)
- [Open a PDF in the Window](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/pdf/import/#open-a-pdf-in-the-window)
- [Convert PDF Documents Without the Window](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/pdf/import/#convert-pdf-documents-without-the-window)
- [Where the Import Reaches Its Limits](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/pdf/import/#where-the-import-reaches-its-limits)
- [Encrypted PDF Documents](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/pdf/import/#encrypted-pdf-documents)
- [Other Ways to Get Data Out of a PDF](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/pdf/import/#other-ways-to-get-data-out-of-a-pdf)
- [Next Steps](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/pdf/import/#next-steps)

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