PDF Problem

Ralphnorman · PDF Problem

I'm trying to add text to a PDF file that I've downloaded and has no extended usage rights. I can't add text boxes and the fields are not interactive. Does anyone know a solution or will I have to print it out and handwrite on it?

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kathy

You can get software to do it, but usually you have to pay.

Don't know what this does though - it seems to be free.

http://www.freepdfconvert.com/convert_pdf_to_source.asp

Ralphnorman

I think

you can add things like text boxes, arrows etc if you have the extended usage rights (the owner says your allowed to). If there's no way around it then I'll just print it off.

Biosphere

Presuming you don't care about maintaining PDF file type and can edit a word document, Google .pdf to .doc converter. I've used none of them so no recommendations and remember downloads can be malicious.

However CNET claim this is clean

http://download.cnet.com/Free-PDF...nverter/3000-2079_4-10792870.html

MAILLOT JAUNE

I think it's Adobe Acrobat Pro that you need to allow you to add text and text boxes etc. As far as I'm aware, as I've never been able to do it myself, the normal Adobe pdf files don't let you do that regardless of whether you've been given rights by the originator of the file.

I downloaded a free version of it from the Adobe website.
Hope that helps.

headwind

yeah..its in acrobat professional.

Ralphnorman

cheers guys & gals Smile

Funnyvoyage

There are some professional software like Adobe Acrobat to edit PDFs directly but their prices are extremely high and operating are so complicated. Why not use a converter to convert pdf to word for easier editing? I uses Adreamsoft PDF to Word Converter and it works well, really a competent assistant.
You can have a free trial and sincerely hope it can do you some favor.

cardinal guzman

Ralph, a long-winded way around this might be to print it out, then scan the print with some OCR software?

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