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Thread ID: 126233 2012-08-15 03:05:00 Altering PDF. Cicero (40) PC World Chat
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1294897 2012-08-15 03:05:00 In the past I was told here to convert a PDF into a word program was to,CTR A, CTR C, Open word and then CTR V.

I have done that and end up with a half size version of the PDF, what I wanted to do was alter said conversion in some way. I find when I put cursor on any word it turns into a star and can't alter.

Point of post is, is it not possible to alter a PDF?
Cicero (40)
1294898 2012-08-15 03:09:00 I think they are closed as far as modifying them on the receiving side.

One thing to remember here (US) is that a pdf is a legal document to a court of law. I guess it goes with the territory that if they could be changed to move a few legal terms around, then they'd not be binding.
SurferJoe46 (51)
1294899 2012-08-15 03:12:00 You cant edit it unless you made it, and you've got some kind of PDF editor installed to alter it. Thats if its not protected against editing / changing whats in it Speedy Gonzales (78)
1294900 2012-08-15 03:53:00 If you have Foxit (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/), you can edit unlocked PDFs. It is also a great deal faster than that ludicrously named Acrobat. R2x1 (4628)
1294901 2012-08-15 05:02:00 I have tried Foxit and it won't even high light to copy, which adobe did.

Re legal doc.
If you were to copy the legal doc by typing into a new PDF with alterations that suit you, would that overcome the safety of the original?
Cicero (40)
1294902 2012-08-15 06:19:00 Cute PDF. prefect (6291)
1294903 2012-08-15 07:53:00 Upload it for free to Nitro PDF and they send it back as a word doc gary67 (56)
1294904 2012-08-15 12:10:00 Cicero, maybe this will do the job for free:

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zqwerty (97)
1294905 2012-08-15 14:30:00 Cic:

Why do you want to change a pdf? Isn't your obituary written the way you want it?
SurferJoe46 (51)
1294906 2012-08-15 21:15:00 The old P,T, & B trick.
Print it,
Twink it,
Bic it.
R2x1 (4628)
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