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| Thread ID: 141883 | 2016-03-15 19:02:00 | Free PDF writer | notechyet (4479) | Press F1 |
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| 1417575 | 2016-03-15 19:02:00 | Hello Members Does anyone of you know of a free PDF writer? Thanks :) |
notechyet (4479) | ||
| 1417576 | 2016-03-15 19:19:00 | Most word processors can save directly to PDF, like Libre office for example. Or there are PDF printer drivers that act as a printer and save a file instead of printing. Google should find you one of those. | dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1417577 | 2016-03-15 19:47:00 | Most word processors can save directly to PDF, like Libre office for example. Or there are PDF printer drivers that act as a printer and save a file instead of printing. Google should find you one of those. Chrome does it also |
psycik (12851) | ||
| 1417578 | 2016-03-15 21:00:00 | Most word processors can save directly to PDF, like Libre office for example. Or there are PDF printer drivers that act as a printer and save a file instead of printing. Google should find you one of those. Chrome does it also @dugimodo; what I want(to suggest to my son overseas) is an editor so he write things in pDF files. @psycik; I haven't been able to figure out how to add text to a PDF with chrome? I know of Acrobat, though that is out of the questions as it is to costly for a student. Any other? p.s. I just searched online PFD editor and found PDFescape (http://www.pdfescape.com/). Has anyone of you used it? Looks promising though not sure how safe it is? |
notechyet (4479) | ||
| 1417579 | 2016-03-15 21:26:00 | I think the Edge browser in Win10 allows text markup. Don't know how it deals with PDF | BBCmicro (15761) | ||
| 1417580 | 2016-03-15 22:20:00 | I'm still not sure exactly what you're asking. If you want him to be able to edit existing PDF files then I can't help. It's possible but PDF is not intended to be edited and you would normally use a different format. The Idea of PDF is you save the final document in that format and then send it so anyone can read it but it can't be altered (in theory). You keep your original in whatever format is standard for the software you created it in. If you just want him to be able to create files and save them in PDF format then any word processor should have that ability, for example Libre office as already mentioned. MS word can do it but isn't free, although many students do have it. Write the document in word, choose save as - pick the PDF format - give it a name - done. (but also save a normal copy in case it needs further editing) |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1417581 | 2016-03-15 22:39:00 | I'm still not sure exactly what you're asking. If you want him to be able to edit existing PDF files then I can't help. It's possible but PDF is not intended to be edited and you would normally use a different format. The Idea of PDF is you save the final document in that format and then send it so anyone can read it but it can't be altered (in theory). You keep your original in whatever format is standard for the software you created it in. If you just want him to be able to create files and save them in PDF format then any word processor should have that ability, for example Libre office as already mentioned. MS word can do it but isn't free, although many students do have it. Write the document in word, choose save as - pick the PDF format - give it a name - done. (but also save a normal copy in case it needs further editing) Google Docs can create a PDF file (ie write your document and Download As pdf). That's not quite editing though, but creation. |
psycik (12851) | ||
| 1417582 | 2016-03-15 23:33:00 | The main use is for completing/adding text to application forms. My son applies for a manufacturer's workshop visit and they send him a pdf to fill out. Looks nicer if typed than hand written text. | notechyet (4479) | ||
| 1417583 | 2016-03-16 00:03:00 | I wouldn't bother, just write on it and scan. As I said PDF format is not intended for editing and the company sending it knows this. Sure it can be done but is it really worth the effort. Just tell him to write tidy, judging his handwriting might be an intentional part of sending a PDF form. One way that might work - use a scanner with an OCR function, covert the form to a document, edit it, convert back to PDF. Or maybe someone can suggest a PDF editor as per your original request, I think they do exist. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1417584 | 2016-03-16 05:29:00 | I use PDFCreator to convert all sorts of files to pdf's. www.pdfforge.org |
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